Back End Developer

West Yorkshire Pension Fund
16 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Compensation
£ 60K

Job location

Remote

Tech stack

Clean Code Principles
API
Agile Methodologies
Application Layers
Databases
Continuous Integration
Web Development
Django
Github
Web Portals
Python
Microsoft SQL Server
MySQL
SQL Databases
Systems Integration
Web Applications
Backend
REST
Software Version Control

Job description

Join our small, talented digital team as we reshape how thousands of members access their pensions online. We use Django, Python, SQL Server and MySQL - and we're looking for a back-end developer who loves clean code, clever solutions, and real impact., We're building modern web portals and digital services used by hundreds of thousands of members. You'll be part of a small, friendly in-house team delivering secure, scalable, and high-quality web applications.

You'll work mainly in Python / Django, helping to bridge infrastructure, database, and application layers - collaborating closely with our UX/UI and front-end developers to bring ideas to life.

What you'll do

  • Develop and maintain back-end systems using Django / Python
  • Build and manage APIs and integrations with front-end components
  • Optimise and maintain SQL databases (MySQL, SQL Server)
  • Support and refine CI/CD pipelines
  • Familiar with agile methodologies and tools
  • Help shape our architecture and digital strategy

Requirements

Proven experience in back-end web development (Python / Django)

  • Strong understanding of SQL databases and data modelling

  • Experience with CI/CD and version control (GitHub preferred)

  • Experience with APIs, RESTful design, and security best practices

  • Comfortable in cloud / hybrid environments

  • Good problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills, If you're a back-end specialist who loves clean architecture, practical problem-solving, and working end-to-end in a small, agile team - we'd love to hear from you.

Benefits & conditions

£46-52k + generous Local Government pension

  • 28 days leave + bank holidays (rising to 33 after 5 years)

  • Flexible hybrid / remote working with "super flexi-time"

  • Real ownership and visible impact in a small, capable team

  • Opportunities to influence our tech direction and ways of working

About the company

Join West Yorkshire Pension Fund (WYPF) - one of the UK's largest local government pension funds - as we continue our digital transformation.

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