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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer - Affiliate Operations - **Company:** LYST LTD - **Location:** UK (Remote available) - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Automation of Tests, Unit Testing, Continuous Integration, Django Web Framework, Github, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Redis, Shopify, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Web Applications, ReactJS, Snowflake, Backend, Magento, Code Testing, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Data Pipelines, Docker - **Published:** September 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/software-engineer-affiliate-operations-lyst-8801590 ## About the Role * Backend: Python (primarily Django) * Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, ECS * Data: PostgreSQL, Redis, Snowflake * Messaging: SQS, SNS * CI/CD: GitHub Actions * Testing: Strong focus on automated unit and integration testing Requirements Strong Engineering Fundamentals: Proven experience building production web applications using Python and Django, with a solid understanding of software engineering principles and modern backend development. Quality Mindset: You write clean, maintainable, well-tested code and understand the value of automated testing, continuous integration, and long-term maintainability. You're comfortable improving existing systems through thoughtful refactoring. Technical Curiosity: You enjoy understanding how systems work, solving complex technical problems, and continuously improving architecture, performance, and reliability. Collaboration: You communicate clearly, enjoy working in cross-functional teams, and can explain technical ideas to both engineering and non-engineering colleagues. Ownership: You take responsibility for the systems you build, proactively identify opportunities for improvement, and enjoy solving operational as well as technical challenges. Growth Mindset: You embrace feedback, enjoy learning new technologies, and use data to validate ideas and improve customer outcomes. Experience with React, TypeScript, GitHub Actions, AWS, modern CI/CD pipelines, or ecommerce platforms such as Shopify, Magento, or Salesforce Commerce Cloud would be a strong advantage. ## Description Build Revenue-critical Platforms You'll develop and maintain the services that power Lyst's affiliate platform, from product data pipelines to bidding systems and integrations. Your work will directly support revenue generation while ensuring our systems remain reliable, scalable, and ready to support new markets and acquisition channels. Collaborate You'll work as part of a cross-functional squad alongside Product, Marketing, Partnerships, Analytics, and Engineering colleagues. Together you'll improve platform effectiveness, launch new capabilities, and reduce manual operational effort across the business. Improve You'll continuously improve our systems through better observability, automation, and thoughtful refactoring. You'll help evolve our architecture and engineering practices to ensure our platforms remain resilient as they scale., You'll be fully embedded in the team, contributing to production systems and collaborating closely with Product, Marketing, Partnerships, and Analytics. 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