Python Developer

Salary: £69,000 - 106,000 per year

Requirements:

• We are looking for experienced engineers who have solved big challenges through ingenious ideas and execution.
• We are especially interested in people who have solved large-scale architectural challenges.
• We are interested in engineers who have built services within a microservices environment.
• We are interested in people who have worked with Data Science teams.
• We like commercially minded engineers who understand business objectives and the importance of building a great user experience.
• Experience mentoring engineers or building a team is a plus.
• We value people who enjoy sharing their own learnings and experiences.
• Our codebase is mainly written in Python and Django.

Responsibilities:

• Work on the products at the heart of Lyst.
• Help design and build new systems to rapidly detect external fashion trends.
• Solve challenges of international payments at scale.
• Help us build a user-friendly and commercially successful customer experience.
• Help build and grow products used by millions of users globally.
• Work closely with our engineers, data scientists, designers, and product managers.
• Develop new product features.
• Help execute our product strategy.

Technologies:

• Django
• Python
• microservices
• AWS
• Redshift
• Cloud
• Docker
• EC2
• ElasticSearch
• Ember
• GitHub
• HTTP
• JavaScript
• PostgreSQL
• Redis
• iOS

More:

We are Lyst, a technology platform that is changing the way people shop for fashion by connecting millions of consumers globally with leading fashion designers and stores. We have grown over 300% every year since launch in 2011 and have raised over $60M from top-tier investors including Accel, DFJ, Balderton, and the teams behind LVMH, Michael Kors, and Oscar de la Renta. We are a full-time team in the Information Technology function at mid-senior level within the apparel and fashion industry, and we are expanding our engineering team from 50+ engineers and data scientists with plans to double in the next 6 months. We offer benefits including twice-monthly internal engineering meetups, paid conference attendance, a clothing allowance, internal training opportunities, desk beer Fridays, a well-stocked kitchen and fridge, and wellness and social activities such as yoga, football, netball, board game nights, and burger eating clubs.

last updated 34 week of 2026