Senior II Full-Stack Engineer (back-end heavy)

The role

You will work in a cross-functional team to deliver outcomes for learners and tutors. This backend-heavy role involves designing scalable backend systems and developing frontend experiences.

What you will do

• Design, build, and evolve scalable backend systems using Python/Django
• Develop and evolve frontend experiences in React/Typescript
• Lead complex initiatives from discovery through deployment
• Drive engineering excellence through mentorship and architectural reviews
• Partner with Product, Data, and UX teammates to identify opportunities
• Shape architectural direction for complex systems
• Align technical investments with business objectives
• Influence technical direction beyond immediate scope
• Participate in squad on-call rotation one week every five weeks

Required qualifications

• Hands on experience as a forefront user of Agentic AI
• Deep backend engineering expertise
• Ability to contribute to frontend development
• Experience designing and evolving large-scale web applications
• Ability to influence technical decisions and drive engineering best practices
• Ability to translate ambiguous business challenges into technical solutions
• High level of self-organization, ownership, and responsibility
• Excellent collaboration, stakeholder management, and communication skills
• English level B2 or higher
• Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to code and design reviews
• Understanding of observability, reliability, monitoring, and operational best practices

Nice to have

• Python experience

Benefits

• Open, collaborative, dynamic and diverse culture
• Generous monthly allowance for lessons on Preply
• Learning & Development budget
• Time off for self-development
• Competitive financial package with equity
• Leave allowance
• Health insurance
• Access to free mental health support platforms

About the company

Preply is a category-defining Ed-Tech company that helps people discover tutors and craft personalised learning journeys. They have reached unicorn status with a $150M Series D.