Python Backend Engineer

About Tessian

Tessian, formerly CheckRecipient, was founded in 2013 to solve the problem of highly sensitive emails being sent to the wrong people. 

Tessian is on a mission to transform the way enterprises secure their communication channels. We build advanced machine intelligence to help organisations protect their communications and filter out threats without them having to define what a threat looks like.

Position

The backend systems power the whole company have touch points with all of our engineering teams. From deploying data science models in production to integrating with our front end, you'll be involved in projects that span all aspects of the business.

Tessian teams are made up of people from diverse backgrounds; some have been building Python systems for years and some have learnt the ins and outs of Python on the job. Primarily, Tessian is looking for self starters who are excited and passionate to learn.

Responsibilities

• Design reliable distributed systems that handle high volumes of data with low latency
• Maintain and support business-critical systems
• Ship code to production every day with CI/CD techniques
• Tackle the challenges that come with processing highly sensitive data
• Value security over box-ticking
• Make your mark on ambitious projects

Back-end tech stack

• Python 3
• Environments built around Docker and AWS
• High volume PostgreSQL databases
• Concourse for CI/CD
• Terraform built environments

Your qualification

• You are a great problem solver who takes pride in their work
• You are getting things done
• You are comfortable with the unknown and love to experiment
• Can construct good arguments for methodologies or practices
• Has worked with, or understands the principles behind working with data at scale
• A passionate software developer, either with Python experience or excited to learn it
• Ideally has an interest in machine learning

What we offer

• You’ll work alongside amazing, high-performing colleagues
• Competitive salary which will depend on your specific experience, with annual benefit and salary reviews
• Equity options with every role
• Everyone gets 25 days of paid annual leave (33 days including bank holidays)
• Company contributions towards your pension
• Choose your own kit: laptop and OS
• Flexible start times on the tech team
• We have a communal company lunch, and regular team socials and activities
• There are plenty of office snacks including fruit, bread, nuts, cereals and amazing coffee
• Work remotely from abroad for one week
• Cycle to work scheme, eyecare vouchers and childcare vouchers
• If you’re coming from abroad, we’ll provide relocation assistance