Senior Backend Developer

About RWS RWS is a global AI solutions company empowering the world’s most trusted enterprise AI. Our proprietary Cultural Intelligence Layer, powered by 250,000 data specialists, cultural and language experts and deep domain professionals, backed by 45+ patents, makes enterprise AI culturally fluent, contextually accurate and secure, ensuring every interaction reflects a brand’s tone, context and customer values. Through our Generate, Transform and Protect segments, we deliver intelligent content, enterprise knowledge, large-scale localization and IP protection for global growth. Trusted by 80+ of the world’s top 100 brands, RWS provides the confidence, governance and expertise organizations need to deploy AI safely, responsibly and at scale. Headquartered in the UK, RWS is listed on AIM (RWS.L). More information: rws.com. About Propylon Propylon is the Dublin-based content‑management arm within the RWS group, specialising in software for legal and regulatory workflows. For more than 20 years, Propylon has helped governments, standard bodies and regulated organisations manage legislation, regulations and legal content in a smarter, modular way. Joining Propylon means working in a people-led, innovation-driven environment recognised as one of Ireland’s Best Workplaces in Tech - while having the backbone and global reach of RWS. You’d be contributing to meaningful projects that shape law, compliance and global content workflows, with the support and flexibility to grow your skills and career. Job Purpose We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Backend Developer to join our team in expanding our core product offering and working across major client projects. The Propylon Government Solutions team is developing major new features using Python / Django and React and needs a senior engineer to lead backend development and provide engineering leadership within the team. The ideal candidate will be an experienced engineer with several years in a similar role and will be able to demonstrate a deep understanding of the Python/Django ecosystem. Job OverviewResponsibilities:

• Work with technical team leads to design and implement end-to-end features for several specialised document management applications.
• Lead the development of multiple complex backend components across multiple code repositories.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers.
• Establish best-practice development patterns.
• Recommend and encourage idiomatic Python/Django and tooling usage.
• Follow test-driven development best practices
• Participate in code reviews.

Requirements:

• Demonstrable expertise in Python and associated tooling
• Significant professional experience with Django or equivalent frameworks
• Experience in building and securing web applications using Python.
• Experience developing robust APIs (e.g., REST, GraphQL, RPC etc.)
• Familiarity with Docker and related containerization technologies.

Nice to haves:

• Exposure to a modern JavaScript framework such as React
• Familiarity or work experience with DevOps workflow/principles, building CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Postgres, Redis, and Elasticsearch .
• Experience with XML processing/transformation
• Experience with document management/document workflow software
• Experience with Material UI Framework or equivalent design system

Personal Attributes:

• Enthusiastic about building high-quality software products
• Eager to learn from teammates and contribute to a collaborative team culture
• Curious about technology and motivated to continuously improve technical skills
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Positive attitude and willingness to take ownership of tasks and deliverables

Life at RWSLife at RWS- If you like the idea of working with smart people who are passionate about growing the value of ideas, data and content by making sure organizations are understood , then you’ll love life at RWS. Our purpose is to unlock global understanding. This means our work fundamentally recognizes the value of every language and culture. So, we celebrate difference, we are inclusive and believe that diversity makes us strong. We want every employee to grow as an individual and excel in their career. In return, we expect all our people to live by the values that unite us: to partner, putting clients fist and winning together**, to pioneer**, innovating fearlessly and leading with vision and courage, to progress, aiming high and growing through actions and to deliver, owning the outcome and building trust with our colleagues and clients. RWS embraces DEI and promotes equal opportunity, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. RWS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at RWS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation. RWS will not tolerate discrimination based on any of these characteristics. RWS Values Get the 3Ps right – Partner, Pioneer, Progress – and we´ll Deliver together as RWS. Recruitment Agencies: RWS Holdings PLC does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward any unsolicited resumes to any RWS employees. Any unsolicited resume received will be treated as the property of RWS and Terms & Conditions associated with the use of such resume will be considered null and void.