Software Engineer - Backend

As a Backend Software Engineer at Pexip, you will develop and maintain features for Pexip Secure Meetings for Justice, ensuring quality through automated tests and continuous improvement. You will collaborate with cross-functional peers across the UK and Norway, contributing to a portfolio of related offerings. The role emphasizes learning, secure software practices, and delivering scalable backend services. This is an engineering-driven position in Reading (UK) with local Oslo options, offering meaningful work that shapes secure video meetings at scale.

• flexible work options
• opportunities for learning and development
• inclusive, supportive culture
• strong emphasis on work-life balance
• employee growth and ownership
• global collaboration opportunities

• Develop new features for Pexip Secure Meetings for Justice and maintain existing functionality
• Write and maintain automated unit and end-to-end tests
• Debug and optimize backend services and APIs (REST, WebSocket)
• Contribute to code reviews and collaborate with product owners, UX designers and other developers
• Assist with development of other products in the portfolio as needed

• Software engineering background
• Solid knowledge of Python and Django
• At least 3 years of backend development experience
• Familiarity with Git/GitHub and code reviews
• Experience writing and maintaining automated tests (unit and e2e)
• Experience with backend APIs (REST, WebSocket)
• Understanding of secure software development and SBOM management
• Strong English communication; ability to discuss complex architectures
• Foundational networking knowledge for web protocols
• Conscientiousness, self-motivation, good design judgment and user-focused thinking
• Great teamwork and communication skills

• Team collaboration
• Strong communication
• Continuous learning mindset
• Python
• Django
• Git/GitHub