Python & Django engineering
Scalable web applications, REST APIs, permissions, background tasks, PostgreSQL, and reliable third-party integrations.
Senior Python & Django engineer · Birmingham, UK
Python & Django systems,
built to grow with you.
I design and build scalable Python, Django, and Wagtail platforms for organisations that need their content, systems, and teams to work better together.
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Great digital products make complicated work feel straightforward. They support the people using them and the teams relying on them.
As a senior Python and Django engineer with deep Wagtail expertise, I turn ambitious requirements into robust, well-structured platforms. I balance product thinking with considered technical decisions, delivering systems that support people today, scale confidently, and remain genuinely maintainable for the teams that own them.
Expertise
The engineering depth to take a content-led product further.
Wagtail CMS platforms
Custom page models, StreamField, editorial workflows, localisation, search, media libraries, and bespoke admin tools.
AI-enabled workflows
Useful OpenAI and Amazon Bedrock integrations for content extraction, summarisation, moderation, and assisted publishing.
Selected toolkit
A practical stack for dependable products, efficient editorial teams, and systems that are straightforward to run.
Core platform
- Python
- Django
- Wagtail
- Django REST Framework
- PostgreSQL
Delivery & cloud
- AWS
- Docker
- GitHub Actions
- Nginx
Applied AI
- OpenAI
- Amazon Bedrock
- Content extraction
- LLM workflows
Frontend
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- React
- JSX
- Vue
- HTML5 & CSS3
Principles
Senior engineering,
without the unnecessary complexity.
- Scalable architecture and maintainable code
- Thoughtful content modelling and editorial UX
- Performance, testing, and reliability from the start
- Clear specifications, reviews, and documentation
Contact
Have a project
in mind?
Tell me a little about it. I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.
ikonitas@gmail.com