Max Binnie

Senior Django Engineer – Payments & Subscriptions | Contract | Remote EU | | Immediate Start I'm working with a fast-scaling AI product company (millions of users across mobile, web and API products) that needs a senior Django contractor to take ownership of the pricing and subscription system at the core of their revenue. This is a genuinely high-ownership role: architecture through to shipped code through to watching your releases perform in production. Small senior team, direct CTO exposure, backend deployed multiple times a week. The workOwn the delivery and architecture of the pricing system used by every product surface and millions of usersOptimise existing endpoints — drive down latency, keep it scaling as usage growsDesign endpoints in direct collaboration with frontend engineers, with OpenAPI specs and supporting docsMonitor your own releases (Datadog) and iterate fast on real usage dataWork cross-functionally with product and frontend to ship seamless user experiencesYou'll need5+ years of hands-on Django and Django Rest Framework — this is a hard requirement, not "Python with some Django exposure"Relational databases at real scale: schema design, Django query optimisation, zero-downtime migrations on PostgreSQL/MySQL databases 100GB+Production experience with subscription and billing infrastructure — Stripe and/or RevenueCatA pragmatic, ship-fast mindset: speed of iteration over perfection, frameworks over reinventionStrong ownership — comfortable making product and technical decisions without hand-holdingFluent EnglishAvailable to start within 1–2 weeksDetailsContract, initial 3 months, strong likelihood of extensionFully remote (EU-based), occasional overlap with CET hoursFast process: short interview loop, quick decisionIf you've built or scaled billing and subscription systems in Django for a high-volume consumer product, I'd like to speak with you this week. Message me directly or apply with a current CV.

Senior Databricks Engineer | Remote-first (Switzerland/EU) Ex-Palantir engineers. New Databricks practice. First hires get real ownership. We're hiring for a boutique data & AI consultancy, who are scaling into Databricks-led client delivery. New projects, new practice, and they need a Senior Engineer to lead it from the ground up. You'll:Own end-to-end Databricks delivery - ingestion through to decision toolsWork directly with CxOs and client stakeholders, not through layers of PMLead engineering teams on high-visibility projectsHelp shape the practice itself - culture, delivery model, directionYou bring:Strong Python/Spark/SQL backgroundEnd-to-end Databricks experience: Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, MLflowProven team leadership in client-facing environmentsA consulting mindset - you speak business and tech fluentlyFounder energy - proactive, independent, no hand-holding neededBroad exposure > years. Two years across varied use cases beats five doing pipelines at one shop. Remote-first. Occasional Switzerland gatherings and client-site travel. 📩 DM or apply direct - happy to talk through the client once we're speaking.

Senior Palantir Foundry Engineer — Boutique AI/Data Consultancy Remote-first (occasional Switzerland travel) The consultancy A specialist Foundry & AIP consultancy built by people who've actually shipped on the platform — the founding team came up through Palantir itself. Small, senior, and focused: they solve hard operational problems for clients using Foundry rather than generic data tooling, and they move fast doing it. Why this role exists They need someone who can own delivery end to end — not a pipeline builder who hands off to someone else for the client conversation, and not a client-facing consultant who leans on others for the technical build. Both, in one person. You'd be running strategic client engagements: designing the Foundry workflow, building it, and sitting across the table from the CxOs and product leads who need to trust the outcome. You'd also have real input into how the team delivers — this isn't a role where process gets handed to you, it's one where you help write it. What the work actually looks likeDesigning and building Foundry workflows end to end — from raw data integration through to tools people actually make decisions withRunning client relationships directly, across seniority levels, from technical data teams up to CxOsTaking ownership of high-visibility engagements from kickoff to delivery, including leading other engineers on themFeeding into how the consultancy operates — delivery approach, engineering standards, where the business goes nextWhat you'll needSolid engineering foundation — Python, Spark, TypeScriptReal depth in Foundry and/or Databricks, ideally both, including how data modelling and ontologies actually work in practice, not just in theoryComfort leading engineers through complex, sometimes ambiguous client environmentsThe ability to switch registers — technical enough for a data team, commercial enough for a CxO, often in the same dayA genuinely independent working style — no one's checking in on you dailyOn experience: they'd rather see two years touching a wide range of Foundry use cases — data connection through to ontology-driven applications — than five years of narrow pipeline work in one place. Range beats tenure here. Setup Remote-first. Some travel expected for team gatherings in Switzerland and time on client sites.

If your last big programme was in financial services, this is your next one. A global technology services firm is looking for a Project Manager to lead delivery on a major compliance transformation engagement at a Tier-1 Frankfurt-based investment bank. You'll have genuine ownership over programme governance, stakeholder management, and cross-team delivery across a blended international project team. What you'll be leading:End-to-end programme management across financial crime and compliance workstreams (AFC, KYC, AML)Stakeholder management at senior and executive level — both client-side and internallyGovernance, risk tracking, and delivery assurance across a structured regulatory programmeCoordination of onshore Frankfurt team and offshore delivery resourcesWhat you'll bring:Substantial PM experience on financial services transformation programmesAFC, KYC, AML, or financial crime compliance delivery experience — strongly preferredExposure to Tier-1 banks or comparable large-scale FSI environmentsFrankfurt-based or realistic about relocation/commuteAvailable to start August 2025Package: €90,000–€110,000 | Hybrid | Frankfurt Process: Two-stage interview, profiles being actively reviewed.  Please don't hesitate to reach out or apply now for this opportunity!