Senior Python Developer
hace 7 días
Watford
Senior Python Developer Watford, Hertfordshire (Hybrid) £70,000 - £75,000 per annum + Excellent benefits On behalf of an industry Leading organisation, I am seeking a Senior Python Developer with strong production experience building high-throughput, message-driven platforms. This role suits someone comfortable working on real-world, always-on systems where reliability, performance, and clear engineering judgement matter as much as clean code. The business is pleased to offer this role on a hybrid basis with a non-negotiable 3 days in office; therefore, you must be within easy reach of their Watford-based offices. Responsibilities: • Collaborate closely with Principal Engineers., • Provide technical guidance, insight, and mentorship to other engineers., • Participate in peer reviews and offer constructive feedback., • Support product stakeholders in shaping the roadmap., • Contribute to best practices and engineering standards across the wider engineering organization., • Participate in modern software development practices including pairing, code reviews, documentation reviews, testing, and continuous delivery., • Translate requirements into implementable technical specifications and tasks., • Maintain accurate and reliable technical documentation., • Provide regular updates on progress, timelines, risks, and dependencies., • Lead troubleshooting and incident resolution, including occasional out-of-hours support., • Ensure unit tests are implemented and fit for purpose., • Research and evaluate new technologies that could benefit the organisation., • Design and develop high-quality Python software that meets complex business needs., • Ensure code, documentation, and testing align with engineering standards., • Deliver solutions that meet acceptance criteria, performance expectations, and operational reliability., • Experienced Senior Engineer who can make sound trade-offs, design for scale, and contribute to complex systems without over-engineering., • Strong engineering judgement and real-world delivery experience., • Senior-level experience designing and building production Back End services in Python (3.10+)., • Strong background in high-throughput, message-based or event-driven systems., • Proven experience building API-first services, with a focus on performance, reliability, and maintainability., • Python Back End development, primarily using FastAPI and modern API patterns., • Strong understanding of RESTful API design, schema validation, and OpenAPI/Swagger., • Experience working with messaging and eventing platforms such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus, MQTT, or similar., • Cloud-native development experience is essential (ideally on Azure)., • Hands-on experience with containerisation (Docker) and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes., • Exposure to building and supporting shared or internal libraries used across multiple services.