Full Stack Software Engineer - Long Term Contract - Python in London

We don’t just send flowers. We help our customers to care wildly. Which is why we’re so proud to be a certified B Corp™ – committed to making long-term positive change for our community, and the world around us. Founded in 2013, our mission back then was to make sending and receiving flowers the joy that it should be, by harnessing technology, brand and letterbox delivery. making us the largest direct to consumer flower business in Europe. Now home to a family of 3 beautiful brands, we’re driven by our vision to create the destination for making life a little more thoughtful and beautiful. And we won't stop at flowers and plants. Starting with the Bloom & Wild brand, we're expanding our gifting offering to other categories like cakes, candles and cocktails. Technology at Bloom & Wild Here at Bloom & Wild the Product Engineering team is organised into cross functional squads, each responsible for a business and architectural domain. They are supported by Platform and Data Engineering and are part of the wider Technology team. our stack consists of a number of Python-based (micro-)services with React frontend, currently running on the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Most of our team is based in the UK or the Netherlands and works in a flexible model, with choice in how often they travel to the office. Our squads meet all in person at least once per quarter in order to maintain connections, collaborate on larger projects and have fun together. Have 2-4 years of relevant experience as a Full-Stack Developer with a track record of successfully developing and deploying web applications. Proficiency in Python for server-side development. Knowledge of React for front-end development. Experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and writing efficient SQL queries. Take a collaborative, data-driven, and experimental approach to solving complex problems, and are able to demonstrate the ability to foster this mindset in your colleagues. We’re committed to building a team made up of different strengths, skills and experiences, so if you’re excited about our values, passionate about what you do and would like to join us in doing things more thoughtfully, we’d love to hear from you. We know that we learn through our differences, and building a diverse team has always been central to creating the best experience for our customers. Our champions community actively advances our culture of inclusion and belonging, which is organised around 8 pillars of diversity. These cross-business networks offer additional opportunities for connection, education, support and celebration, and ensure that inclusivity continues to be embedded in our ways of working. How much you work from home and from our office depends on a balance of those needs, and you’ll agree this with your manager. Whether it’s through a shared project, a learning and development opportunity, or an afterwork social - we trust our teams to make the right decisions (for them and us) about where and how they work each day. To care wildly for our customers, firstly we care wildly for our teams. We work hard to craft a culture of thoughtfulness and care, where there is a strong sense of inclusion and belonging, enabling all of our people to thrive and be successful each day. Flexible working & work from abroad 25 days holiday + your birthday + flexible bank holidays, & option to buy additional holiday each year Enhanced family leave and a workplace nursery scheme A flexible training framework for every stage of your career Irresistible discounts on our products, blooms & subscriptions! A chat with Leroy, our Talent Consultant or tech - to discuss our role and learn a bit more about your skills and background and how we might match your career & development goals. - A chance to show us your technical skills and get to know two of the engineers from the squad and Prove your product mindset in a chat with our Product Managers. - We believe in leading change for good, so if there’s anything that we can do to help throughout your application process, or if you have any feedback, please share this with us anonymously here so we can use this to improve your experience.