Full Stack Engineer (Python, React and AWS) in Leeds

Full Stack Software Engineer (React + Python) | Serverless AWS Build national-scale services, used right across the country, with a modern React and Python stack. AT A GLANCE Rate: £500 per day, Inside IR35 Contract: 6 months, with potential to extend Location: Hybrid, Leeds Client: A major national public sector programme, delivered through a leading digital consultancy Interview process: Two stages - a 30-minute technical conversation with the consultancy, then a 30-minute final panel with the client's engineering team WHY THIS ROLE? * Scale and impact: your work will support national services relied on by users right across the country * A true full stack role: equal weight on React and Python, so you will never be boxed into one side of the stack * Modern engineering: React Micro Frontends with Module Federation, serverless AWS and Infrastructure as Code * Ownership: take services from design through to deployment, monitoring and live support * A strong team: work alongside experienced consultancy and client engineers THE ROLE Brio Digital is supporting a leading digital consultancy on a major national public sector programme. They are looking for an experienced Full Stack Software Engineer who is equally strong in React and Python, with a solid understanding of cloud-native architecture. You will design, build, test and operate scalable applications across the full development lifecycle, and help run the AWS infrastructure and CI/CD platforms that support them. STRONG REACT AND STRONG PYTHON: BOTH ARE ESSENTIAL This is not a front end role with some back end, or the reverse. The team needs someone who is genuinely confident in both, and both will be tested at interview. React: * Strong hands-on React with TypeScript * Micro Frontends using Module Federation * Reusable components, state and API data handling * Testing with Jest, React Testing Library or Cypress * Accessibility and performance Python: * Strong hands-on Python building production services * APIs consumed by React front ends * Serverless Python on AWS Lambda * Automated testing with PyTest * Clean, maintainable, secure code WHAT YOU WILL DO * Design, develop and maintain React Micro Frontend applications using Module Federation * Design, develop and maintain Python backend services * Build and operate cloud-native solutions on AWS, including Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFront, WAF, DynamoDB, S3 and CloudWatch * Deploy infrastructure and applications using Terraform * Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test and deployment * Implement automated unit and integration testing, and contribute to code quality and security * Work with product, architecture and delivery teams to turn requirements into effective solutions * Monitor platform health, troubleshoot incidents and drive continuous improvement WHAT YOU WILL BRING Essential: * Strong hands-on experience with React * Hands-on experience developing Micro Frontend applications, with practical experience of Module Federation * Strong hands-on experience with Python * Practical experience of AWS cloud services and cloud-native architecture, particularly Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFront, WAF, DynamoDB and S3 * Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform * CI/CD pipelines using Git and GitHub * Automated testing and modern software engineering practices Desirable: * Knowledge of Micro Frontend and Single Page Application design patterns, best practices and performance optimisation * Experience of public sector delivery and the GDS service standard * Strong analytical, problem-solving, collaboration and communication skills INTERESTED? Send your CV or call Brio Digital for a confidential conversation. Please highlight your React, Python and AWS experience, with specific examples from recent roles, so we can present you at your best