Senior Python Developer

About The RoleHippo is recruiting a Senior Python Developer to join our Hippo Herd. Senior Python Developers work in multi-disciplinary teams that build, support & maintain User-Centred digital solutions that offer real value and work for everyone.

Hippo\’s Senior Python Developers are experts in their field. You will act as a senior consultant providing technical expertise in software engineering practices both internally and to our clients. You will drive the team\’s technical deliverables, maintain client relationships and be passionate about developing and upskilling others.

Please note, we are looking for candidates who are looking for growth at this level (senior), therefore the advertised salary band is the lower end our full banding for this level of position, allowing for progression in the role.

Your role in nutshell:

Act as a technical SME within the squad to produce and ensure user-centred software is developed based on business requirements and following best practice

Work collaboratively with colleagues to explore, design and deliver solutions to client problems

Design and manage software development and deployment pipelines resolving issues and potential bottlenecks before they occur

Be a strong communicator and presenter, presenting prototypes, solutions and progress to internal/external stakeholders in a clear concise manner

Build great relationships with your team and stakeholders, identifying and ensuring that challenges are overcome

Involved in the recruitment of other engineers, and support other consultants in their professional development

Promote Hippo\’s Engineering Herd externally (for example through writing Blogs, Workshops, Seminars or Conferences)

Skills and experience that you need

Expert experience with Python

Excellent experience with Python tools and technologies Django, Flask & FastAPI

Excellent experience with AWS Serverless

Excellent verbal/written communication skills, able to articulate in both technical/non-technical terms depending on audience

The full development lifecycle delivering user-centred digital solutions

Full stack development experience with HTML, CSS & JavaScript

JavaScript library and framework experience is preferable – Node, React, Angular

Containerisation experience – Docker or Kubernetes or similar

Experience of Microservices design and architecture

Restful API Services experience

Working within agile methods and using techniques such as Scrum, Kanban and TDD

Skilled in designing and building native and web applications, across a variety of scales and platform environments

Infrastructure As Code – Cloudformation, Terraform or ARM or similar

CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, AWS CodeBuild, Azure DevOps and Atlassian

Previous experience of working on GOV/NHS projects would be highly desirable

What makes us greatAs well as a competitive salary which we\’re transparent about from the outset, you can also expect a range of benefits:

Contributory pension scheme (Hippo 6% with employee contributions of 2%)

25 days holiday plus UK public holidays

Perkbox access for a wide range of discounts

Critical illness cover

Life assurance and death in service cover

Volunteer days

Cycle-to-work scheme for the avid cyclists

Salary sacrifice electric vehicles scheme

Season ticket loans

Financial and general wellbeing sessions

Flexible benefits scheme with options of:

private health cover

private dental cover

additional company pension contributions

additional holidays (up to an extra 2 days)

wellbeing contribution

charity contributions

tree planting

Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at HippoAt Hippo, we\’re dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace that works for everyone. We understand that having a diverse team unlocks our capacity for innovation, creativity and problem solving. Only by building a community of diverse perspectives, cultures and socio-economic backgrounds can we create an environment where all can contribute and thrive.

We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including women, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process that reflects our workplace culture. We are a registered Disability Confident Employer, Mindful Employer, Endometriosis Friendly Employer and a member of the Armed Forces Covenant. Hippo continually strives to remove barriers, provide accommodations and offer reasonable adjustments to ensure equity throughout our practices.

Hi, we\’re Hippo.At Hippo, we design with empathy and build for impact. We do this by combining data-informed evidence, human-centred design and software engineering. We\’re a digital services partner who is genuinely invested in helping our clients thrive as modern organisations. Our delivery methodology is truly agile, from concept to reality, supporting innovation and continuous improvement to achieve your desired outcomes.

We firmly believe that technology should serve humanity, not the other way around. We take a human-centred approach to everything we do because we understand that complex problems require a service design approach. This means understanding how users behave and ensuring our solutions work for them in the real world.

Our combination of data, design, and engineering delivers bespoke digital services that make a positive and meaningful impact on organisations and society. We\’re confident in our abilities, authentic in our approach, and passionate about what we do. If you\’re looking for a digital services partner that can deliver real results, let us help you build for the future and make a lasting impact.

Hippo locationsWe are headquartered in Leeds and have offices across the UK in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, London and Bristol. We\’re on the lookout for top talent nationwide but you need to be located within reasonable travelling distance from one of our offices which will be your contracted office location. Given the dynamic nature of a consulting business, you may be required to work on-site at a Hippo office or at an in/out of town client location for a number of days per week (client dependent) and therefore candidates will need to be open/flexible to travel. Plus, we offer a generous relocation support package of up to £8k (please ask for terms and conditions) to help make your move a smooth one.

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