At a Glance
- Tasks: Build and maintain product features using Python and Django while mentoring fellow engineers.
- Company: A growing LegalTech business focused on enhancing its engineering capabilities.
- Benefits: Hybrid working, high-impact role, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Join a modern tech stack and shape the future of a growing team.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on engineering quality and help others develop their skills.
- Qualifications: Strong experience with Python, Django, and a passion for mentoring.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
We are working with a growing business in the LegalTech space that is investing in its engineering capability following a recent acquisition. They are looking for a Senior Python Developer to join a collaborative product engineering team and play a key role in both platform integration and technical upskilling. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys combining hands-on software engineering with mentoring, coaching and raising standards across a team. The environment would suit a senior engineer who likes solving real product problems, improving delivery quality and helping others develop confidence in Python and Django.
The role:
- Build and maintain product features using Python, Django and, where relevant, React
- Support the integration of acquired platform capability into a broader product estate
- Mentor engineers through pairing, code review and practical technical guidance
- Help improve engineering standards across code quality, testing and delivery practices
- Work closely with product and design to turn requirements into well-scoped, well-built features
What they are looking for:
- Strong commercial experience building production systems with Python and Django
- A genuine interest in coaching and developing other engineers
- Strong relational database skills, including schema design, queries, migrations and ORM usage
- Good experience with testing, version control, CI/CD and agile delivery
- Clear communication skills and the confidence to influence engineering standards in a positive, collaborative way
Nice to have:
- Exposure to React or broader full-stack delivery
- Experience helping a team move into a new language, framework or engineering approach
- Cloud and tooling exposure such as Azure, AWS, Terraform, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch or analytics/reporting tools
What is on offer:
- Hybrid working with time in the Reading office
- A high-impact role with real influence on engineering quality and team capability
- A modern stack, strong product ownership and the chance to shape how a growing engineering team works
- A varied role balancing delivery, mentoring and platform evolution
If you are a senior Python engineer who enjoys building, mentoring and improving the way teams work, click apply or reach out to Matthew.lannen@infosecpeople.co.uk
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