Location: London - Hybrid, 2 days/week on-site
Contract: Initial 6 months (view to extend)
Overview
A global data-driven technology company is looking for a Python Engineer to join their technology team on an initial 6-month contract. This is a hands-on role building and maintaining customer-facing and backend platforms, working across the full stack with a Python-based backend. The role is hybrid, with 2 days per week required on-site at the client's London office.
Responsibilities
- Design, build and maintain scalable backend services using Python
- Develop robust RESTful APIs and backend integrations
- Build and maintain Python-based microservices and service components
- Design solutions that integrate with internal platforms, databases and third-party services
- Work closely with Product, Architecture, QA and other engineering teams
- Write clean, well-tested and maintainable Python code and participate in code reviews
- Contribute to backend architecture, API design and technical decision-making
- Troubleshoot and resolve performance, integration and production issues
Skills & Experience
- Strong commercial experience as a Backend Software Engineer / Python Developer
- Strong Python development experience, ideally with Django and/or Django REST Framework
- Excellent experience designing and developing RESTful APIs
- Experience building backend services and microservice-based applications
- Strong experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL
- Experience integrating with internal and third-party APIs and services
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or GCP
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern software engineering practices
- Comfortable working within an Agile engineering environment
- Must be able to work on-site in London 2 days per week
- Duration: 6 months initial, likely extension
- Location: London - Hybrid (2 days on-site)
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