Lead Software Developer (PYTHON/AWS)

Lead Software Developer (PYTHON/AWS) – health tech – tech for good, make a positive impact on the world.

Highly successful and fast growing organisation has an exciting opportunity for a Lead Software Developer (PYTHON/AWS).

JOB PURPOSE

Part of the extended Technology Leadership Team, the Lead Software Developer will design, implement, and maintain publishing software, systems, and customer‑facing digital products. They will provide technical supervision and guidance across the team, establishing and maintaining the development processes and working practices.

MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Lead the development and maintenance of software, in line with organisational objectives for a specific team.
• Promote the creation of high‑quality code using modern agile engineering practices such as TDD, CI/CD, pair programming, continuous monitoring etc.
• Work closely with QA and Product teams. Act as an expert in a number of knowledge areas and encourage the development and sharing of knowledge within the organisation.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and act on them accordingly.
• Encourage innovation by identifying, evaluating and adoption of emerging technologies.
• Collaborate with the Head of Engineering on recruitment and on‑boarding of team members.
• Identification of capability gaps and ensuring continual development of team members through mentoring and coaching.
• Work closely with Head of Engineering and act as a representative for engineering to your respective team.
• Work closely with other Lead Software Developers to ensure consistent ways of working and help limit duplication and waste.
• Contribute to, and work in accordance to the Engineering Team Charter and other organisational strategies (and encourage team members to).
• Deal effectively with low‑performing team members.
• Communicate up to Exec level, clearly, concisely and with authority and confidence.
• Communicate effectively with non‑technical stakeholders using clear, non‑technical language.
• Encourage a culture of continuous improvement within your team and across engineering.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS FOR THIS JOB

• Leadership and team building skills, with the ability to delegate responsibilities to team members.
• Practical experience in system design, development, testing and operational stability.
• Deep understanding of software design, code quality and ability to propose architectural options and evaluate trade‑offs.
• Ability to work closely within an agile team using User Stories and acceptance criteria to understand functional and non‑functional requirements.
• Deep knowledge and experience in Python and its ecosystem, patterns and pitfalls.
• Extensive experience of working in an agile environment (we use Scrum).
• Experience with extreme programming practices such as incremental development, continuous integration, test driven development and pair programming.
• Familiarity with modern Front End technologies and JS frameworks, such as React.
• Experience writing and consuming RESTful APIs in Python.
• Experience with AWS services (Lambda, SQS, API gateways, S3).
• Excellent time‑management and organisational skills, with the ability to work to deadlines.
• Good communication, negotiating and influencing skills.

Excellent opportunity to positively impact patient safety whilst working on complex, challenging and career defining projects.

Basic salary £76,000 + excellent benefits

Hybrid role – between 4 – 8 days per month in the London office, the rest remote