Team Lead / Lead Python Engineer - Django
| Job Type | Permanent Full Time |
| Location | Hybrid / London |
| Area | London, England |
| Sector | I.T. - Development |
| Salary | up to £135,000 - hybrid working |
| Start Date | |
| Job Ref | LeadDev |
| Job Views | 127 |
- Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Team Lead / Senior Python Developer for a Digital Wealth Management Platform. You will be working directly with the CTO to roll out the new set of products on a very ambitious roadmap.
You'll be joining a growing team for a leading digital wealth management company that is at the forefront of technology solutions. The successful candidate will be someone who enjoys innovating, problem solving and wants to be at the forefront of transformation. As the company continue to grow organically and through acquisition, the firm is in the process of redefining its technology strategy which requires proprietary applications that can grow at scale. The current technology landscape is a mixture of off-the-shelf applications and bespoke in-house developments. The integration of these platforms will be paramount before further developing client facing technology.
The role will report to Chief Technology Officer and the key areas of responsibility are as follows:
- Deliver Python-based Django applications
- Integration of existing enterprise grade applications
- Delivering bespoke web development to a large client base
- To assist in architecting the future state of software development
The successful candidate will have:
- 3+ years commercial experience as a Team Lead / Head of *
- 3+ years commercial experience working with Django
- Be an ambitious tech advocate who is keen to take advantage of abundant opportunities for personal achievement and to accelerate their career within a leading wealth management form
- Have commercial hands-on coding experience
- Experience of leveraging REST APIs to undertake application integration
- Experience of unit and end-to-end testing of Python
- Knowledge of SQL and relational databases
- Experience with software version control, specifically Git/GitHub (checking in/out, committing, branching and tagging)
- Be well versed with Test Driven Development and Paired Programming
- Be passionate about collaboration and influencing peers and junior engineers
If you are a skilled Senior Python Developer with experience in REST APIs looking for an exciting new challenge, we would love to hear from you. We offer a competitive salary, a friendly and collaborative work environment, and opportunities for growth and advancement.
Apply today and join the team of very talented developers!