Python Developer

Python/Django Software Engineer

Location: Remote, with 1 to 2 days a month in London Rate: £500/day Outside IR35 Duration: 3 months initial Sector: Central Government Must be SC Cleared

Overview

We're looking for a Python/Django Software Engineer to join a central government programme. You'll build and improve digital services on AWS, working in a multidisciplinary team to deliver reliable, secure and user-focused software.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build and maintain web applications and APIs in Python and Django Develop and deploy services on AWS Write clean, well-tested and maintainable code Take part in code reviews and help raise engineering standards Work with product, design and delivery colleagues in an Agile team Support CI/CD pipelines and automated testing Troubleshoot and fix issues across development and live environments

Key Requirements

Strong commercial experience with Python and Django Hands-on AWS experience covering services such as EC2, Lambda, RDS, S3 or ECS Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs Solid understanding of relational databases, ideally PostgreSQL Experience with automated testing and CI/CD Comfortable working in Agile delivery teams

Desirable

Previous central government or public sector experience Knowledge of the GDS Service Standard and (url removed) Design System Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or CloudFormation Docker and containerised deployments

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