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Senior Python Developer - Nr London - Hybrid - 1 office day per week

CM1, Chelmsford, Essex
£70,000 - £75,000 per annum
Permanent
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Senior Python Engineer

📍 Hybrid Working – 1 day onsite / 4 days remote
💰 Up to £75,000 + comprehensive benefits package

The Opportunity

Mploy Group is working with an established and highly innovative software business developing advanced data-driven platforms used within complex, high-impact environments.

This is an opportunity for a Senior Python Engineer to play a key role in the continued growth of a modern engineering platform, contributing across backend development, architecture, scalability and technical improvement initiatives within a collaborative technology team.

The environment is highly engineering-focused, with real emphasis placed on clean design, platform reliability and long-term technical quality.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Designing and developing backend functionality using Python
  • Contributing to scalable microservices architecture and distributed systems
  • Building and maintaining RESTful APIs
  • Driving best practice across testing, CI/CD and code quality
  • Collaborating closely with Product, QA and Engineering teams
  • Supporting and mentoring other developers where required
  • Contributing to technical planning and solution design
  • Assisting with automation, deployment and platform scalability

Technology Environment

  • Python
  • Microservices Architecture
  • Cloud-based infrastructure (AWS environment)
  • REST APIs
  • Git / modern version control tooling
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Agile delivery environment

What We’re Looking For

  • Strong commercial Python engineering experience
  • Experience working within scalable and complex software environments
  • Good understanding of microservices and distributed systems
  • Experience designing and developing APIs
  • Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS
  • Strong understanding of modern engineering tooling and practices
  • Previous mentoring or technical leadership exposure would be beneficial

Benefits

  • Private healthcare
  • 25 days holiday + additional day off for your birthday
  • Pension scheme
  • Share incentive scheme
  • Life assurance
  • Subsidised gym membership
  • Holiday purchase scheme

For further information, please apply with an up-to-date CV.

Job Type: Permanent

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Job ID: 225146866

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