Junior Python Developer

Proactive Appointments; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + buy/sell option

Private Medical Health Insurance

Pension

Quarterly away trips

Flexible Hybrid Working

Job summary

Proactive IT Appointments represents a leading organisation based in Exeter seeking a Junior Python Developer. This role targets a candidate with 2-5 years experience to build features, fix bugs, and reduce technical debt across web and mobile products.

You will assist the Engineering Manager, manage Jira Kanban boards, and help ensure pre-production release health and smooth production deployments in a flexible hybrid setup.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years hands-on coding experience in software engineering or web development.
• Proficiency in Python and/or PHP, SQL databases, and Git workflows.
• Experience releasing to web/mobile with Docker and Kanban/Jira.

Responsibilities

• Write and maintain code for web and mobile features.
• Address backlog items and improve release health and quality.
• Assist Engineering Manager to drive flow, manage Jira Kanban boards, and coordinate releases.

Skills

Software engineering

Web development

Technical QA

Quality delivery

Python

PHP

SQL databases

Git workflows

Docker

Jira Kanban

Tools

Docker

Git

Job description

Junior Python Developer

Proactive IT Appointments are exclusively representing a leading organisation based in Exeter in their search for a Junior Python Developer. This is a fantastic oppurtunity for a candidate that has 2-5 year's experience, to take the next leap in their career. The roleprimarily focuses on engineering writing code and addressing backlog requirements, this position carries a specialist focus: directly assisting the Engineering Manager in driving flow, managing Jira Kanban boards, and maintaining strict release health and quality standards across web and mobile products. You will build new features, fix bugs, and reduce technical debt while serving as the primary engineering catalyst to eliminate delivery bottlenecks, ensure pre-production operational quality, and orchestrate smooth production releases.

Experience Requried:

• Strong background as a Software Engineer, Web Developer, Technical QA Engineer, or Quality/Delivery Engineer with proven hands-on coding capability.
• Demonstrated proficiency in PHP and/or Python, relational databases (SQL), and Git version control workflows.
• Direct experience orchestrating web and mobile release cycles, executing pre-production deployments, and managing release stability.
• Practical experience working with Docker and containerised development setups.
• Proven track record of actively managing Jira boards using Kanban flow principles to optimise team output.

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave + option to buy and sell (5)
• Private Medical Health Insurance
• Pension
• Quarterly away trips
• Flexible Hybrid Working