Lead Python Engineer & Tech Lead | Mentoring & Delivery

Hippo Digital; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital services partner in the UK is seeking a Lead Python Developer to join their team in Leeds. This role involves leading the software development lifecycle while ensuring the delivery of user-centred digital solutions. Candidates should have strong expertise in Python, experience with microservices, and a passion for developing others. A collaborative spirit and excellent communication skills are crucial as you'll be working with internal and external stakeholders. You'll play a key part in empowering customers to derive value from their data.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme

25 days holiday plus UK public holidays

Perkbox access for discounts

Critical illness cover

Volunteer days

Flexible benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Leading a delivery team to deliver high quality, robust solutions.
• Experience with user-centred digital solutions.
• Ability to design and manage software development pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical SME to produce user-centred software.
• Collaborate with teams to explore and design solutions.
• Present prototypes and solutions to stakeholders.

Skills

Leading delivery teams

Coaching and guiding

Verbal/written communication

Full development lifecycle

Full stack development

Containerization experience

Microservices design

Restful API Services

Agile methods

Infrastructure as Code

Expertise in public cloud

CI/CD tools

Job description

A leading digital services partner in the UK is seeking a Lead Python Developer to join their team in Leeds. This role involves leading the software development lifecycle while ensuring the delivery of user-centred digital solutions. Candidates should have strong expertise in Python, experience with microservices, and a passion for developing others. A collaborative spirit and excellent communication skills are crucial as you'll be working with internal and external stakeholders. You'll play a key part in empowering customers to derive value from their data.