Lead Software Developer

Royal Pharmaceutical Society; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 64,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Greater London seeks a talented individual to design, implement, and maintain software systems and digital products. You will lead a team, promote agile practices, and ensure high software quality. The ideal candidate has strong leadership skills, substantial experience in system design, and proficiency in Python and AWS. This role supports a hybrid working environment, with expectations for team collaboration at the London office.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership skills to manage team workload effectively.
• Experience in system design and operational stability.
• Strong understanding of software design and ability to propose architectural options.

Responsibilities

• Lead software development in line with organizational goals.
• Encourage high-quality code creation using agile practices.
• Provide technical guidance across the development team.

Skills

Leadership and team building

System design and development

Software design and code quality

Agile methodologies

RESTful APIs in Python

AWS services (Lambda, SQS, API gateways, S3)

Job description

Salary : 76000

We are looking for a talented individual who will design implement and maintain Pharmaceutical Presss publishing software systems and customer-facing digital products.

They will provide technical supervision and guidance across the team establishing and maintaining the development processes and working practices.

About the role

• Lead the development and maintenance of software in line with organisational objectives for a specific team.
• Promote the creation of high-quality code using modern agile engineering practices such as TDD CI / CD pair programming continuous monitoring etc.
• Work closely with QA and Product teams. Act as an expert in a number of knowledge areas and encourage the development and sharing of knowledge within the organisation
• Responsible for direct line management of team members including performance reviews coaching workload allocation and supporting professional development.

Requirements

• Leadership and team building skills with the ability to manage a teams workload effectively and coach and lead team members.
• Practical experience in system design development testing and operational stability.
• Deep understanding of software design code quality and ability to propose architectural options and evaluate trade-offs.
• Extensive experience of working in an agile environment (we use Scrum).
• Experience writing and consuming RESTful APIs in Python.
• Experience with AWS services (Lambda SQS API gateways S3).

How we are currently working

RPS supports and works in a hybrid way which means you will be able to work from home however there will be an expectation for collaborative face-to-face working on average and typically this may be something between 4-8 working days per month at our London Office.

If you would like to learn more about the role view our job description

Please attach your CV and Cover Letter

We are passionate about creating a culture of belonging inclusion and diversity these are part of our core values at RPS and we are striving to have an organisation that represents the diversity of the profession. At RPS we do not discriminate on the basis of race colour religion sex sexual orientation gender age or disability and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Key Skills

• Account Payable
• C++
• Community Support
• Garment
• Import & Export
• Java

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1