Lead Software Engineer – Python, AWS & API Focus

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

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.