Python Developer

Square One Resources; City Of London; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Python Developer experienced in Django and backend API development. This role involves building and maintaining applications and supporting APIs while working with modern web architecture. Ideal candidates will have a strong grasp of Python, relational databases, and Docker, and will collaborate with frontend developers. This position offers a competitive day rate and remote work flexibility in the UK.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience with Python and Django.
• Experience building and maintaining RESTful APIs.
• Hands-on experience with Docker.
• Good understanding of relational databases.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend applications using Python and Django.
• Build and support APIs using Django Rest Framework.
• Write clean, maintainable code following PEP8 standards.
• Collaborate with frontend developers.

Skills

Python

Django

RESTful APIs

SQL

Docker

Job description

Job Title: Python Developer
Location: United Kingdom (Remote)
Day Rate: £200 Per Day (Inside IR35)
Start Date: Immediately

Company Introduction

We are seeking an experienced Python Developer with strong, hands‑on expertise in Django, backend API development, and modern web application architecture. This role is ideal for someone who has worked across multiple commercial environments, is highly capable in Python engineering, and can contribute to reliable, scalable systems without necessarily operating at a senior/lead level.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives

• Develop and maintain backend applications using Python and Django.
• Build and support APIs using Django Rest Framework, with occasional work in GraphQL.
• Contribute to system architecture, refactoring, and performance improvements.
• Write clean, maintainable code following PEP8 standards and automated formatting tools (black, isort).
• Develop robust unit and integration tests to support CI/CD pipelines.
• Containerise applications using Docker and assist with local development environments.
• Collaborate with frontend developers working with React, Vue, or similar frameworks.
• Work with relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL), including writing complex queries and optimising schemas.

Required Skills/Experience

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Strong commercial experience with Python and Django, ideally across multiple projects or industries.
• Experience building and maintaining RESTful APIs and integrating with modern front‑end frameworks.
• Solid understanding of relational databases and good SQL skills.
• Hands‑on experience with Docker (Dockerfiles, Compose).
• Comfortable troubleshooting across backend, API, and data layers.
• Strong knowledge of software best practices, testing, and CI/CD workflows.
• Confident working in a Linux environment.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer

Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.

Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement.