Python Developer

Futureheads Recruitment | B Corp™; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 111,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Futureheads Recruitment is partnering with a consumer health company to hire a hands-on, Python-focused engineer. This is a full-stack, contract role where you will own substantial features, turn ambiguous requirements into working solutions, and collaborate across the business.

The team ships weekly, uses AI tools in development, and the role is based near Old Street, London. Office presence preferred, three days a week possible for remote candidates; daily rate £600-£800; ASAP start.

Qualifications

• Strong Python and full-stack engineering experience, with a track record of shipping quality product work.
• Confidence working independently, asking the right questions and balancing speed with maintainable code.
• Practical experience using AI coding tools to deliver production software.
• Familiarity with inbound data pipelines and asynchronous processing.
• A product mindset and an understanding of how to work responsibly with sensitive data.

Responsibilities

• Work with an experienced, Python-focused engineering team to ship product features quickly.
• Own substantial pieces of work.
• Turn ambiguous requirements into working features.
• Collaborate across the business.
• Work within a weekly delivery cadence.
• Use AI tools throughout development.

Skills

Python

Full-stack

AI tools

Data pipelines

Data sensitivity

Job description

About the Company

Futureheads have partnered with a consumer health company building an app that brings together blood-test results, wearable data and medical history to deliver personalised insights.

About the Role

You'll work with an experienced, Python-focused engineering team to ship product features quickly. This is a hands-on, full-stack role: you'll own substantial pieces of work, turn ambiguous requirements into working features and collaborate across the business. The team works on a weekly delivery cadence and uses AI tools throughout development.

Responsibilities

• Work with an experienced, Python-focused engineering team to ship product features quickly.
• Own substantial pieces of work.
• Turn ambiguous requirements into working features.
• Collaborate across the business.
• Work within a weekly delivery cadence.
• Use AI tools throughout development.

Required Skills

• Strong Python and full-stack engineering experience, with a track record of shipping quality product work.
• Confidence working independently, asking the right questions and balancing speed with maintainable code.
• Practical experience using AI coding tools to deliver production software.
• Familiarity with inbound data pipelines and asynchronous processing.
• A product mindset and an understanding of how to work responsibly with sensitive data.

Preferred Skills

• Consumer product, mobile-app or regulated-industry experience would be helpful, but isn’t essential.

Pay range and compensation package

• This is a contract role with an ASAP start.
• The team is based near Old Street, London.
• Office time is preferred, but three days a week is workable, and exceptional fully remote candidates may be considered.
• The expected rate is £600-800 per day
• The process includes a 30-45 minute conversation.
• A short take-home task where AI use is expected.
• A technical discussion about your approach.