Python Developer

Global; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative digital company in Greater London is seeking a talented Python Developer to join their established team. In this role, you will work on high-impact digital products serving over 30 million users monthly, developing APIs and web services. The ideal candidate will possess comprehensive skills in Python development and OOP principles, with experience in a collaborative environment. This opportunity promotes continuous learning, innovative solutions, and a vibrant team culture.

Qualifications

• Proactive developer willing to implement innovative solutions.
• Experience working with relational database systems.
• Dedication to Continuous Integration principles.

Responsibilities

• Work on web services powering Global Player.
• Develop APIs and tools for mobile apps.
• Contribute to delivering solutions for digital products.

Skills

Strong commercial development experience using Python

Understanding of OOP fundamentals

Experience with RESTful APIs

Familiarity with VCS, preferably Git

Dedication to testing and writing unit tests

Experience working in a sociable cross-functional team

Tools

Django

Flask

Docker

AWS

Job description

Accepting applications until: 6 February 2026 Job Description

Python Developer

Your Role: Python Developer

We’re looking for a talented and adaptable Python Developer to join our established development team, working on high-impact digital products used by over 30 million people each month. You’ll help build and scale the APIs, web services, and internal systems that power Global Player, our public‑facing radio websites, and a wide range of connected platforms. This is a hands‑on role for someone passionate about clean code, collaboration, and continuously learning new technologies.

As a Python Developer at Global, you will:

Key Responsibilities

• You will be working on web services that drive Global Player and our public‑facing radio websites. You’ll be working on a suite of digital products that attracts over 30 million unique visitors a month!
• APIs and tools that drive our mobile apps, and other devices such as Alexa and Google Home.
• Internal editorial and content systems that feed all our public‑facing products.

What You’ll Love About This Role

Think Big: Getting to work on some outstanding products that get used by over 30 million people.

Own It: Be a multi‑skilled developer who is happy to step out of their comfort zone and learn new technologies.

Keep it Simple: Work in a team that is a fun, creative and satisfying place for developers to work.

Better Together: Work in a team where we believe in code reviews, paired programming, continuous integration, hack time and investing in developers to make them better.

What Success Looks Like

In the first few months, you’ll have:

• Contributed to delivering phenomenal solutions for delivering the latest innovations to our digital products.
• Proven a collaborative approach to delivering solutions.
• Shown passion to learn new things and to share knowledge with others.
• Followed sound architectural and software engineering principles in your solutions.

What you will need

The ideal candidate will be proactive and willing to develop and implement innovative solutions, capable of the following:

• A multi‑skilled developer who is happy to step out of their comfort zone and learn new technologies.
• Strong commercial development experience using Python.
• A strong grasp of OOP fundamentals and RESTful APIs.
• Familiarity with VCS, preferably Git.
• Experience working in a sociable, cross‑functional team.
• A dedication to testing – experience of writing and maintaining unit tests; mocking frameworks and an enthusiasm for test‑driven development.
• Experience working with relational database systems and ORM frameworks.
• Understanding of the importance of Continuous Integration.

Bonus points if you tick any of the following boxes...

• Experience working with Django, Flask or Sanic.
• Experience with GraphQL.
• Experience with asyncio.
• Experience scaling web systems to cope with millions of users.
• Experience of agile practices.
• Experience with using Docker in your development process.
• Familiarity with AWS and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with ElasticSearch or other Lucene‑based search servers