Senior Python AWS Engineer - IaC & Open API Hybrid London

Royal College of Pharmacy; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal College of Pharmacy's Pharmaceutical Press in London seeks a talented software engineer to design, implement, and maintain publishing software, systems, and customer-facing digital products.

You will contribute to high-quality code, develop APIs, and work in a hybrid setup with the London office 4-8 days per month. The role is full-time, with a focus on Python, AWS, and modern web technologies.

Qualifications

• Commercial software development experience.
• Design, develop, test and maintain software systems.
• Deep knowledge of Python and its ecosystem.
• Experience with RESTful APIs in Python.
• Experience with AWS services (Lambda, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch).
• Experience with CI/CD tools like Terraform or CDK.
• Experience with ReactJS and TypeScript.
• Agile environment and Scrum principles.
• Test-driven development and pair programming.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement systems and software to meet PhP’s requirements using appropriate tools and methods.
• Promote the creation of high-quality code by test-driven development, pair programming and code review.
• Be responsible for the technical development of all stages of software creation, including testing; ensure security, performance and safety.
• Suggest improvements to the code base, processes, tooling and practices; foster innovation via emerging technologies.
• Assist with design, implementation and testing of OpenAPI-adherent APIs.

Skills

Python

REST APIs

AWS

CI/CD

ReactJS/TypeScript

OpenAPI

Test-driven development

Pair programming

Scrum/Agile

Tools

AWS (Lambda/DynamoDB/Elasticsearch)

Terraform/CDK

CloudFormation

ReactJS

Job description

Royal College of Pharmacy's Pharmaceutical Press in London seeks a talented software engineer to design, implement, and maintain publishing software, systems, and customer-facing digital products.

You will contribute to high-quality code, develop APIs, and work in a hybrid setup with the London office 4-8 days per month. The role is full-time, with a focus on Python, AWS, and modern web technologies.