Senior Python Developer

Hippo Digital; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

25 days holiday + public holidays

Perkbox discounts

Critical illness cover

Life assurance

Volunteer days

Cycle-to-work

Salary sacrifice electric vehicles

Season ticket loans

Wellbeing sessions

Private health cover

Dental cover

Additional pension contributions

Tree planting

Job summary

Hippo Digital is seeking a senior software engineer to lead production of user-centred software for public and private sector clients. You will deliver solutions across full development lifecyle using Python, HTML, CSS and JavaScript and modern frameworks, in a containerised microservices environment on AWS/Azure.

You will mentor engineers, drive CI/CD pipelines and collaborate with stakeholders. The role is based in the UK with offices across the country; relocation support may be available and

Qualifications

• Excellent experience in Python.
• Proven track record delivering robust solutions within a delivery team.
• Experience coaching and guiding others on optimal solutions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, able to articulate technical concepts.
• Extensive experience in the full development lifecycle delivering user-centred digital solutions.
• Advanced full-stack development with Python, HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• Experience with JavaScript libraries/frameworks: Node, React, or Angular.
• Strong experience with Docker, Kubernetes and microservices.
• Expertise in RESTful APIs.
• Expertise in agile methods (Scrum, Kanban, TDD).
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and public cloud (AWS, Azure).
• Proficient in CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or Azure DevOps.
• Experience working on GOV/NHS projects.
• Knowledge of Kafka or other asynchronous messaging systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the production of user-centred software, ensuring development is based on business requirements and follows best practice.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders to explore, design and deliver solutions to complex client problems.
• Manage software development and deployment pipelines, resolving issues and potential bottlenecks.
• Communicate and present prototypes, solutions and progress to stakeholders in a clear, concise manner.
• Build great relationships with your team and stakeholders, identifying and ensuring that challenges are overcome.
• Mentor other engineers and support consultants in their professional development.

Skills

Python

JavaScript

HTML

CSS

RESTful APIs

Agile methodologies

TDD

Communication skills

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Terraform

CloudFormation

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Kafka

NodeJS

React

Angular

Job description

Salary: £59,000 - 99,000 per year

Requirements:

• Excellent experience in Python.
• Proven track record of delivering high-quality, robust solutions within a delivery team.
• Experience coaching and guiding others on the best way to achieve an optimal solution.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to articulate in both technical and non-technical terms.
• Extensive experience in the full development lifecycle delivering user-centred digital solutions.
• Advanced full stack development skills using Python, HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• Experience with JavaScript libraries and frameworks such as Node, React, or Angular.
• Strong experience with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices architecture.
• Expertise in RESTful API services.
• Expertise in agile methods (Scrum, Kanban, TDD).
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and public cloud environments (AWS, Azure).
• Proficient in CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or Azure DevOps.
• Previous experience of working on GOV/NHS projects.
• Knowledge of Kafka or other asynchronous messaging systems.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the production of user-centred software, ensuring development is based on business requirements and follows best practice.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders to explore, design and deliver solutions to complex client problems.
• Manage software development and deployment pipelines, resolving issues and potential bottlenecks.
• Communicate and present prototypes, solutions and progress to stakeholders in a clear, concise manner.
• Build great relationships with your team and stakeholders, identifying and ensuring that challenges are overcome.
• Mentor other engineers and support consultants in their professional development.

Technologies:

• API
• AWS
• Angular
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• CSS
• DevOps
• Docker
• Support
• JavaScript
• Jenkins
• Kafka
• Kanban
• Kubernetes
• Python
• React
• TDD
• Terraform
• microservices
• NodeJS

More:

We are Hippo, a rapidly growing digital consultancy working at the intersection of strategy, design and technology to deliver transformative digital solutions for public and private sector clients. We design with empathy and build for impact, combining data-informed evidence, human-centred design and software engineering to create bespoke digital services that make a meaningful difference for organisations and society. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package including a contributory pension scheme, 25 days holiday plus UK public holidays, Perkbox discounts, critical illness cover, life assurance, volunteer days, cycle-to-work support, salary sacrifice electric vehicles, season ticket loans, wellbeing sessions and flexible benefits such as private health and dental cover, additional pension contributions, extra holidays, wellbeing contributions, charity contributions and tree planting. We are committed to diversity, inclusion and belonging, with an accessible recruitment process and support for underrepresented groups. We are headquartered in Leeds with offices across the UK in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, London and Bristol, and we are looking for talent nationwide who can travel to one of our offices or client sites at least two days per week. We also offer relocation support of up to 8,000.

last updated 36 week of 2026