Senior Python Developer

hireful; City Of London; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading EdTech company is looking for a Senior Python Developer to guide a talented team in building cloud-native applications. The role involves driving engineering excellence, mentoring developers, and designing AWS-based systems. As a fully remote position, it offers a competitive salary of £55k - £62k plus great benefits. Ideal candidates will have strong Python and AWS skills, with leadership experience being a key asset.

Benefits

Great benefits

Qualifications

• Strong background in Python development.
• Deep knowledge of AWS, containers, and automation.
• Ability to inspire and mentor developers.

Responsibilities

• Champion engineering excellence and define best practices.
• Drive Agile delivery and design robust AWS-based systems.
• Mentor developers and push innovation.

Skills

Python development

AWS expertise

Microservices

RESTful APIs

CI/CD pipelines

Containerization

Leadership

Agile methodologies

Job description

Are you a Senior Python Developer looking to help shape the future of how schools use technology to empower learners across the UK? We are searching for a Senior Python Developer / Lead Python Developer who can guide a talented engineering team and push the boundaries of what cloud-native EdTech can be.

Fancy taking ownership over building scalable Python applications, driving Agile delivery, and designing robust AWS-based systems using modern Infrastructure-as-Code approaches?

Role: Senior Python Developer, Python Software Engineer, Python Developer, Lead Python Developer

Location: 100% work from home / Remote

Salary: £55k - £62k base plus great benefits

What you will bring to the role:

You will champion engineering excellence, define best practices, inspire and mentor developers, and keep innovation at the heart of everything you do from microservices and RESTful APIs to CI/CD pipelines and containerised deployments. With a strong background in Python development and deep knowledge of AWS, containers and automation, you ll bring both technical expertise and the confidence to steer a team through rapid growth. Experience with serverless, AI, or EdTech is a bonus, but passion and leadership are essential.

Keen to join a group that cares about delivering real change in education. CLICK APPLY and send through a copy of a CV.