Senior Python Developer

Formula.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 111,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Formula. is seeking a Senior Python Engineer to join a small, highly technical team on an initial 6-month contract with potential extension. You will own the backend and the AWS environment end-to-end.

The role requires Python and Django experience, hands-on AWS and infrastructure as code, and the ability to run asynchronous workloads in production. Master’s degree in engineering or mathematics is preferred.

Qualifications

• Proven backend engineering with Python and Django.
• Hands-on AWS ownership and infrastructure as code.
• Experience running asynchronous workloads in production.
• Master's degree in engineering or mathematics preferred.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end ownership of the backend and AWS environment.
• Operate production workloads with concurrency, retries and idempotency.
• Work within a small, highly technical team.
• Collaborate on architecture and deployment strategies.

Skills

Python

Django

AWS

Concurrency

Education

Master's degree in engineering or mathematics

Tools

Celery

Redis

Docker

GitLab CI/CD

Job description

6 month contract with scope for extension

Hybrid, London (3 days a week onsite)

We're working with an award-winning, growing business who are looking for a contract Senior Python Engineer to join a small, highly technical team on an initial 6 month contract.

You’ll take end-to-end ownership of the backend and the AWS environment behind it.

What we expect from the Senior Python Engineer:

• Proven experience across backend engineering utilising Python and Django
• Hands-on AWS ownership and infrastructure as code, comfortable being responsible for production rather than just deploying to it
• Experience running asynchronous, long-running workloads in production, covering concurrency, retries and idempotency
• Degree educated, ideally to Master's level in an engineering or mathematics discipline

Tech stack for a Senior Python Engineer:

• Celery / Redis / Docker / GitLab CI/CD
• Up to £700 per day, Outside IR35
• 3 days onsite, 2 from home
• End-to-end ownership
• Considerably great scope for extension post 6-month initial

Contract Senior Python Engineer

Up to £700 per day (Outside IR35)

6 month contract with scope for extension

Hybrid, London (3 days a week onsite)

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