Senior Python Developer

MarkIT Placements; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech recruitment firm in London is seeking a Senior Python Developer to join an exciting startup. You will design and build the marketplace platform while taking ownership of new features. The ideal candidate has over 2 years of commercial experience in Python, familiarity with frameworks like Django, and a passion for quality. This role offers a friendly atmosphere and opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Benefits

Friendly atmosphere

Positive management

Ping pong table

Work with latest technologies

Architectural involvement

Qualifications

• 2 years+ commercial experience in Python.
• Experience with web application frameworks like Django or Flask.
• Strong focus on quality and efficient task completion.
• Desire to thoroughly test applications.
• Experience in architecting and building scalable web applications.

Responsibilities

• Design and build the marketplace platform.
• Take ownership of shipping impactful new features.

Skills

Python

Django

Flask

DevOps

HTTP APIs

Job description

My client, based in London, is looking for a Senior Python Developer. Please apply for full details.

INTRO

We are looking for a Senior Python/Django Developer to work with us to build our platform. You’ll have the opportunity to work in an exciting, early-stage startup in a senior role within our growing Engineering team and be supported in taking ownership of key parts of the product.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Playing a crucial role in designing and building out our marketplace platform
• Shipping and taking ownership of impactful new features and functionality

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN

• Friendly atmosphere
• Positive management
• Ping pong table
• Work with latest technologies
• Get to participate in architectural and technological decisions

REQUIRED

• 2 years+ commercial experience in Python
• Experience working with a web application framework (Django, Flask, ...)
• A strong focus on quality and a desire to get things done the best possible way
• A desire to test ALL the things
• Eagerness to get things shipped and being used as quickly and efficiently as possible.
• Experience in architecting and building scalable web applications

WOULD BE AWESOME

• Development & consumption of HTTP APIs
• Experience scaling a web application by orders of magnitude
• DevOps experience (repeatable deployments, automated releases, CI/CD, infrastructure as code)
• Experience developing financial applications for use by financial institutions