Senior Python Engineer

Godeltech; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in the UK is seeking a skilled Python Engineer to design and maintain scalable backend solutions using Python and Django. The role requires strong engineering skills and a passion for high code quality, focusing on integrating APIs and ensuring reliable systems. Candidates should be self-driven and comfortable in a trust-focused culture. Offers a flexible working schedule, robust career growth opportunities, and various health benefits.

Benefits

Flexible Working Schedule

Private Medical Healthcare

Group Life Insurance

Multisport Card

Free English / Polish Classes

Personal Development Plan

Corporate Integration Events

Qualifications

• Production Django experience on complex applications.
• Experience with third-party APIs and integration patterns.
• Strong emphasis on code quality with unit and integration tests.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable backend solutions using Python and Django.
• Integrate third-party APIs and systems.
• Participate in peer reviews and team goal-setting.

Skills

Strong Python engineering skills

API development (REST / GraphQL)

Automated testing

English communication skills

Tools

Django

AWS services (RDS, S3, Kubernetes)

Pytest

Jenkins

React

Job description

The company is actively integrating AI-driven solutions into its ecosystem — enhancing customer experiences through intelligent notifications, predictive billing forecasts, and voice assistants.

With a global engineering team of over 2,000 professionals (primarily based in the UK) and more than 60 million customers across the UK, EU, Japan, and the US, this truly impactful and technologically advanced environment where your expertise in Python can make a real difference.

• Frontend: React (rarely requests to craft FE)
• Testing: Pytest, MyPy
• CI/CD: Jenkins
• Deployment: Daily releases via feature flags

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable finance-focused backend solutions using Python and Django
• Integrate external systems and third-party APIs
• Work closely with Product Managers and Tech Leads to define, size, and solve real-world telecom customer problems
• Write high-quality, well-tested code ensuring reliable daily deployments to production
• Participate in peer reviews, refinements, and feedback loops across a multi-disciplinary team
• Maintain a developer-first quality culture: own unit, integration, and functional testing
• Be part of a weekly engineering goal-setting process (lean Kanban-style working)

Requirements

Must have:

• Strong Python engineering skills, ideally with production Django experience on complex, large-scale applications (not just small web apps)
• Good of integration patterns, API development (REST / GraphQL), and third-party system interoperability
• Solid experience in building automated tests: unit, integration, and E2E tests
• Passion for clean code, peer reviews, and high code quality standards
• Familiarity with scaling large systems — vertical scaling, single-tenant deployments
• Self-driven, comfortable with autonomy and open team cultures (trust > process)
• Experience working with or around AWS services (e.g., RDS, S3, Kubernetes, SQS, RabbitMQ)
• Strong verbal and written English communication skills

>Nice to have:

• Frontend experience (React)
• Code generation tools, AI assistants – Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, etc.

WHAT WE OFFER

Having fun and delivering the very best service are the founding principles of Godel.

>We’re always on the lookout for talented and creative people who are willing to go above and beyond the call of duty for teammates and our clients.

Working for Godel comes with a range of benefits to help you to enjoy your work here including:

Flexible Working Schedule and Hybrid Way of Work

Agile Delivery

We use agile because it's cool. It suits everyone

It could be the travel or energy industry, a mobile app or an in-house analytics service

Professional Team

Our clients come us from a wide variety of industries

Trust-Focused Culture

Private Medical Healthcare for You and Your Family

Group Life Insurance for You

Multisport Card

Free English / Polish Classes

Personal Development Plan

Corporate Integration Events

Reference Program

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