Senior Python Engineer: API & Distributed Systems

Templeton & Partners - Innovative & Inclusive Hiring Solutions; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Templeton & Partners is seeking an experienced senior developer/architect in Greater London to lead design and development across large-scale applications. The role emphasizes independent work streams, architectural oversight, and strong collaboration with business stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will design scalable systems, implement robust testing, and provide guidance on production issues while working within modern DevOps practices and cloud environments (Azure/AWS).

Qualifications

• Experience in designing large-scale application architecture and interfaces.
• Strong collaboration with external stakeholders and business teams.
• Design and development guidance for complex projects; testing expertise.

Responsibilities

• Work independently within defined projects/work streams and deliver results.
• Design, develop, and provide project guidance for applications and infrastructure.
• Advise on functional/technical problems and provide solutions.
• Collaborate with lead developer to define, develop, test, and release features; provide bug fixes for production issues.
• Familiar with DevOps and CI/CD processes.

Skills

API development

Distributed systems

SQL/Oracle

Docker/Kubernetes

Azure/AWS

Message brokers

Automation

Typed language

CI/CD

Tools

GitHub

RabbitMQ

ActiveMQ

Kafka

Job description

Templeton & Partners is seeking an experienced senior developer/architect in Greater London to lead design and development across large-scale applications. The role emphasizes independent work streams, architectural oversight, and strong collaboration with business stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will design scalable systems, implement robust testing, and provide guidance on production issues while working within modern DevOps practices and cloud environments (Azure/AWS).