Senior Python Engineer - Cloud API & Leadership

Calibre Global Consulting; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a Senior Python Engineer based in Greater London to design and develop scalable software solutions. The role requires strong expertise in Python frameworks and cloud environments, especially AWS, Azure, or GCP. Responsibilities include mentoring staff and leading technical discussions. Candidates must have a Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or Engineering and experience with CI/CD tools. This position offers a dynamic environment that values innovation and technical leadership.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in Python web development frameworks.
• Experience working in cloud environments.
• Experience with CI/CD tools and practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable software solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality features.
• Lead code reviews and technical discussions.
• Identify and resolve performance and scalability issues.

Skills

Python web development frameworks

JavaScript/TypeScript

API Design

CI/CD tools

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Technical leadership

Agile methodology

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and reliable software solutions, ensuring alignment with Principals and Architects.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product, QA, and DevOps, to deliver high-quality features.
• Lead code reviews and technical discussions, and contribute to architectural decisions.
• Lead complex coding tasks; ensure code quality.
• Identify and resolve performance and scalability issues.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
• Mentor and support junior and mid-level engineers.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends.
• Estimate work; lead delivery of features from the roadmap.
• Solve ambiguous problems with scalable solutions.

Key Requirements

• Must have API Design experience
• Skilled in applying software technical design principles to build scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions within modern cloud-based architectures.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience with CI/CD tools and practices.
• Strong problem-solving & communication skills.
• Adaptability/willingness to learn (e.g., Agile).
• Technical leadership (mentoring, best-practice guidance).
• Must have either independently designed cloud-hosted services and APIs with moderate complexity, considering scalability and reliability OR led or designed distributed systems with multiple interacting components, including trade-off analysis, performance in the cloud. I.e just contributing to design discussions but primarily implementing components within predefined cloud architectures is not enough.