Software Engineer Python (we have offices in London, Leeds & Cambridge)

Genomics England; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading genomic healthcare company based in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Software Engineer to develop platforms for genomic data analysis and clinical research. The candidate will utilize Python and AWS to deliver complex technical solutions, collaborating within an agile team to solve large-scale challenges. The role offers a competitive salary starting at £71,300, alongside a comprehensive benefits package, including generous leave and professional development opportunities. Join us to make a meaningful impact in genomic healthcare.

Benefits

30 days holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible working arrangements

Defined contribution pension

Support for training and certifications

Employee recognition programme

Subsidised gym membership

Qualifications

• Strong Python programming background delivering production-ready code.
• Proven experience working on distributed systems using managed cloud services.
• Confident provisioning modern cloud infrastructure with Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Deliver business requirements primarily using Python and Terraform.
• Collaborate to solve petabyte-scale problems.
• Support services running at scale in production.

Skills

Python programming

Distributed systems

Cloud services (AWS)

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Test automation

Agile development

Communication skills

Education

BSc in Computer Science

Tools

Git

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Help shape the incredible future of genomic healthcare - were looking for a highly experienced Software Engineer with a demonstrable track record of building and maintaining scalable distributed systems primarily using Python and AWS services.

Here at Genomics England youll be developing the platforms that enable everything from large-scale genomic data analysis to nationwide clinical research tools.

If youre a proven Software Engineer whos confident working with Python at scale designing for reliability and performance and wants to be hands‑on with modern cloud‑native technologies (Terraform GitLab CI AWS and more) this is your chance to make a real‑world impact through technology.

Be part of something truly unique and work that genuinely matters!

Everyday responsibilities include

• Delivering business requirements primarily using Python and Terraform
• Working collaboratively as part of team to solve petabyte‑scale problems
• Taking a test‑first approach to delivery from acceptance tests all the way down to unit tests
• Monitoring troubleshooting and supporting services running at scale in production
• Contributing to code reviews and architecture discussions
• Using Git Confluence and JIRA daily

Skills and experience for success

• Strong Python programming background delivering production‑ready code
• Proven experience working on distributed systems using managed cloud services (AWS preferable)
• Confident provisioning modern cloud infrastructure with Terraform
• Hands‑on experience with CI / CD pipelines (GitLab CI preferable)
• Ability to evaluate the pros and cons of different technologies (e.g. SQL vs NoSQL databases)
• Strong track record in test automation and a quality‑first engineering mindset
• Comfortable working in agile squads with a DevOps culture
• A familiarity with how Non‑Functional Requirements impact the design of a system
• Excellent communication skills able to work across cross‑functional teams

Nice to have

• Interest in genomics scientific tooling or bioinformatics (or a willingness to learn)

Qualifications :

BSc in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Additional Information

Salary From : 71300

Closing Date : Tuesday 25th November @ 23 : 00 (UK time)

Being an integral part of such a meaningful mission is extremely rewarding in itself but in order to support our people were continually improving our benefits package. We pride ourselves on investing in our people and supporting them to achieve their career goals as well as offering a benefits package including :

• Generous Leave : 30 days holiday plus bank holidays additional leave for long service and the option to apply for up to 30 days of remote working abroad annually (approval required).
• Family‑Friendly : Blended working arrangements flexible working enhanced maternity paternity and shared parental leave benefits.
• Pension & Financial : Defined contribution pension (Genomics England double‑matches up to 10% however you can contribute more if you wish) Life Assurance (3x salary) and a Give As You Earn scheme.
• Learning & Development : Individual learning budgets support for training and certifications and reimbursement for one annual professional subscription (approval required).
• Recognition & Rewards : Employee recognition programme and referral scheme.
• Health & Wellbeing : Subsidised gym membership a free Headspace account and access to an Employee Assistance Programme eye tests flu jabs.

Equal opportunities and our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace

Genomics England is actively committed to providing and supporting an inclusive environment that promotes equity diversity and inclusion best practice both within our community and in any other area where we have influence. We are proud of our diverse community where everyone can come to work and feel welcomed and treated with respect regardless of any disability ethnicity gender gender identity religion sexual orientation or social background.

Genomics Englands policies of non‑discrimination and equity and will be applied fairly to all people regardless of age disability gender identity or reassignment marital or civil partnership status being pregnant or recently becoming a parent race religion or beliefs sex or sexual orientation length of service whether full or part‑time or employed under a permanent or a fixed‑term contract or any other relevant factor.

Genomics England does not tolerate any form of discrimination harassment victimisation or bullying at work. Such behaviour undermines our mission and core values and diminishes the dignity respect and integrity of all parties. Our People policies outline our commitment to inclusivity.

We aim to remove barriers in our recruitment processes and to be flexible with our interview processes. Should you require any adjustments that may help you to fully participate in the recruitment process we encourage you to discuss this with us.

Culture

We have four key behaviours that represent what we would like Genomics England to feel like and the culture we want to encourage in order for us to achieve our mission. These behaviours help us all work well together deliver on our outcomes celebrate our successes and share feedback with each other. You can read about these and other aspects of our culture here Culture Genomics England

Blended working model

Genomics England operates a blended working modelas we know our people appreciate the flexibility that hybrid working can bring.We expect most people to come into the office a minimum of 2 times each month.However this will vary according to role and will be agreed with your team leader. There is no expectation that people will return to the office full time unless they want to however some of our roles require full time on site attendancee.g. lab teams reception team.

Our teams and squads have and will continue to reflect on what works best for them to work together successfully and have the freedom to design working patterns to suit beyond the minimum.Our office locations are : Canary Wharf Cambridge and Leeds.

Onboarding background checks

As part of our recruitment process all successful candidates are subject to a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We therefore require applicants to disclose any previous offences at point of application as some unspent convictions may mean we are unable to proceed with your application due to the nature of our work in healthcare.

Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Full‑time

Key Skills

APIs,Docker,Jenkins,REST,Python,AWS,NoSQL,MySQL,JavaScript,Postgresql,Django,GIT

Department / Functional Area : Engineering

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1