Sr Software Engineer – Python /FastAPI

Oman Shell; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global energy company in London seeks a Senior Software Engineer to lead product development using Python FastAPI. The role requires substantial technical experience and the ability to mentor fellow engineers. Candidates should have a strong grasp of web technologies, cloud services, and deliver key product enhancements while collaborating with users and stakeholders.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Competitive salary

Paid parental leave

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in technical and process guidance.
• Strong technical knowledge in current web technologies and cloud services.
• Experience working in agile teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the backlog items on product development and enhancement.
• Drive the technology best practices.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers.

Skills

Python FastAPI development

Technical guidance

Spark/pySpark

Typescript/React

T-SQL/SQL/Azure SQL

Leadership in engineering teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure

Agile methodology

Job description

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Sr Software Engineer – Python /FastAPI

Apply locations London - Shell Centre time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id R172555 , United Kingdom

Job Family Group:

Information Technology (IT)

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

July 31, 2025

Business unit:

Projects and Technology

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

What’s the role

Our team, together with our extended colleagues at Shell, specializes in Oil Market Analysis. We develop complex data products grounded in the fundamentals of the oil market, providing innovative and often industry-first insights that support our commodities trading business. As a Senior Software Engineer with proven experience in offering technical and process guidance, as well as mentoring the team for long-term success, you'll be challenged to think and act differently. You'll have opportunities to engage in all stages, from discovery and design to embedding and scaling.

What you’ll be doing

• Work in a product team to deliver the backlog items on product development and enhancement.

• Champion and drive the technology best practices

• Mentor and coach the junior engineers

• Work with your users, stakeholders and delivery team to understand and deliver value through your product

• Align with technical leaders to shape and implement Shell's strategy

What you bring

• Have substantial experience in technical and process guidance

• Experience in Python FastAPI development, Spark/pySpark, Typescript/React,T-SQL/SQL/Azure SQL and other programming frameworks and paradigm

• Able to mix strategic and pragmatic approaches to drive product delivery

• Experience in leading an engineering team

• You have a very strong technical knowledge in current web technologies, cloud services, and infrastructure

• Strong experience in delivering multiple global products

• Knowledge of other Cloud (Azure etc) is highly desirable

• Knowledge of containers and functions is highly desirable

• Demonstrated application of the best patterns & practices in the software development life cycle

• Experience working in agile teams with demonstrated application of the principles, including facilitation of the planning process

What we offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

• Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.

• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.

• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.

• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.

• Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.

• Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.

• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performancerelated salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.

• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.

• Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.

• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and

• international teams.

• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.

We'd like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how we're working towards that goal, click here .

Shell in The United Kingdom

Shell UK remains one of the North Sea’s biggest producers, supplying around 10% of the UK’s total oil and gas needs. But perhaps the most recognisable face of Shell in the UK is our network of over 1,000 Shell-branded service stations.

In the years ahead, as the UK looks to strengthen energy security and deliver its 2050 net-zero goal, Shell UK aims to play a crucial role.We aimto be a major investor in the UK energy system by helping our customers decarbonise with a focus on transport and industry.

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Whether they work on our platforms and pipelines, or in our offices andresearch labs, people are key to our success. They collectively determine our culture and we expect them to behave according to our values: honesty, integrity, and respect for people.