Python jobs in United Kingdom

Our client is an established and fast‑growing ecommerce business operating across multiple online channels. They run a high‑volume, multi‑storefront operation and are continually investing in their digital platforms, infrastructure, and customer experience.

The culture is pragmatic, fast‑moving, and low‑bureaucracy. Decisions are made quickly, people are trusted to take ownership, and the environment suits someone who enjoys autonomy and delivering meaningful impact.

This is a senior, hands‑on position with full technical ownership of the company’s Magento 2 ecommerce platform and its supporting infrastructure. You’ll work across multiple storefronts, integrations, and backend systems, ensuring the platform remains stable, secure, and continually improving.

You’ll build custom modules, resolve complex issues, support marketplace integrations, and collaborate with teams across the business to enhance operational efficiency, data accuracy, and customer experience.

• Own the stability, performance, and evolution of the Magento 2 platform
• Design, build, and maintain custom Magento modules and backend functionality
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues efficiently
• Manage hosting, databases, and core web services supporting Magento
• Plan and deliver platform upgrades and architectural improvements
• Ensure strong security, monitoring, and incident‑response processes
• Deliver new features and additional storefronts across European markets

• Manage data flows between Magento, ERP, middleware, marketplaces, and analytics tools
• Maintain and enhance APIs, webhooks, imports/exports, and cron processes
• Support time‑critical backend jobs and automation workflows
• Ensure data accuracy across stock, pricing, orders, and customer information

• Support integrations with eBay, Amazon, and Google Merchant Centre
• Maintain catalogue and inventory consistency across all channels
• Support SQL queries and data sources feeding BI and reporting tools

• Strong commercial experience with Magento 2 (Open Source)
• Excellent PHP and MySQL skills
• Deep understanding of Magento architecture, APIs, and ORM
• Confident with Git/Bitbucket and structured deployment workflows
• Experience supporting production ecommerce systems
• Ability to communicate technical decisions clearly to non‑technical stakeholders
• Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills
• Knowledge of ecommerce security and compliance best practices
• Strong working knowledge of PHP, MySQL, Python, HTML/CSS/JS
• Awareness of data privacy and security considerations
• Experience with MySQL or Microsoft SQL Server

• Middleware or integration‑heavy background
• Experience with Varnish, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch
• Magento certification
• Familiarity with AWS or Cloudflare
• Knowledge of ecommerce infrastructure (servers, databases, CMS, web apps)

• Real ownership of a complex ecommerce platform
• Autonomy to improve architecture, processes, and systems
• Uncapped bonus linked to platform performance and delivery
• A growing ecommerce business with interesting technical challenges
• Hybrid working in a pragmatic, low‑ego environment
• The opportunity to shape the future of the technical function

• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• Profit sharing