Software Engineer II (Python)

Mintel International; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Personal development opportunities

Frequent social events

Women in Technology initiatives

Job summary

A leading market intelligence agency in Boston is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to develop data entry applications and support backend systems using Python and AWS. The role involves working in Agile teams, collaborating with stakeholders, and utilizing emerging technologies. Ideal candidates will have experience in back-end and front-end development, focusing on system reliability and performance improvements. The company promotes a flexible hybrid work model and champions diversity within its workforce.

Qualifications

• Real-world software development experience as part of a development team.
• Confidence with back-end and front-end development for cloud services and applications.
• Ability to quickly up-skill on technology topics when required.

Responsibilities

• Join a high-functioning Agile team to deliver solutions.
• Develop features or solve technical problems in sprints.
• Help deliver high-quality, reliable software and contribute to QA practices.
• Engage in applications of emerging technologies to solve challenges.

Skills

Back-end development

Front-end development

Agile methodologies

Python

AWS

React

TypeScript

Job description

We’re looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join our team developing data entry applications and supporting pipelines for our in‑house Operations personnel and field agents. Our team is responsible for back‑end systems and improvements (built in Python and utilising AWS services and data stores) and applications used by our stakeholders. The successful candidate will contribute to our developments as we aim to deliver smarter, more efficient and more reliable systems.

Why join Mintel? We are the world’s leading market‑intelligence agency and technology underpins our success. We help our clients understand consumers and consumer markets, and we aspire to provide the market intelligence behind every great business decision. Our technology allows us to deliver data, insights, and opinions in a compelling way to our clients across the globe.

Mintel is committed to building and supporting a diverse workforce, providing opportunities for all. 26% of our Engineering team and 23% of our Engineering leaders are women. We are proud to be a signatory of the Tech Talent Charter, highlighting our goal of improving diversity within our team and supporting industry‑wide improvement. We offer flexible working options and provide support, development and growth opportunities.

We support a Hybrid working approach. Most of our team members work one or two days a week in our London office and the rest of the week remotely.

What You Will Do:

• Join a high‑functioning Agile team, working closely with business stakeholders to understand needs and deliver solutions.
• Develop features or solve technical problems within the context of your team’s sprint. Often this will be as an individual contributor or pairing within the team, however collaborating with Engineers and Architects from other teams is also important from time to time.
• Help your team to deliver high‑quality, reliable software via our code‑review and QA practices and contribute to the evolution of these over time.
• Be part of a team that is interested in applications of emerging technologies like Large Language Models, and be part of applying these to solve Mintel’s challenges more effectively.
• Make your voice heard when we’re discussing implementation trade‑offs within the team or technical solution possibilities with our stakeholders.

What We Are Looking For:

• Individuals who have real‑world software development experience gathered as part of a development team.
• Developers who are confident with back‑end development. Our team develops cloud services in Python and deploys them on AWS.
• Developers who are confident with front‑end development. Our more recent front‑ends use React and TypeScript.
• Candidates who are able to quickly pick up domain knowledge and effectively up‑skill on technology topics where required.
• Applicants who are keen to contribute to both new feature development and system reliability and performance improvements.

Benefits:

• Culture that supports true collaboration whilst embracing remote working.
• Generous holiday allowance with the opportunity to buy additional holiday.
• Approach to personal development where we encourage individuals to grow and share what they’ve learned.
• Frequent social events, both within the department and across the company.
• Blend of home and office working (1‑2 days in the office).
• Women in Technology – Mintel is committed to building and supporting a diverse workforce, providing opportunities for all. 26% of our Engineering team and 27% of our Engineering leaders are women.

How to Apply

Interested in this position? Please submit your resume and cover letter through the application portal.