Lead Python Developer

2 months ago


London, UK, United Kingdom Tech4 Full time

Lead Python/AWS Software Engineer - health tech - tech for good, make a positive impact on the world.


Highly successful and fast growing organisation has an exciting opportunity for a Lead Python/AWS Software Engineer.


JOB PURPOSE


Part of the extended Technology Leadership Team, the Lead Software Developer will design, implement, and maintain publishing software, systems, and customer- facing digital products. They will provide technical supervision and guidance across the team, establishing and maintaining the development processes and working practices.


MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES


  • Lead the development and maintenance of software, in line with organisational objectives for a specific team.
  • Promote the creation of high-quality code using modern agile engineering practices such as TDD, CI/CD, pair programming, continuous monitoring etc.
  • Work closely with QA and Product teams.
  • Act as an expert in a number of knowledge areas and encourage the development and sharing of knowledge within the organisation.
  • Identify process improvement opportunities and act on them accordingly.
  • Encourage innovation by identifying, evaluating and adoption of emerging technologies.
  • Collaborate with the Head of Engineering on recruitment and on-boarding of team members.
  • Identification of capability gaps and ensuring continual development of team members through mentoring and coaching.
  • Work closely with Head of Engineering and act as a representative for engineering to your respective team.
  • Work closely with other Lead Software Developers to ensure consistent ways of working and help limit duplication and waste.
  • Contribute to, and work in accordance to the Engineering Team Charter and other organisational strategies (and encourage team members to).
  • Deal effectively with low-performing team members.
  • Communicate up to Exec level, clearly, concisely and with authority and confidence.
  • Communicate effectively with non-technical stakeholders using clear, non-technical language.
  • Encourage a culture of continuous improvement within your team and across engineering.


KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS FOR THIS JOB


  • Leadership and team building skills, with the ability to delegate responsibilities to team members.
  • Practical experience in system design, development, testing and operational stability.
  • Deep understanding of software design, code quality and ability to propose architectural options and evaluate trade-offs.
  • Ability to work closely within an agile team using User Stories and acceptance criteria to understand functional and non-functional requirements
  • Deep knowledge and experience in Python and its ecosystem, patterns and pitfalls.
  • Extensive experience of working in an agile environment (we use Scrum).
  • Experience with extreme programming practices such as incremental development, continuous integration, test driven development and pair programming.
  • Familiarity with modern Front End technologies and JS frameworks, such as React.
  • Experience writing and consuming RESTful APIs in Python.
  • Experience with AWS services (Lambda, SQS, API gateways, S3).
  • Excellent time-management and organisational skills, with the ability to work to deadlines.
  • Good communication, negotiating and influencing skills.


Excellent opportunity to positively impact patient safety whilst working on complex, challenging and career defining projects.

Basic salary £76,000 + excellent benefits

Hybrid role - between 4 - 8 days per month in the London office, the rest remote


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