Senior Developer – Python & Django

Description:

Contract Length: 12 months Location:

Hybrid working – approximately 40% office attendance (2 days per week)

Inside IR35

Up to £650 per day (Umbrella)

Office Locations: London, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff

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We are seeking an experienced Senior Developer with strong Python and Django expertise to join a high-profile government digital programme delivering secure, user-focused digital services.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a modern engineering environment, building and enhancing critical services that support complex business processes and deliver real value to users.

You will join a multidisciplinary agile team, working alongside developers, designers, business analysts and delivery professionals to design, develop and maintain scalable, resilient software solutions.

Key Responsibilities

* Design, develop and maintain applications using Python and Django

* Build secure, scalable and maintainable digital services

* Develop REST APIs and integrated solutions

* Deliver high-quality, test-driven software

* Contribute to technical design and architecture discussions

* Support live services, troubleshooting and continuous improvement

* Collaborate with multidisciplinary agile teams

* Promote engineering best practices, coding standards and quality assurance

Essential Skills & Experience

* Strong commercial experience with Python development

* Hands-on experience with Django

* Experience delivering scalable and secure software solutions

* Strong understanding of software engineering principles and coding standards

* Experience with REST APIs and modern development practices

* Experience working in agile teams

* Strong testing, debugging and problem-solving skills

* Excellent communication and collaboration abilities

* 5+ years’ commercial development experience (8+ years preferred)

Desirable Experience

* Experience delivering government or public sector digital services

* Experience working in secure or regulated environments

* Cloud-based application development experience

* Knowledge of accessibility and digital service standards

If you are a talented Python/Django developer looking to work on complex, meaningful digital services, we would like to hear from you