Python Developer

Global Ltd

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

2 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Working hours

Regular working hours

Languages

English

Compensation

£ 56K

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Clean Code Principles

API

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Unit Testing

Apache Lucene

Continuous Integration

Relational Databases

Django

Elasticsearch

Python

Object-Oriented Software Development

Software Engineering

Web Services

Test Driven Development

Flask

GIT

Kubernetes

GraphQL

REST

Docker

Job description

We're looking for a talented and adaptable Python Developer to join our established development team, working on high-impact digital products used by over 30 million people each month. You'll help build and scale the APIs, web services, and internal systems that power Global Player, our public-facing radio websites, and a wide range of connected platforms. This is a hands-on role for someone passionate about clean code, collaboration, and continuously learning new technologies., * You will be working on web services that drive Global Player and our public-facing radio websites. You'll be working on a suite of digital products that attracts over 30 million unique visitors a month!

APIs and tools that drive our mobile apps, and other devices such as Alexa and Google Home.
Internal editorial and content systems that feed all our public-facing products.

Requirements

Contributed to delivering phenomenal solutions for delivering the latest innovations to our digital products.
Proven a collaborative approach to delivering solutions.
Shown passion to learn new things and to share knowledge with others.
Followed sound architectural and software engineering principles in your solutions.

What you will need

The ideal candidate will be proactive and willing to develop and implement innovative solutions, capable of the following:

A multi-skilled developer who is happy to step out of their comfort zone and learn new technologies.
Strong commercial development experience using Python.
A strong grasp of OOP fundamentals and RESTful APIs.
Familiarity with VCS, preferably Git.
Experience working in a sociable, cross-functional team.
A dedication to testing - experience of writing and maintaining unit tests; mocking frameworks and an enthusiasm for test-driven development.
Experience working with relational database systems and ORM frameworks.
Understanding of the importance of Continuous Integration.

Bonus points if you tick any of the following boxes...