Python Developer - 6 months - Wokingham
Hamilton Barnes
Wokingham, United Kingdom
2 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Temporary contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Compensation
£ 85KJob location
Wokingham, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Algorithm Design
Data analysis
Unit Testing
Cloud Engineering
Program Optimization
Profiling
Computer Programming
Databases
IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio (CPLEX)
Data Structures
Relational Databases
Software Debugging
DevOps
Distributed Systems
Django
Integer Programming
Jinja (Template Engine)
Python
PostgreSQL
Linear Programming
MongoDB
NoSQL
NumPy
Object-Oriented Software Development
Performance Tuning
RabbitMQ
Swagger
Web Application Frameworks
Openapi
Data Processing
Test Driven Development
Flask
FastAPI
Pandas
Pytest
Containerization
Data Analytics
Kafka
REST
Data Pipelines
Microservices
Job description
- Develop, optimize, and maintain software using core Python features including iterators/generators, exception handling, file handling, type hints, OOP, and data structure design.
- Build scalable algorithms and write clean, maintainable, and well-structured code.
- Develop and maintain RESTful APIs using OpenAPI/Swagger, Connexion, or FastAPI.
- Work with Python web frameworks such as Flask, Django, FastAPI, and Jinja2.
- Data, Analytics & Databases
- Perform data manipulation and analysis using tools like Pandas and NumPy.
- Design, query, and maintain both relational databases (eg, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL/document stores (eg, MongoDB).
- Build data pipelines and support analytics dashboards and visualizations in Python.
- Mathematical Modelling & Optimization
- Develop and solve Linear Programming (LP), Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP), and other optimization models.
- Use optimization tools and libraries such as Pyomo, AMPL, Gurobi, CPLEX, or similar solvers.
- Model the behaviour of power system components including generation assets, demand profiles, and network elements.
- Contribute to techno-economic assessments of power systems using Python-based models.
- Quality Assurance & DevOps
- Write unit tests using unittest or pytest, with exposure to Test-Driven Development (TDD) methodologies.
Requirements
We are seeking an experienced Python Developer with strong expertise in algorithm development, optimization modelling, and power system techno-economic assessment. The ideal candidate will have deep knowledge of Python's core features, data analysis, web frameworks, and modern development practices. Experience with mathematical optimization tools, containerization, and message-queue technologies will be considered a significant advantage., * Strong proficiency in Python programming and its optimization/analytics ecosystems.
- Proven experience with algorithm development and computational problem-solving.
- Hands-on experience with data analytics, visualization, and database systems.
- Solid understanding of power system modelling, techno-economic simulation, and energy systems.
- Strong debugging, profiling, and performance optimization skills.
- Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
- Experience using Pyomo, AMPL, Gurobi, CPLEX, or similar optimization tools.
- Working knowledge of containerization and cloud-native deployment.
- Familiarity with RabbitMQ/Kafka, microservice architecture, and distributed systems.