Python Developer // Derby (Onsite) // £50,000 - £60,000
This is a hands-on Python engineering role working on digital platforms that support major national energy infrastructure; including the shift to net-zero.
There’s plenty of opportunity to get stuck into architecture discussions, deployment tooling, and API design, all within a fast-paced Agile environment.
You’ll be building scalable, testable services and APIs in Python (Django/Flask), deploying to AWS and Azure, and applying best practices in CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.
Developing secure, high-performance APIs
Working with databases like PostgreSQL, DynamoDB and MongoDB
Deploying cloud-native services using tools like Terraform, Docker and Kubernetes
Improving performance, security and observability in backend systems
Collaborating with product managers, cloud engineers and designers
Proven experience writing Python APIs (Django, Flask or FastAPI)
Solid database design and cloud deployment experience (AWS, Azure or GCP)
Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows and Agile delivery
Strong attention to security, testing and performance
Exposure to microservices, big data or IoT
Knowledge of GDS or UK Government digital standards
The company is an institution in nuclear and energy sectors
Big investment in digital transformation and software capability
Clear path into architecture, lead engineering, or cloud specialism
Private healthcare and enhanced pension
Career training, internal promotion routes and leadership mentoring
Holiday bonus schemes and dynamic internal Employee Committee