OSS Developer (Python) Full Time (FTC 1 year)
Hybrid 1 day a month Bristol but will have to travel to sites
Salary: £43,000 - £58,000
OSS Developer ( Python) wanted to help lead and build a Tech4Good project based in Bristol. You'll be creating and building a community to develop a platform based in an open-source environment
The Role:
We are looking for an OSS Developer (Python) to join a team to help build, develop and maintain a platform to help create a community focused on building low volume digital device production. This developer will own the technical strategy and roadmap for the platform driving the Community engagement, liaising across multiple teams and stakeholders, including industry, academics and people within the maker/hacker community.
Tech stack:
Python
Django
Open source - evolution of code
Responsibilities
Using high-level expertise, collaborate with key stakeholders to deliver specialist technical
services.
Develop creative and innovative solutions in area of expertise, to advance specific software solutions methods and practices.
Evaluate, interpret, analyse, and present complex data from outputs
Contribute to wider developments and changes in specific open-source Software projects
Design, build and/or adapt specialist software to provide innovative solutions.
Share professional expertise and contribute to knowledge exchange in specialist field.
Working with key stakeholders (e.g. Principal Investigators, researchers, external customers, or other service users) to provide specialist solutions in the planning and design of research experiments.
Defining accurate methods and providing detailed results, analysis and interpretation of data.
Maintain awareness of developments and changes in specific area of practice
Planning & Organising Resources
Plan and prioritise own workload to best meet service demands.
Manage a delegated budget, and grant budgets as appropriate, ensuring sufficient consumables and resources are available for service delivery.
Contribute to short, medium and long-term planning to improve services impacted upon by the specialism.
Relevant Experience, Skills and Knowledge
Extensive open-source development experience
Production-level Python and Django expertise
Strong understanding of modern software engineering practice
Excellent organisation and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
Proven ability to design, review, and deliver complex, innovative solution
Capable of working autonomously to meet project and organisational goals
Consistently accurate, precise, and detail-focused in all work
Reasonable Adjustments:
Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.
If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.
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