Software Developer (Python, React) - Build a Greenfield Cloud Platform From the Ground Up!
Location: North West (Remote/Hybrid Options)
Salary: £35,000 - £45,000
Tech: Python * FastAPI * React * TypeScript * GCP * Docker * Postgres
Sector: SaaS / EnergyTech
🔥 Join a team that's redefining the future of the UK's power & utilities sector.
We're partnering with a fast‑growing UK SaaS business that's building a cutting‑edge, cloud-native platform used at the heart of multiple major utility companies across the country.
This is genuine greenfield work - no legacy systems, no duct tape, no tech debt holding you back.
Think:
⚡ Building the digital core of next‑generation power & utility companies
⚡ High‑impact engineering that touches millions of customers
⚡ Modern tech, modern practices, modern culture
If you're a Python developer who craves real technical ownership, this is your playground.
👨💻 The Role - Software Developer
Whether you're a budding Junior or a seasoned Senior, there's room for you here.
You'll be building and owning features end‑to‑end across a modern, cloud‑native stack - working with a highly capable engineering team who care about quality, design principles, and doing things the right way.
You'll be doing things like:
Designing and developing scalable back‑end systems in Python
Building clean, intuitive front‑ends with React & TypeScript
Creating and optimising APIs using FastAPI
Contributing to architectural discussions and greenfield system design
Working hands‑on with GCP, CI/CD pipelines, microservices & containerised deployments
Collaborating in a remote‑first, engineering‑led environment🧰 The Tech Stack
The team chooses the best tool for the job, with a strong bias toward open-source. You'll work with:
Python (3.5+), FastAPI, type hints & dataclasses
TypeScript & React (v18+)
Postgres
Google Cloud Platform (Pub/Sub, Load Balancer, Cloud Run)
Cloud Build - automated CI/CD
Docker - containerisation & service orchestrationModern. Clean. Future‑proof.
✔️ What You'll Bring
You don't need everything - just a strong foundation and a willingness to grow.
Required:
1+ year of commercial software development
Solid back‑end development skills (Python ideal)
Front‑end experience with modern frameworks
Strong understanding of relational databases
Knowledge of cloud fundamentals (CI/CD, cloud services)
Problem-solving mindset and high coding standards
Comfortable working remotely and independentlyBonus (not required):
System architecture or cloud-native design
Terraform exposure
Docker experience
GCP familiarity🎉 Why This Role Stands Out
Genuine greenfield - very rare in this sector
Impactful - powering critical systems used across the UK
Forward-thinking tech - modern stack, modern culture
Autonomy - your ideas matter
Career progression across multiple levels
Remote-friendly, flexible environment