Lead Software Developer - Python / AWS / React
Lead Software Developer (PYTHON/AWS/REACT) - health tech - tech for good, make a positive impact on the world.
Job Purpose
Part of the extended Technology Leadership Team, the Lead Software Developer will design, implement, and maintain publishing software, systems, and customer‑facing digital products. They will provide technical supervision and guidance across the team, establishing and maintaining the development processes and working practices.
Main Accountabilities
* Lead the development and maintenance of software, in line with organisational objectives for a specific team.
* Promote the creation of high‑quality code using modern agile engineering practices such as TDD, CI/CD, pair programming, continuous monitoring, etc.
* Work closely with QA and Product teams, act as an expert in multiple knowledge areas and encourage the development and sharing of knowledge within the organisation.
* Identify process improvement opportunities and act on them accordingly.
* Encourage innovation by identifying, evaluating, and adopting emerging technologies.
* Collaborate with the Head of Engineering on recruitment and onboarding of team members. Identify capability gaps and ensure continual development of team members through mentoring and coaching.
* Represent engineering to your respective team and collaborate with other Lead Software Developers to ensure consistent ways of working and limit duplication and waste.
* Contribute to, and work in accordance with, the Engineering Team Charter and other organisational strategies.
* Deal effectively with low-performing team members.
* Communicate up to Exec level, clearly, concisely and with authority and confidence.
* Communicate effectively with non-technical stakeholders using clear, non-technical language.
* Encourage a culture of continuous improvement within your team and across engineering.
Knowledge & Skills
* Leadership and team building skills, with the ability to delegate responsibilities to team members.
* Practical experience in system design, development, testing and operational stability.
* Deep understanding of software design, code quality and ability to propose architectural options and evaluate tradeoffs.
* Ability to work closely within an agile team using User Stories and acceptance criteria to understand functional and non-functional requirements.
* Deep knowledge and experience in Python and its ecosystem, patterns and pitfalls.
* Extensive experience of working in an agile environment (we use Scrum).
* Experience with extreme programming practices such as incremental development, continuous integration, test‑driven development and pair programming.
* Familiarity with modern front‑end technologies and JS frameworks, such as React.
* Experience writing and consuming RESTful APIs in Python.
* Experience with AWS services (Lambda, SQS, API gateways, S3).
* Excellent time‑management and organisational skills, with the ability to work to deadlines.
* Good communication, negotiating and influencing skills.
Additional Information
Excellent opportunity to positively impact patient safety whilst working on complex, challenging and career‑defining projects.
Basic salary £76,000 + excellent benefits
Hybrid role - between 4 - 8 days per month in the London office, the rest remote
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