About the Role
Hippo is recruiting a Senior Python Developer to join our Hippo Herd. Senior Python Developers work in multi-disciplinary teams that build, support & maintain User‑Centred digital solutions that offer real value and work for everyone.
Hippo’s Senior Python Developers are experts in their field. You will act as a senior consultant, providing technical expertise in software engineering practices both internally and to our clients. You will drive the team’s technical deliverables, maintain client relationships and be passionate about developing and upskilling others.
Please note, we are looking for candidates who are looking for growth at this level (senior), therefore the advertised salary band is the lower end of our full banding for this level of position, allowing for progression in the role.
In Nutshell
* Act as a technical SME within the squad to produce and ensure user‑centred software is developed based on business requirements and following best practice
* Work collaboratively with colleagues to explore, design and deliver solutions to client problems
* Design and manage software development and deployment pipelines, resolving issues and potential bottlenecks before they occur
* Be a strong communicator and presenter, presenting prototypes, solutions and progress to internal/external stakeholders in a clear, concise manner
* Build great relationships with your team and stakeholders, identifying and ensuring that challenges are overcome
* Be involved in the recruitment of other engineers, and support other consultants in their professional development
* Promote Hippo’s Engineering Herd externally (for example through writing blogs, workshops, seminars or conferences)
Skills and Experience
* Expert experience with Python
* Excellent experience with Python tools and technologies Django, Flask & FastAPI
* Excellent experience with AWS Serverless
* Excellent verbal/written communication skills, able to articulate in both technical/non‑technical terms depending on audience
* The full development lifecycle delivering user‑centred digital solutions
* Full stack development experience with HTML, CSS & JavaScript
* JavaScript library and framework experience is preferable (Node, React, Angular)
* Containerisation experience (Docker, Kubernetes or similar)
* Experience of Microservices design and architecture
* RESTful API services experience
* Working within agile methods and using techniques such as Scrum, Kanban and TDD
* Skilled in designing and building native and web applications, across a variety of scales and platform environments
* Infrastructure As Code (CloudFormation, Terraform, ARM or similar)
* CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, AWS CodeBuild, Azure DevOps and Atlassian
* Previous experience of working on GOV/NHS projects would be highly desirable
Benefits
* Contributory pension scheme (Hippo 6% with employee contributions of 2%)
* 25 days holiday plus UK public holidays
* Perkbox access for a wide range of discounts
* Critical illness cover
* Life assurance and death in service cover
* Volunteer days
* Cycle‑to‑work scheme for the avid cyclists
* Salary sacrifice electric vehicles scheme
* Season ticket loans
* Financial and general wellbeing sessions
* Flexible benefits scheme with options of:
o Private health cover
o Private dental cover
o Additional company pension contributions
o Additional holidays (up to an extra 2 days)
o Wellbeing contribution
o Charity contributions
o Tree planting
Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
At Hippo, we’re dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace that works for everyone. We understand that having a diverse team unlocks our capacity for innovation, creativity and problem solving. We actively encourage applications from under‑represented groups including women, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+, neuro‑divergent and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process that reflects our workplace culture. We are a registered Disability Confident Employer, Mindful Employer, Endometriosis Friendly Employer and a member of the Armed Forces Covenant. Hippo continually strives to remove barriers, provide accommodations and offer reasonable adjustments to ensure equity throughout our practices.
Locations & Remuneration
Headquartered in Leeds with offices across the UK in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, London and Bristol. Applicants must be located within reasonable travelling distance from one of our offices which will be their contracted office location. Given the dynamic nature of a consulting business, you may be required to work on‑site at a Hippo office or an in/out‑of‑town client location for a number of days per week (client dependent) and therefore candidates will need to be open/flexible to travel. We also offer a generous relocation support package of up to £8,000 (please ask for terms and conditions) to help you move smoothly.
Pay: £57,000.00‑£64,000.00 per year
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Leeds LS1 4HT
Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function & Industries
Information Technology – Software Development
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