Python Developer

As a Python Developer you’ll ensure high quality code is delivered in line with project goals and delivery cycles. You’ll thrive using agile methods and enjoy working openly, collaboratively and as part of a multidisciplinary team focused on one or more projects.

🚀 What we offer 🚀

We know that great software requires great coding practices. Here are some key practices which we insist upon across our teams that allow us to release with speed and quality:

• agile principles
• test-driven development with a focus on automation
• continuous integration and continuous delivery
• review code via pull requests
• pairing smartly
• infrastructure as code

Key Responsibilities

• building RESTful web services to serve a variety of citizen and government needs, taking responsibility for the quality of code you produce
• implementing toolkits and APIs for purposes such as integration, performance optimisation, security and scalability
• delivering secure, reliable and scalable software in your team; undertaking a breadth of development tasks
• designing new software using appropriate tools and in line with standards, proving designs through prototyping
• reporting on system performance and support test activities; keep documentation up to date
• supporting services you deliver through regular maintenance activities, balancing your work with your leadership
• working with other engineers to deliver new capability, for instance improved CI/CD pipelines or test approaches

💜 Some of the benefits our engineers enjoy 💜

• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• 25 days annual leave on appointment, plus 8 days public holidays and 1 day for the King’s Birthday, rising further with service
• Flexible working options to enable you to achieve the work life balance that right for you including part-time, flexi time and job sharing
• Training and development opportunities tailored to your role
• An in-year bonus scheme
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

This link is to a short guide on YouTube to employee benefits:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHT1g1Ph0f0