Senior Developer – Python & Django

Contract Length: 12 months Location:

Hybrid working – approximately 40% office attendance (2 days per week)

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Up to £650 per day (Umbrella)

Office Locations: London, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff

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We are seeking an experienced Senior Developer with strong Python and Django expertise to join a high-profile government digital programme delivering secure, user-focused digital services.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a modern engineering environment, building and enhancing critical services that support complex business processes and deliver real value to users.

You will join a multidisciplinary agile team, working alongside developers, designers, business analysts and delivery professionals to design, develop and maintain scalable, resilient software solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain applications using Python and Django
• Build secure, scalable and maintainable digital services
• Develop REST APIs and integrated solutions
• Deliver high-quality, test-driven software
• Contribute to technical design and architecture discussions
• Support live services, troubleshooting and continuous improvement
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary agile teams
• Promote engineering best practices, coding standards and quality assurance

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong commercial experience with Python development
• Hands-on experience with Django
• Experience delivering scalable and secure software solutions
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles and coding standards
• Experience with REST APIs and modern development practices
• Experience working in agile teams
• Strong testing, debugging and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
• 5+ years’ commercial development experience (8+ years preferred)

Desirable Experience

• Experience delivering government or public sector digital services
• Experience working in secure or regulated environments
• Cloud-based application development experience
• Knowledge of accessibility and digital service standards

If you are a talented Python/Django developer looking to work on complex, meaningful digital services, we would like to hear from you.