Python Microservice Engineer - The Opportunity
This is a very exciting opportunity to join a unique company that's playing an important part in enabling the low carbon economy, as we work towards a Net Zero future and the huge benefits that will have for our environment.
Our client provides innovative services across multiple sectors of the energy industry and has a growing, talented technical team that provides the platforms and applications underpinning a wide range of schemes.
The team comprises software engineers, quants, and data modelers. We are looking for a full-stack Python developer to join the team, with a focus on microservice development. This is an exciting, challenging role with loads of variety and scope, in a very well-supported business with an important mission.
The role offers hybrid working, with two days per week spent with your colleagues in Canary Wharf.
Responsibilities
- Design of highly scalable software solutions with lots of hands-on coding in Python
- Working with architects and business analysts to fine-tune requirements
- Validate development tasks in Jira
- Translating designs and wireframes into high-quality code
- Using React.js to develop new user-facing features
- Develop modules to satisfy functional and non-functional requirements
- Work with Release Manager to co-ordinate deployments and check for successful integration
- Prepare, review and build reusable components and front-end libraries
- Optimizing microservices for maximum performance
- Keep abreast of emerging technologies and developments and contribute to the wider engineering team
Requirements
- Proven Python experience (3 years+) with at least a year's Django
- Good front-end skills (preferably in React)
- Good knowledge of Microservices and related tools: e.g. Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, logstash, messaging tools (Rabbit MQ, Apache Kafka)
- Experience of RESTful API development
- Database knowledge (e.g. SQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
- Decent understanding of design patterns and relevant implementation models
- Knowledge of DevOps, GitLab, CI/CD, Jenkins
- Any utilities experience would be a plus
Benefits
- 25 days' annual leave plus public holidays
- Pension Scheme
- Family-friendly policies
- Recognition schemes
- Employee assistance program
- Various deals and discounts