Senior Python Developer

About

The Role Hippo is a rapidly growing digital consultancy passionate about building and delivering transformative digital solutions for a diverse range of Public and Private sector clients. We are recruiting for a Senior Python Developer to join our Hippo Herd. We work at the intersection of strategy, design, and technology to solve complex problems and create lasting value. Our collaborative and agile culture empowers our teams to make a genuine impact.

As a Senior Python Developer, you will play an important role in making Hippo the best Consultancy out there. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team combining data, design, product, delivery, analysis and engineering to deliver bespoke digital services that make a positive and meaningful impact on organisations and society. We're confident in our abilities, authentic in our approach, and passionate about what we do.

You will act as a Senior Consultant to deliver Python Development services to our clients. Senior Python Developers are experienced practitioners who lead by example, ensuring technical excellence within squads and mentoring other members of the engineering community.

Our solutions empower our customers to build and support secure, scalable, and well-engineered systems beyond traditional boundaries that allow our customers to understand and get the most from their data and digital services. The Senior Python Developer will be a key player and implementer in this.

Your Role in Nutshell:

Lead the production of user-centred software, ensuring development is based on business requirements and follows best practice. Work collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders to explore, design and deliver solutions to complex client problems. Manage software development and deployment pipelines, resolving issues and potential bottlenecks. Communicate and present prototypes, solutions and progress to stakeholders in a clear, concise manner. Build great relationships with your team and stakeholders, identifying and ensuring that challenges are overcome.

Mentor other engineers and support consultants in their professional development. Skills and experience that you need Essential Experience Excellent experience in Python. Proven track record of delivering high-quality, robust solutions within a delivery team. Experience coaching and guiding others on the best way to achieve an optimal solution. Excellent verbal/written communication skills, able to articulate in both technical/non-technical terms. Extensive experience in the full development lifecycle delivering user-centred digital solutions.

Advanced full stack development skills using Python, HTML, CSS & JavaScript.

Experience with JavaScript libraries and frameworks such as Node, React, or Angular. Strong experience with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) and Microservices architecture. Expertise in RESTful API Services. Expertise in agile methods (Scrum, Kanban, TDD). Proficiency in Infrastructure As Code (Terraform, Cloud formation) and public cloud environments (AWS, Azure). Proficient in CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or Azure Dev Ops.

Desirable Experience Previous experience of working on GOV/NHS projects. Knowledge of Kafka or other asynchronous messaging systems. What makes us great

Alongside working with some of the most talented people out there and on-top of a competitive salary, which we’re transparent about from the outset, you can also expect a range of benefits:

Contributory Pension Scheme (Hippo 6% & Employee 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:

Private health cover

Private dental cover

Additional company pension contributions

Additional holidays (up to an extra 2 days)
Wellbeing contribution

Charity contributions

Tree planting

Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Hippo 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. Only by building a community of diverse perspectives, cultures and socio-economic backgrounds can we create an environment where all can contribute and thrive.

We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including women, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent 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…