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. 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.

• 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.

The ideal candidate is looking for growth at the senior level, with clear progression within the role.

• 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 and written communication skills, able to articulate in both technical and non‑technical terms.
• Extensive experience in the full development lifecycle delivering user‑centred digital solutions.
• Advanced full‑stack development skills using Python, HTML, CSS and 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.

• Previous experience working on GOV/NHS projects.
• Knowledge of Kafka or other asynchronous messaging systems.

• 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 avid cyclists.
• Salary sacrifice electric vehicle 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 two days), wellbeing contribution, charity contributions, tree planting.

At Hippo, we’re dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace that works for everyone. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including women, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent individuals and people with disabilities. We are a registered…