Full Stack Developer

Part of Fintel plc, Defaqto is one of the UK’s most trusted sources of financial product and market intelligence, supporting financial institutions, intermediaries and consumers to make smarter financial decisions.

Are you looking for a role where you can use your software expertise to make a BIG impact in a small but leading technology business?

We're looking for a Full Stack Developer for one of our sister companies, Comparison Creator. It is a leading software development company specialising in providing outsourced solutions for product comparison websites. Simply put, Comparison Creator is the software company behind high profile UK websites including Money Super Market , Go.Compare, Confused and Moneysaving Expert.

As a product led technology business, we're really proud of what we do. We're also a sister company to Defaqto, which brings data, technology and consumers together to help everyone make more informed choices.

Location:

hybrid working model - see notes below.

The successful candidate will work closely with the IT Development Manager, and other team members, building industry-leading products, enhancing product architecture and improving team standards and practices.

This role would suit a full-stack Python/Django developer looking for a hands‑on role, with a mix of product development and application support. Responsible for configuring, supporting and fixing live products.

Internally, we call this role Python Developer.

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality software applications using Python, Django and related technologies.
• Collaborate with the business, to translate business, stakeholder and user needs into deliverable artefacts.
• Identify and implement solutions to improve performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Review code written by other team members to ensure adherence to best practices, coding standards, and quality guidelines.
• Write code that is easily testable and add unit tests to ensure acceptance criteria is achieved.
• Conduct thorough testing and debugging to identify and resolve software defects.
• Collaborate with the team, and wider business, to improve support and development processes, code quality, and overall team efficiency.
• Work closely with the business, stakeholders, and clients to understand requirements, provide technical expertise, and ensure successful project delivery.
• Effectively communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Stay updated with the latest trends and advancements in Python and related technologies.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and propose new ideas and solutions.
• Investigate and resolve complex technical issues and provide support to end-users.
• Collaborate with the operations and IT teams to ensure smooth deployment and maintenance of applications.
• Maintain dev‑ops pipelines in Azure Pipelines and create new pipelines when delivering new products.

• At least 2 years’ development experience with Python.
• Strong SQL experience, preferably MySQL or Postgres
  
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• A good understanding of software development principles, software design patterns, and best practices.

You should be ambitious, with a desire to make the role your own.

The ideal candidate will be proud of the work they do, creating high quality applications and writing elegant code.

You will be the go-to person for team members looking to develop their skills, providing mentorship, and demonstrating what good looks like.

Attention to detail, analytical thinking, problem-solving skills, and excellent communication abilities are essential.

Able to prioritise and manage tasks and time.

• Experience with Django
• Experience and understanding of service architectures, such as micro service architecture / composable architectures.
• Experience of API design and implementation

This will be a flexible hybrid role where you'll largely work from home but will be expected to be in the London office for team meetings and other collaboration sessions. These may be planned in advance or relatively short notice so you'll need to be able to access the…