Senior Python Engineer
Location: Near Ipswich (Hybrid Role – 2 days in office per week)
Salary: Up to £75,000 + benefits
The Opportunity
Mploy Group is partnering with a forward-thinking technology business building advanced, data-driven platforms used in complex, real-world environments.
This is a Senior Python Engineering role where you'll take ownership of core platform development, working across architecture, feature delivery, and technical leadership within a highly collaborative engineering team.
You'll be working on a platform that demands scalability, performance, and clean design, giving you the opportunity to genuinely influence how systems are built and evolve.
What You'll Be Doing
- Designing and developing core platform features in Python
- Contributing to microservices architecture and system design
- Building and maintaining RESTful APIs
- Driving best practice across CI/CD, testing, and code quality
- Collaborating with Product, QA, and Engineering teams
- Mentoring and supporting other developers
- Contributing to technical discovery and solution design
- Supporting automation, deployment, and platform scalability
Tech Environment
- Backend: Python
- Architecture: Microservices
- Cloud: AWS
- Tooling: Git, GitHub, CLI workflows, package managers
- Practices: CI/CD, Agile (JIRA), code reviews
- APIs: RESTful services
What We're Looking For
- Strong commercial experience with Python
- Experience working within scalable, complex systems
- Good understanding of microservices architecture
- Experience building and deploying APIs
- Exposure to AWS or similar cloud platforms
- Strong experience with modern development tooling
- Ability to mentor or guide other engineers
- Comfortable working in Agile environments
Benefits
- Private healthcare
- 25 days holiday + birthday off
- Pension
- Share options
- Life assurance (6x salary)
- Subsidised gym membership
- Holiday buy scheme
- Ongoing training & development
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