Python / Django Developer - Remote

- Full-Stack Python/Django Developer - £65,000 per annum

We are seeking an experienced Full-Stack Developer to join our small but highly effective engineering team, focusing on the development and maintenance of a customised Information Management System.

This role requires expert-level Django experience, a deep understanding of its advanced features, and the ability to work within Django's strongly opinionated framework.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain web applications.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code, using platforms such as GitHub.
• Participate in code reviews to uphold code quality and best practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve user issues as part of a service desk during business hours (no on-call work).
• Stay up to date with industry trends, best practices, and new technologies.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of professional full-stack web development experience.
• 3+ years of experience building applications with Django, including advanced features such as:
  • Generic Views
  • Advanced ORM Usage
  • Caching
  • Signals
  • Custom Middleware
  • Complex Schema & Data Migrations
• Strong expertise in Django Rest Framework (DRF).
• Proficiency in PostgreSQL, including writing efficient queries and debugging database performance issues.
• Experience with Python's requests library.
• Familiarity with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, Linux, and Git.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with Redis, NGINX, HAProxy.
• Experience working on large codebases.
• SC clearance eligibility (not essential but beneficial).

Work Style & Environment

• Hybrid setup - Remote with one day per week onsite in Leeds.
• No on-call work - support required only during business hours.
• Work within a small, collaborative team.
• Must be eligible to work in the UK and available for occasional travel if required.