Senior Python Developer

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Role Summary:

As a Senior Python Developer you will be part of a small competent team that works on an innovative modern application utilizing AI to improve efficiency across the Public Safety sector.

The Application is used by two-thirds of police forces in England and Wales to significantly reduce the amount of time spent redacting documents. You will be supporting an exciting AI-enabled product roadmap, working closely with the product owner and Solution Architect to develop new functionality

Qualification Criteria/Work Experience

Essential:

An experienced Developer with expert hands-on knowledge and the ability to lead by example, offer solutions and contribute to an expanding team.

In particular, we are looking for:

Python developer with proven expertise:

• Write reusable, testable and efficient Python code
• Working exposure to Document and image processing libraries
• API Gateway and backend [CRUD operations]
• Design and development principle

Cloud Infrastructure preferably AWS

• Serverless Application Model
• Cloud formation, Infrastructure-as-Code
• Lambda, API Gateway, Containers/Storage [S3 buckets]
• Dynamo DB, RDS

Frontend Development:

• TypeScript & React
• Able to design and develop clean and easy-to-use user interfaces

Backend programming experience for web applications (CRUD)

• JavaScript (TypeScript & React) development experience for the frontend
• Comfortable speaking to users to gather requirements.
• A track record of delivering software features from concept to production.
• Solid understanding of Software Development Life Cycle.
• Holds or is able to hold UK NPPV-3 and SC clearances.

Growth and Development

• Develop new skills by working with other members of the team
• Lead and partake in technical discussions within the team
• Actively identify and complete opportunities for self-training and external training

Desirable:

Personal attributes that will help you

• Problem solving - recognition of problems and recasting difficult-to-solve problems in order to find unique and innovative solutions
• Inquisitiveness - digging into problems and solutions to understand the underlying technology
• Autonomy - ability to work on a task and solve problems independently
• Motivation - sets personal challenges and constantly looking to stretch themselves
• Integrity - honest and transparent in dealing, open to voice and accept criticism, is trustworthy and builds credibility through actions
• Detail focused - pays attention to the details and can make a conscious effort to understand causes instead of just the effects
• Big picture aware - understands the scope and impact of a problem or solution

Overall Project/Task description

Core Responsibilities

• A Senior Python Engineer is expected to spend a significant amount of their time hands-on in the production of software f
• Discuss requirements with Product Owner and Solution architect to identify potential solutions
• Work with members of the teams to ensure customer-centric development of features
• Oversee the full software development lifecycle to implement secure, scalable and resilient solutions Implementing new technologies as needed
• Provide support for customers and production systems