Senior Python Developer – Full-Stack | Public Sector | Up to £470/day (Inside IR35) We're hiring a Senior Python Developer to join a major UK public sector programme, contributing to the design and development of full-stack applications and RESTful APIs.
Location: Leeds, Sheffield or London (travel required once a month max)
Rate: Up to £470/day, Inside IR35
Clearance: Active SC clearance required, or strong confidence of obtaining it
Essential: Prior experience working within UK Government or wider public sector is required
What we're looking for:
- Strong Python development experience (mid or senior level — seniors should show more depth plus leadership/mentoring experience)
- Experience developing front-end applications (Thymeleaf and GOV.UK Design System experience desirable)
- Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs, including API versioning (OpenAPI/Swagger desirable)
- Experience with relational databases and SQL (Oracle experience desirable)
- Experience writing unit and integration tests, with mocking frameworks
- Experience writing automated UI regression tests
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Helm charts)
- Experience working with AWS and Kubernetes
- Experience implementing observability, monitoring and structured logging (e.g. OpenSearch, Prometheus)
- Strong grasp of software design principles and patterns for maintainable, scalable applications
- Previous UK Government or public sector experience essential
If you're an experienced Python engineer with a public sector background and active or eligible SC clearance, get in touch or drop me a message to find out more.
Rate:
£470/day
Location:
Leeds
IR35 Status:
Inside
Remote Status:
Not specified
Industry:
IT
Seniority Level:
Senior