Mid Python

• 05/06/25
• East Midlands, Derby
• £50k - 60k per year
• Permanent
• Software Engineering
• Full time

Python Developer // Derby (Onsite) // £50,000 - £60,000

This is a hands-on Python engineering role working on digital platforms that support major national energy infrastructure; including the shift to net-zero.

You’ll be joining a multi-disciplinary team and owning features end-to-end. There’s plenty of opportunity to get stuck into architecture discussions, deployment tooling, and API design, all within a fast-paced Agile environment.

You’ll be building scalable, testable services and APIs in Python (Django/Flask), deploying to AWS and Azure, and applying best practices in CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.

You’ll be doing:

• Developing secure, high-performance APIs
• Working with databases like PostgreSQL, DynamoDB and MongoDB
• Deploying cloud-native services using tools like Terraform, Docker and Kubernetes
• Improving performance, security and observability in backend systems
• Collaborating with product managers, cloud engineers and designers

What they’re looking for:

• Proven experience writing Python APIs (Django, Flask or FastAPI)
• Solid database design and cloud deployment experience (AWS, Azure or GCP)
• Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows and Agile delivery
• Strong attention to security, testing and performance

Nice to have:

• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Exposure to microservices, big data or IoT
• Knowledge of GDS or UK Government digital standards

Why join?

• The company is an institution in nuclear and energy sectors
• Big investment in digital transformation and software capability
• You’ll work on critical systems with long-term career potential
• Clear path into architecture, lead engineering, or cloud specialism

Benefits:

• Private healthcare and enhanced pension
• Career training, internal promotion routes and leadership mentoring
• Holiday bonus schemes and dynamic internal Employee Committee
• Need to be a sole UK national (SC clearance required)

For more information please apply now or contact job poster directly.

*Sole UK Nationals only*