Lead Python/AWS Software Engineer - health tech - tech for good, make a positive impact on the world.
Highly successful and fast growing organisation has an exciting opportunity for a Lead Python/AWS Software Engineer.
JOB PURPOSE
Part of the extended Technology Leadership Team, the Lead Software Developer will design, implement, and maintain publishing software, systems, and customer- facing digital products. They will provide technical supervision and guidance across the team, establishing and maintaining the development processes and working practices.
MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Lead the development and maintenance of software, in line with organisational objectives for a specific team.
- Promote the creation of high-quality code using modern agile engineering practices such as TDD, CI/CD, pair programming, continuous monitoring etc.
- Work closely with QA and Product teams.
- Act as an expert in a number of knowledge areas and encourage the development and sharing of knowledge within the organisation.
- Identify process improvement opportunities and act on them accordingly.
- Encourage innovation by identifying, evaluating and adoption of emerging technologies.
- Collaborate with the Head of Engineering on recruitment and on-boarding of team members.
- Identification of capability gaps and ensuring continual development of team members through mentoring and coaching.
- Work closely with Head of Engineering and act as a representative for engineering to your respective team.
- Work closely with other Lead Software Developers to ensure consistent ways of working and help limit duplication and waste.
- Contribute to, and work in accordance to the Engineering Team Charter and other organisational strategies (and encourage team members to).
- Deal effectively with low-performing team members.
- Communicate up to Exec level, clearly, concisely and with authority and confidence.
- Communicate effectively with non-technical stakeholders using clear, non-technical language.
- Encourage a culture of continuous improvement within your team and across engineering.
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS FOR THIS JOB
- Leadership and team building skills, with the ability to delegate responsibilities to team members.
- Practical experience in system design, development, testing and operational stability.
- Deep understanding of software design, code quality and ability to propose architectural options and evaluate trade-offs.
- Ability to work closely within an agile team using User Stories and acceptance criteria to understand functional and non-functional requirements
- Deep knowledge and experience in Python and its ecosystem, patterns and pitfalls.
- Extensive experience of working in an agile environment (we use Scrum).
- Experience with extreme programming practices such as incremental development, continuous integration, test driven development and pair programming.
- Familiarity with modern Front End technologies and JS frameworks, such as React.
- Experience writing and consuming RESTful APIs in Python.
- Experience with AWS services (Lambda, SQS, API gateways, S3).
- Excellent time-management and organisational skills, with the ability to work to deadlines.
- Good communication, negotiating and influencing skills.
Excellent opportunity to positively impact patient safety whilst working on complex, challenging and career defining projects.
Basic salary £76,000 + excellent benefits
Hybrid role - between 4 - 8 days per month in the London office, the rest remote