AgileGrid Solutions
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About The Company
Pontoon is a leading employment consultancy dedicated to connecting talented professionals with innovative organizations across various industries. Our mission is to facilitate meaningful employment opportunities by leveraging expertise, energy, and enthusiasm to enhance the workplace experience for all candidates. We pride ourselves on fostering an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity, respects individual differences, and promotes equal opportunities. At Pontoon, we believe that a diverse workforce drives innovation and success, and we are committed to supporting candidates from all backgrounds to thrive in their careers.
About The Role
We are seeking a skilled Python Developer (Backend) to join our client's dynamic engineering team on a remote basis, with quarterly planning sessions held in Bristol. This is a fixed-term contract initially lasting six months, with the potential for multi-year extensions based on project success and organizational needs. The primary focus of this role is to contribute to the development of a brand-new service platform centered around CRM-related functionalities. As part of a greenfield initiative, you will be instrumental in designing, building, and maintaining scalable backend services that support customer-facing applications and integrate seamlessly within cloud environments.
This position offers a unique opportunity to work on innovative projects, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and influence architecture decisions that shape the future of the platform. The role requires a proactive, product-minded engineer who is passionate about building robust, scalable, cloud-native applications and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives within an agile environment.
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Qualifications
The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical background and relevant experience, including:
- Significant commercial experience developing backend applications in Python.
- Proven expertise working within AWS cloud environments, with a solid understanding of cloud services and deployment strategies.
- Strong knowledge of database technologies, including PostgreSQL, SQL, and NoSQL databases such as DynamoDB.
- Experience in building and supporting production-grade backend services with a focus on scalability, reliability, and security.
- Hands-on development experience in fast-paced, agile teams.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with a product-oriented approach.
- Effective communication skills, capable of collaborating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Responsibilities
The core responsibilities of this role include:
- Designing, developing, and maintaining backend services using Python to support new platform features.
- Building scalable APIs and event-driven services to facilitate seamless customer interactions.
- Developing and optimizing data solutions within AWS cloud environments to ensure high performance and availability.
- Collaborating with product managers, frontend developers, and engineering teams to deliver innovative platform capabilities.
- Participating in architecture decisions and establishing best practices for service development.
- Supporting automation, continuous integration, and deployment processes to enhance engineering efficiency.
- Engaging actively in Agile ceremonies, fostering a collaborative and high-performing engineering culture.
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Benefits
Joining our client's team offers numerous benefits, including:
- Competitive daily remuneration of 600 per day, inside IR35 via Umbrella.
- Opportunity to work on a pioneering greenfield project with significant investment.
- Potential for contract extension beyond the initial six months, supporting long-term career growth.
- Flexible remote working arrangements with quarterly in-person planning sessions in Bristol.
- Exposure to cutting-edge cloud technologies and modern development practices.
- Collaborative work environment with a focus on innovation and continuous learning.
- Supportive team culture that values diversity, inclusion, and professional development.
Equal Opportunity
Pontoon is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion within the workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of ethnicity, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. We believe that embracing diversity fosters innovation, creativity, and better decision-making, which benefits our clients and candidates alike. Our hiring process is fair, transparent, and designed to ensure that all applicants are evaluated solely on their skills, experience, and potential. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and contribute to our shared success.
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