GTC Recruitment
Senior Developer – Python & Django
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Contract Length: 12 months
Location:
Hybrid working – approximately 40% office attendance (2 days per week)
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Up to £650 per day (Umbrella)
Office Locations: London, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff
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We are seeking an experienced Senior Developer with strong Python and Django expertise to join a high-profile government digital programme delivering secure, user-focused digital services. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a modern engineering environment, building and enhancing critical services that support complex business processes and deliver real value to users. You will join a multidisciplinary agile team, working alongside developers, designers, business analysts and delivery professionals to design, develop and maintain scalable, resilient software solutions.
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Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop and maintain applications using Python and Django
- Build secure, scalable and maintainable digital services
- Develop REST APIs and integrated solutions
- Deliver high-quality, test-driven software
- Contribute to technical design and architecture discussions
- Support live services, troubleshooting and continuous improvement
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary agile teams
- Promote engineering best practices, coding standards and quality assurance
Essential Skills & Experience
- Strong commercial experience with Python development
- Hands-on experience with Django
- Experience delivering scalable and secure software solutions
- Strong understanding of software engineering principles and coding standards
- Experience with REST APIs and modern development practices
- Experience working in agile teams
- Strong testing, debugging and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
- 5+ years’ commercial development experience (8+ years preferred)
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Desirable Experience
- Experience delivering government or public sector digital services
- Experience working in secure or regulated environments
- Cloud-based application development experience
- Knowledge of accessibility and digital service standards
If you are a talented Python/Django developer looking to work on complex, meaningful digital services, we would like to hear from you.
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