Mayflower Recruitment Ltd
Software Engineer – Python exp – Birmingham / Hybrid
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Software Engineer – Python exp – Birmingham / Hybrid
We’re looking for a Software Engineer to join our delivery team, contributing to critical digital systems that support our clients mission to help the UK achieve Net Zero by 2050. Our digital platform underpins a wide range of applications including workflow automation, forecasting engines, calculation services, contract and task management, analytics dashboards and data portals. As a mid-level engineer, you will play a key part in implementing high-quality software, collaborating with Senior Engineers, Product, QA, DevOps, UX/UI, Principal Engineer and Architects. The role centres on solid engineering execution, problem-solving, collaboration, and developing deeper technical capability, with increasing autonomy over time.
Key Responsibilities
Coding & Development
- Write, test and maintain high-quality, secure and reliable code.
- Implement features aligned to engineering standards and architectural direction.
- Contribute to automated testing and continuous improvement of the codebase.
- Deliver assigned tasks reliably and consistently, working toward greater autonomy.
System Design & Architecture
- Contribute to feature-level design discussions and solution proposals.
- Apply system design principles under guidance from senior engineers, principal engineer and architects.
- Help ensure solutions are maintainable, scalable and aligned with platform architecture.
- Consider stakeholder needs—primarily technical teams—when shaping implementation details.
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Code Review & Quality
- Participate in peer code reviews, providing constructive feedback.
- Apply coding standards, design patterns and best practices during implementation.
- Help raise quality through improved maintainability, readability and performance.
Technical Leadership
- Follow technical guidance from senior engineers and technical leads.
- Contribute ideas, highlight risks, and engage actively in technical discussions.
- Demonstrate ownership of implementation-level decisions and their impact on the product.
Project Execution
- Deliver work items from design through development, testing and deployment in a timely manner.
- Provide accurate estimates and communicate progress or blockers early.
- Troubleshoot issues in development, integration and production environments.
- Ensure implementation contributes to the wider business and project outcomes.
Mentorship & Development
- Learn from team members, pair with seniors and adopt modern engineering practices.
- Seek feedback proactively to accelerate technical growth.
- Share learnings and insights informally to support teammates.
Collaboration & Communication
- Work closely with Product, QA, DevOps, UI/UX, Principal Engineer and Architecture partners to deliver shared goals.
- Communicate design considerations, progress and technical trade-offs clearly.
- Build trust by being reliable, transparent and supportive.
- Surface technical or delivery risks at the earliest opportunity to maintain sprint and release health.
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Problem Solving
- Solve well-defined problems with structured, thoughtful approaches.
- Break down tasks components and communicate ambiguity when needed.
- Contribute to improving system reliability and performance with pragmatic solutions.
- Understand how problem-solving supports overall team and business priorities.
Key Requirements
Essential
- Hands-on experience in Python and web-development framework(e.g., Django) and JavaScript/TypeScript, ideally in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure or GCP.
- Strong understanding of core software engineering principles.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and version control.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team.
- Willingness to learn new tools, technologies and domain knowledge.
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent professional experience.
Desirable
- Exposure to frameworks such as React, Node.js, Terraform, Celery or containerisation.
- Understanding of database schema design and query optimisation.
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code, cloud-native services or distributed systems.
Mayflower is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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