Senior Software Engineer - Django/Java/GCP - Cambridge - £52-70k - 18MONTHS

Senior Software Engineer | £55,000 - £70,000 | Cambridge | Python | Django/Flask/FastAPI | GCP/AWS/Azure
Location: Cambridge, UK (hybrid/remote-first)
Salary: £55,000 - £70,000
FTC: Fixed-term contract (18months)
 
Tech Stack:

Backend: Python (Flask/FastAPI/Django)
Frontend: React/TypeScript
Cloud Systems: AWS, Azure, GCP 
Are you an experienced Software Engineer with refined technical skills across API development and DevOps practices, looking for a new role in a forward-thinking, collaborative team?
 
We are working with an organisation well known for fostering creativity, collaboration, and making a positive impact. This organisation are looking for an exceptional Senior Software Engineer to play a key part in their ongoing technical success and reputation.

Responsibilities:

Help lead the rebuild of a high-volume platform.
Work as part of a small, tight-knit engineering squad embedded within a wider, collaborative tech function.
Partner directly with non-technical stakeholders to understand challenges, design user-focused solutions, and bring new ideas to life.
Build, test, and deploy containerised web applications using modern frameworks and cloud platforms, ensuring scalability and performance.
Contribute to agile ceremonies, code reviews, and shared documentation, championing best practices in continuous delivery and infrastructure-as-code. 
 
Requirements for Success:

Building end-to-end web platforms using Python (Django).
Collaborating within an agile, cross-disciplinary team to tackle technical and commercial challenges.
Containerising applications with Docker for consistent development and release.
Launching and managing applications within cloud-hosted infrastructure.
Embedding testing into everyday development, with a focus on writing the right tests at the right layers. 
 
In addition to their technical expertise, the ideal candidate possesses a growth mindset and a deep commitment to continuous improvement. They are adept at creating scalable, efficient solutions using modern technologies such as Python, Django, React, and TypeScript. With strong leadership skills and a keen eye for detail, they are driven by a desire to make a positive impact and contribute to the ongoing success and innovation of the organisation.

Benefits:

Flexible working environment
Remote first/hybrid
Competitive holiday & pensions
Private healthcare
And more! 
 
Interested and ready to take your Development career to the next level? Get in touch at (url removed) or drop me a call for a confidential chat at (phone number removed).
 
Senior Software Engineer | £55,000 - £70,000 | Cambridge | Python | Django/Flask/FastAPI | GCP/AWS/Azure