Lead Python Engineer & Delivery Leader

Hippo Digital Ltd; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital services company is seeking a Lead Python Developer in Leeds to join their innovative team. In this role, you will manage projects, provide technical expertise, and lead a team to deliver user-centric digital solutions. The ideal candidate has strong coaching skills, full-stack development experience, and knowledge of microservices architecture. Competitive salary and a range of flexible benefits are available, fostering an inclusive culture that champions diversity.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme

25 days holiday plus UK public holidays

Perkbox access for discounts

Life assurance

Volunteer days

Cycle-to-work scheme

Flexibility in benefits options

Qualifications

• Experience leading a delivery team to high-quality results.
• Ability to coach and guide others for optimal solutions.
• Strong understanding of user-centred digital solutions.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical SME to produce user-centred software.
• Collaborate to explore, design and deliver solutions.
• Manage software development and deployment pipelines.

Skills

Leading a delivery team to deliver high quality, robust solutions

Excellent verbal/written communication skills

Full stack development using Python, HTML, CSS & JavaScript

Containerisation experience – Docker or Kubernetes

Experience of Microservices design and architecture

Restful API Services experience

Working within agile methods

Infrastructure As Code – Cloudformation, Terraform

Expertise in public cloud (AWS or Azure)

CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, AWS CodeBuild

Job description

A leading digital services company is seeking a Lead Python Developer in Leeds to join their innovative team. In this role, you will manage projects, provide technical expertise, and lead a team to deliver user-centric digital solutions. The ideal candidate has strong coaching skills, full-stack development experience, and knowledge of microservices architecture. Competitive salary and a range of flexible benefits are available, fostering an inclusive culture that champions diversity.