Senior Digital Developer - Python (£750 p/d)

Title: Senior Full-Stack Developer (Python)

Rate: £750 p/d

Duration: 6 Months

Location: Remote

Clearance: BPSS (must have)

This role is ideal for an experienced contractor with expert Python knowledge who enjoys working across backend and frontend, collaborating closely with data scientists, and delivering secure, scalable MVPs in an agile environment.

The Role:

You will be responsible for designing and building both the frontend and backend of an AI-powered Personally Identifiable Information (PII) redaction MVP.

The team's internal Data Scientists have already built an early prototype, and your role will be to help transform this into a robust, secure, and scalable service ready for operational use.

The solution supports a critical public-sector need: managing the growing volume of Subject Access Requests (SARs) and Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, where current manual processes are costly, fragmented, and high-risk.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain full-stack software using Python
• Build and integrate frontend components using HTML, CSS, and frameworks such as React or Angular
• Work with relational databases and data-driven applications
• Collaborate closely with data science and DevOps colleagues
• Deliver core MVP functionality in fortnightly Agile sprints
• Improve the resilience, stability, and scalability of existing systems
• Work effectively with pre-existing codebases
• Apply containerisation and continuous delivery practices
• Produce clear documentation throughout the SDLC

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Expert-level Python development experience
• Strong full-stack capability, including HTML/CSS and React or Angular
• Expert understanding of the relational data model and databases
• Proven experience delivering software using Agile methodologies
• Experience with containerisation (e.g. Docker)
• Ability to improve software reliability and operational resilience
• Experience contributing to CI/CD pipelines
• Strong documentation practices

Desirable Experience:

• Designing software that allows users to view and interact with documents (PDF, Word) or images
• Experience working with cloud platforms, particularly AWS