Python/API Developer

About the Job You Are Considering

We are seeking a Software Developer to join a collaborative Agile delivery team, contributing to the full software development lifecycle. You will be responsible for developing clean, efficient code, integrating internal and third‐party systems, supporting deployments, and ensuring high‐quality software delivery through robust testing and CI/CD practices.

This role involves close collaboration with architects, developers, testers, product owners, and infrastructure teams to deliver scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions within a regulated environment.

Hybrid Working

The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

Your Role

• Develop clean, efficient code based on detailed specifications and User Stories.
• Integrate software components across in‐house systems and third‐party applications.
• Deploy tested code to SIT and UAT environments.
• Support and maintain existing applications, including troubleshooting, debugging, and upgrading.
• Recommend and implement improvements to enhance performance and maintainability.
• Produce clear and comprehensive technical documentation for development solutions.
• Conduct peer code reviews to ensure quality and adherence to best practices.
• Collaborate with architects and developers to contribute to solution design.
• Estimate User Stories and provide accurate estimates for backlog planning.
• Write unit tests and deliver test artefacts aligned with acceptance criteria.
• Support continuous integration and continuous deployment initiatives.
• Help remove technical impediments impacting team progress.
• Work closely with database administration and infrastructure teams to ensure smooth deployments to production.
• Ensure full compliance with all regulatory and internal requirements, including Solvency II, fair customer treatment, Financial Crime, Data Protection, Conflicts of Interest, and Whistleblowing.

Your Skills

Core Technical Skills

• Strong experience in Agile software development (minimum 3 years)
• Programming & Frameworks Python
• Angular 6
• Java, JavaScript, JSON
• DevOps & CI/CDCI/CD tools (e.g., Bamboo)
• Experience with build and deployment automation
• Architecture & Integrations Microservices, APIs
• RESTful API integration
• Event‐driven architecture
• Cloud & Deployment AWS and/or Azure
• Various deployment methods: EC2, Pivotal Cloud Foundry, JVM, Docker
• Databases SQL development
• SSIS
• Cloud databases (e.g., AWS RDS)
• Containerization Docker, Fargate, Kubernetes
• Version ControlGit, TFS

Additional Skills

• Experience with TDD and developing within a fully test-driven environment
• Experience producing technical documentation, support guides, and technical specifications
• Familiarity with the full SDLC including development, unit testing, and release management
• Strong troubleshooting skills and attention to detail
• Ability to collaborate with Scrum Masters, Product Owners, BAs, and Testers
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Key Performance Indicators

• Delivery of high‐quality, fully tested software within agreed sprint timelines
• Recognition as a technical authority within the development team
• High accuracy in estimating User Stories and development tasks
• Minimal errors during SIT and UAT
• Smooth transition of changes from development to production environments
• Full compliance with organizational policies, controls, and regulatory requirements

We are a Disability Confident Employer:

Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:

• Declare they have a disability, and
• Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

Please opt in during the application process.

Make It Real (what does it mean for you):

• You’d be joining an accredited Great Place to work for Wellbeing in 2024. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions.
• To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.
• You will be empowered to explore, innovate, and progress. You will benefit from Capgemini’s ‘learning for life’ mindset, meaning you will have countless training and development opportunities from thinktanks to hackathons, and access to 250,000 courses with numerous external certifications from AWS, Microsoft, Harvard ManageMentor, Cybersecurity qualifications and much more.
• You will be joining one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies®, as recognised by Ethisphere® for 13 consecutive years. We live our values by making ethical business choices every day. Working ethically is at the centre of our culture at Capgemini, meaning you will be helping to create a future we can all be proud of.

Why you should consider Capgemini:

Growing clients’ businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a thriving company and become part of a collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts. We find new ways technology can help us reimagine what’s possible. It’s why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world’s leading businesses, and it’s how you’ll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you’ll build the skills you want. You’ll use your skills to help our clients leverage technology to innovate and grow their business. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.

About Capgemini:

Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organisations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.

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