Senior Python Developer - up to 90,000 + Bonus - Hybrid

Reference: BBBH3876_1787844953Senior Python DeveloperSalary: Up to 90,000 + Bonus + BenefitsLocation: Central LondonWorking Pattern: HybridJob Type: PermanentAn exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Python Developer to join a large scale technology environment, developing automation solutions, backend services and tooling supporting complex telecoms and network operations. This Senior Python Developer is a hands on engineering position with a strong focus on Python, REST APIs, automation and backend development. You will work across applications supporting testing, monitoring and operational efficiency within 5G and enterprise platforms, with exposure to Linux, Docker, CI/CD, databases and network technologies. The role would suit a strong Python Engineer who enjoys solving complex technical problems and wants to work across both software engineering and network automation.

Responsibilities for the Senior Python Developer: Design, develop and maintain Python based automation frameworks and scripts supporting network testing, data processing and operational workflowsBuild RESTful APIs using Flask and FastAPI for internal services and cross team integrationsDevelop lightweight web based dashboards and interfaces using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Jinja2Work with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB and Redis for application, configuration and testing dataBuild and maintain Docker and Docker Compose environments for application deployment and testingDevelop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLabDevelop Linux automation using Bash, shell scripting and cron jobsIntegrate Python applications with telecom network systems and APIsBuild automated validation, health checking and service monitoring capabilitiesImplement effective logging, monitoring and error handling across automation servicesWork closely with QA, Network Engineering and DevOps teams to identify and deliver automation opportunitiesSupport the development of scalable, reliable and maintainable engineering solutionsEssential Skills & Experience for the Senior Python Developer: Strong commercial Python development experience.

Strong experience designing and developing REST APIs using Flask and/or FastAPIExperience with API authentication, error handling and documentationExperience with HTML, CSS and Jinja2 for lightweight web interfacesStrong database experience across SQL and NoSQL technologiesExperience with PostgreSQL and/or MySQLExperience with MongoDB and/or RedisStrong experience working within Linux environments, including Bash and shell scriptingExperience building and deploying applications using Docker and Docker ComposeExperience with CI/CD, ideally Jenkins and/or GitLab CI/CDStrong Git/version control experienceExperience with Python automation libraries such as Requests, Paramiko, Subprocess, Schedule and PandasGood understanding of networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS and SSHDesirable Skills for the Senior Python Developer: Telecoms or network automation experienceKnowledge of 4G Core, 5G or Service Based Architecture (SBA)Experience with RabbitMQ or Kafka and event driven architecturesOpenStack experienceInfrastructure as Code knowledgeTest automation experience using Pytest, Selenium or PlaywrightMonitoring experience using Grafana, ELK Stack or PrometheusExperience working within Agile/Scrum environmentsPython Developer, Software Developer, Software Engineer, Python, Python Programmer, Senior Python Developer