Senior Python Software Engineer - 12-Month Contract | Hybrid (UK) | Inside IR35 £600-£850 per day

Templeton & Partners are urgently looking for a Senior Python Software Engineer to join a central engineering function supporting multiple product teams across the organisation. This is a hands-on, architecture-aware engineering role working on high-performance data and microservices platforms.

The successful engineer will build and maintain shared Python libraries, modern data processing components, and production-grade microservices used across internal product teams. You will work closely with engineers across the business, abstracting reusable logic, shaping architectural decisions, and accelerating feature delivery across squads.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain common Python libraries used across multiple product teams
• Work closely with internal engineering teams to identify shared functionality and abstract it into reusable components
• Develop PySpark/DataFrame-based pipelines and high-performance data transformations
• Design and deliver Python-based Azure Functions and microservices
• Support cloud-native system architecture across Azure, containers, and microservices frameworks
• Act as an engineering extension to product teams after initial deliverables are completed, contributing to microservice development and shared tooling
• Contribute to engineering best practices, CI/CD, unit testing, code quality and code reviews

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong commercial experience with Python
• Hands-on expertise with PySpark and DataFrames
• Solid SQL skills
• Experience with Azure infrastructure services
• Understanding of containers, microservices, and functional design patterns
• Experience working within Agile environments
• Familiarity with Terraform (IaC)
• Strong understanding of unit testing, ideally with PyTest

Optional but Beneficial

• HTML/CSS
• React
• TypeScript
• FastAPI framework

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If you're interested in this 12-month Inside IR35 contract, apply today for more information - interviews are happening immediately.