Python Engineer 

Location: London 

Salary: £50k - £65k DOE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Python Engineer with a strong background in Python & AWS to join our award-winning start up in central London.

Our client is a London based start-up that specialises in AI, Data Acquisition and Blockchain in the energy sector. Using cutting-edge technology, they are unlocking unique smart home insights that are transforming the way in which people manage their services, and challenging the status quo with a disruptive service mindset.

As a Python Engineer with 3-5 years of experience under your belt you will be writing and maintaining the backend for the system. This will include:

• Designing, coding, testing and documenting Microservices and Web Apps
• Crafting beautiful, well-tested APIs
• Writing Infrastructure as Code
• Building out CI/CD pipelines and our automation tooling
• Exposure to the Linux command line and Bash
• Working with the AWS Console, Docker and Postgres
• Relying on Jira, Confluence, Git, LucidChart
• Nurturing our testing culture
• Caring about the code you write and that which you review for your peers

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A solid grounding in Software Engineering, such as knowledge of functional and object oriented programming (Inheritance, abstraction, encapsulation)
• An understanding of the complexities of distributed systems, ideally someone who has worked with them before
• Have used ORMs (Django ORM or SQLAlchemy) but understand the underlying SQL and can optimise queries
• The ability to make, present and explain technical decisions to management and non-technical people
• Have the ability and motivation to mentor and develop other team members

This is initially a 100% remote role in a young start-up, so you’ll need two other important qualities:

• A cross functional approach covering backend, frontend and Devops
• Comfortable with remote working tools such as Zoom and strive to engage with and make a positive impact on the team

And some nice to haves:

• Some experience in IoT and low level languages such as C
• Have an understanding of the Data-Science field
• Data Engineer experience
• Have experience with a modern compiled language

This is a fantastic opportunity for a candidate with the right experience to apply their knowledge in a really exciting technology-led company. Working in a relaxed and collaborative environment you will have the opportunity to have a huge impact on our product development and to make this role your own.

For more information about this role, please contact Jack at Oakmont Consulting on jack@oakmontconsulting.co.uk