Job Description
Full-Stack Developer (Django) - £55,000 per annum
Hybrid - Remote with One Day per Week Onsite in Leeds
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Full-Stack Developer to join our small but highly effective engineering team, focusing on the development and maintenance of a customised Information Management System.
This role requires expert-level Django experience, a deep understanding of its advanced features, and the ability to work within Django's strongly opinionated framework.
Key Responsibilities
* Design, develop, and maintain web applications.
* Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code, using platforms such as GitHub.
* Participate in code reviews to uphold code quality and best practices.
* Troubleshoot and resolve user issues as part of a service desk during business hours (no on-call work).
* Stay up to date with industry trends, best practices, and new technologies.
Required Skills & Experience
* 5+ years of professional full-stack web development experience.
* 3+ years of experience building applications with Django, including advanced features such as:
o Generic Views
o Advanced ORM Usage
o Caching
o Signals
o Custom Middleware
o Complex Schema & Data Migrations
* Strong expertise in Django Rest Framework (DRF).
* Proficiency in PostgreSQL, including writing efficient queries and debugging database performance issues.
* Experience with Python's requests library.
* Familiarity with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, Linux, and Git.
Nice-to-Have Skills
* Experience with Redis, NGINX, HAProxy.
* Experience working on large codebases.
* SC clearance eligibility (not essential but beneficial).
Work Style & Environment
* Hybrid setup - Remote with one day per week onsite in Leeds.
* No on-call work - support required only during business hours.
* Work within a small, collaborative team.
* Must be eligible to work in the UK and available for occasional travel if required.
If you're a Django expert looking for a flexible hybrid role in a supportive team environment, we'd love to hear from you
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