Python Software Engineer

The role

What we’re looking for:

Are you a multi-skilled Python software engineer possessing a wide range of technical skills and experience?

We need you to design, build and deliver micro-services in our cutting-edge, cloud-based architecture in Green Flag.

You will need experience in Python, AWS services e.g. lambda, step functions, TDD and no SQL databases.

When joining DLG you will be part of a wider software engineering community consisting of some of the best in the business. You will have the opportunity to learn and grow whilst helping us deliver a company-wide technology transformation project.

DLG nurtures a DevOps culture and want to expand and improve which you will have an active role in driving.

If you are looking to join an organisation:

In constant change where you can challenge conventions

where improvements will be implemented fast (2-week sprints)

Continuously improving & innovating

Delivering real business value

You should consider Direct Line Group!

Who you’ll be working with:

This is a key role sitting within our digital transformation, we have a start-up mentality and operate the scaled agile (SAfE) framework.

You will be part of a small, cross-functional, scrum team made up of a product owner, scrum master, fellow software engineers, QA engineers and systems engineers.

This is a career defining opportunity and a chance to be involved in challenging the rescue industry, changing programme of work. We also have quiz nights, team lunches, wellness walks and team nights out.

What you'll be doing

Bringing your attitude to change and technology progression, you will use your experience with Python in a cloud-native, server-less environment to help us deliver our technology transformation.

As a valued member of our team you will work in scrum teams promoting an Agile approach to working. We will look to you to advise and guide colleagues to ensure the proposed solution fits with the overall system design principles ensuring Design goals – Performance, Modularity, Reliability, Maintainability, Reusability and Accessibility – are met.

You will make and help others make sound technical decisions; incorporate feedback and emergent patterns from the team back in to the overall design and identify, highlight and lead resolution of potential technical risk / issues as soon as they arise, striving towards a learning, fast paced approach.

What we’ll give you:

Come join us and you’ll find yourself in the middle of one of the most on-the-go teams in the business, with autonomy and exposure to industry leaders on huge household brand names. We are always encouraging internal development and you’ll have access to loads of learning opportunities, events and conferences to build your industry knowledge. You will get a brand new, high-spec Apple MacBook Pro with all of the latest software (Jira, Confluence, BitBucket, Slack etc) and access to all of the latest development tools.