Senior Software Engineer

We are looking for Software Engineers with Python/Django and React experience who share our values of pragmatism, professionalism, and transparency, and who want to work in forward-thinking, collaborative teams.We support our clients in many ways, and you will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of different internal and client projects.Perhaps you'll work on a client project from our offices with our team delivery approach.This may be a greenfield Django application for a startup, or helping to build a mission-critical Python-based system for a large enterprise client.Perhaps you'll work as an embedded craftsperson, working within our client's existing engineering team to help them improve how they build and maintain Django applications.Or maybe you're more interested in helping to introduce the values of Software Craftsmanship and Extreme Programming practices to an organisation through coaching & mentoring.Our CultureWe are a transparent organisation; our salary bandings and company finances are made available to employees from day one.We have a flat management structure, with everyone in the company having an equal voice on how to improve our business.Got a new idea?Find two others that share your vision, form an 'initiative circle' and run with it.Continuous learning is a mindset shared by everyone in our organisation.Whether that's attending one of our evening catch ups on new technologies, reading blog posts/articles, listening to podcasts, or speaking at a conference, we are all constantly looking for new ways to improve, and are enthusiastic about sharing new knowledge with our colleagues.RequirementsWe are growing our Software Engineering team at Codurance and are looking for people with strong back-end experience in Python/Django and React who are excited by the opportunity to build modern, scalable systems and contribute across the stack.You'll be working closely with product and design teams to implement features end-to-end — from APIs to UIs — and will be supported by experienced engineers as you continue to grow your skills and influence the way we work as a team.As a consultancy, we value a wide range of perspectives and career paths.TechnologiesBackend-biased expectationsBack-end Services in PythonDjango experience desiredExperience in other python-based web frameworks can be consideredComfortable with relational databases and data modelingComfortable with AWS (SNS, SQS, EKS, S3)Experience using kubernetes Understands how to build systems which operate at scaleComfortable deploying to production; interacting with build pipelines (e.g. CodeFresh), updating helm charts, terraformComfortable with technology like OpenSearch, ElasticSearchKotlin knowledge is a plusFrontend-biased expectations ( Nice to have )ReactComponent library + design system experienceServer-side Rendering (SSR)Experience following standards like WCAG 2.1 AAComponent / Page Performance knowledgeSEO knowledge General technology expectationsRESTful APIsCI/CD experienceFamiliarity with models and APIsSoft SkillsEnjoys working directly with stakeholdersPushes through ambiguity; works to unblock themselvesParticipates actively in agile processes - sprints, planning, etcPositive and happy voice in a teamShares feedback and ideas constructively, and can disagree-and-commit when appropriateDevelopment ProcessWhat does the development process look like for your team, do you track through Jira, use Github, do you work in sprints, etcBenefitsEveryone should have the right to bring their whole self to work and be celebrated for who they are.Our people are hired purely on their commitment to these values and their ambition to deliver outstanding results for our clients.Codurance is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace.