Software Engineer Python | Django

A software engineer with at least 2 years of backend Python/Django skills is required to join the R&D, product-focused engineering team at a world-leading European software company with circa 350 people who specialise in secure video collaboration technology.

The role is hybrid-based in Reading, Berkshire, with office presence required to collaborate closely with the wider engineering team in the UK and Europe.

Key Skills and Experience

• A software engineering background with strong Python backend development and design skills
• Solid knowledge of Python and the Django web framework, which forms the foundation of the product
• Experience interacting with backend APIs, including REST and WebSocket APIs
• Experience with Django ORM
• Skills in Database / Data modelling
• Experience working with Git / GitHub, including giving and receiving code reviews
• Experience writing and maintaining automated unit and end-to-end tests
• An understanding of secure software development practices
• A basic understanding of web networking protocols
• The ability to understand and discuss complex software architectures
• A high level of conscientiousness, self-motivation, and ownership
• Good design judgment, with the ability to consider and empathise with end-users’ needs when designing UI interactions and workflows
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills

Desirable skills would include

• Full-stack coding ability, exposure to frontend / JavaScript / Typescript / React
• Experience in building secure software

The Opportunity

You will join a collaborative R&D engineering team working on secure video collaboration products used for justice/court hearings by governments across Europe. The role offers the chance to contribute across backend development, API integration, testing, security, and user-focused product improvements.

This position would suit a Python / Django Software Engineer who enjoys working in a product-led environment, values software quality, and wants to contribute to secure, reliable, and well-engineered technology.

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