Lead Software Engineer / Technical Lead (Python & Django)
NonStop Consulting
We're supporting a high-profile UK Government digital programme and are looking for Senior Python Developers and Technical Leads with strong Python & Django expertise to join a multidisciplinary agile team delivering secure, user-focused digital services. The Role You'll play a key role in designing, developing and supporting scalable backend services used within a secure government environment. Technical Leads will also provide technical guidance, mentor engineers and help shape architecture and engineering best practices while remaining hands-on. What You'll Be Doing - Develop secure, scalable applications using Python & Django - Design and build RESTful APIs - Contribute to system architecture and technical design - Work within Agile, multidisciplinary delivery teams - Write clean, well-tested code using TDD principles - Support live services and drive continuous improvement - (Technical Leads) Mentor developers and provide technical leadership across squads Essential Skills - Strong commercial experience with Python - Excellent hands-on experience with Django - REST API development - System design and software architecture experience - Agile delivery experience - Test-Driven Development (TDD) - Cloud platform experience (AWS, Azure or GCP) - Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills Desirable - Government Digital Service (GDS) experience - UK Government or Public Sector projects - Experience working in secure or regulated environments Requirements - Active SC Clearance is highly advantageous. - Able to work 40% onsite (approximately 2 days per week) in London, Manchester, Birmingham or Cardiff - Up to 650/day (Senior Developer) Up to 720/day (Technical Lead) 12-Month Contract Inside IR35