Python Developer - Glasgow - Hybrid - £60k - £70k

This is a great opportunity to join an expanding global team of passionate programming-language subject matter experts, as well as developers, data scientists and technical leads. You will be responsible for devising common language/framework usage blueprints, bringing in industry-standard development tools as well as engineering internal tools and libraries where necessary.

Salary & Benefits

Salary: £60k - £70k (depending on relevant experience)
25 days holiday + bank holidays!
Hybrid working and flexible working hours!
Relocation opportunities after 1 year of service - Canada could be on the cards for you!
Discretionary bonus scheme
BUPA healthcare
Macbook providedRole Overview

We are looking for a candidate who is willing to become the firm's primary point-of-contact for their R language user community, which is predominantly comprised of data scientists, researchers, quantitative strategists and business analysts. The interactions will involve helping them set up and troubleshoot their development environments, evaluate and onboard 3rd party libraries, and author documentation. The candidate will also author tooling and automation to make this experience as productive and low-touch as possible.

What do I need to apply

• Core Python development
  
• Prior R experience (or willingness to learn on the job)
  
• Understanding of common development patterns such as IDE usage and interactive notebooks (e.g. Jupyter)
  
• Familiarity with the enterprise Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
  
• Familiarity with Linux
  
• Good communication/organisation skills
  
• Prior track record of leading technical delivery at feature level and/or serving as a key escalation point of contact
  Skills desired:
  
• Prior experience with OCI containerisation tools/platforms (such as Docker, Kubernetes)
  
• High-level understanding of Windows development
  
  My client have very limited interview slots and they are looking to fill this vacancy within the next 2 weeks. I have limited slots for 1st stage interviews next week so if you're interest, get in touch ASAP with a copy of your most recent and up to date CV and email me at or you can call me on (phone number removed).
  
  Please Note: This is a permanent role for UK residents only. This role does not offer Sponsorship. You must have the right to work in the UK with no restrictions. Some of our roles may be subject to successful background checks including a DBS and Credit Check.
  
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