Senior Python Developer

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

💵 £50k - £65k / year

⏰ Full Time

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City Science

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11 - 50 employees

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🏗️ Construction

Consulting • Logistics • Construction

City Science is a pioneering engineering company focused on decarbonization. The company leverages science and data to assist public and private organizations in achieving meaningful carbon reductions, improving quality of life and urban environments in the process. City Science provides robust decarbonization and energy strategies, transport planning, carbon accounting, and geospatial solutions. They partner with local authorities, transport and highways sectors, and organizations operating in energy and infrastructure, to model and implement strategies that lead to significant and sustainable carbon emission reductions.

📋 Description

• Design, build and improve Python packages for modelling, simulation and data processing • Lead engineering decisions, architecture discussions and technical problem solving • Turn analytical and modelling needs into shippable software • Line manage one or more developers through one-to-ones, objective setting, performance reviews and development support • Mentor colleagues through code reviews, pairing and knowledge sharing • Maintain code quality through testing, documentation and thorough code reviews • Work across disciplines to integrate tools and deliver customer results • Drive continuous improvement in tools, processes and engineering standards • Own deliverables and keep projects moving with urgency and accountability • Collaborate with DESNZ, external collaborators, internal domain experts and the development team on Python software for decarbonisation

🎯 Requirements

• Strong professional experience as a Python developer, at or near senior level • Excellent command of Python and its ecosystem, including libraries, tooling and best practice • Track record of building production-grade applications, ideally in data-rich or scientific domains • Ability to write clean, maintainable, well-tested code • Experience line managing or formally mentoring developers, or willingness and motivation to take on line management responsibilities • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to explain technical ideas clearly to technical and non-technical audiences • Experience working in multidisciplinary teams • Experience with Pydantic and/or JSON Schema desirable • Familiarity with GitLab CI/CD desirable • Strong grasp of geometry and physics, ideally including building physics • Understanding of decarbonisation and energy systems • Experience supporting junior engineers through onboarding or coaching desirable • Must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully remote working, with optional access to offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter and London • Flexible working hours • Talented, friendly and supportive team • Impactful projects in decarbonisation and sustainability • Opportunities for professional growth and people leadership • 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays • Buy/sell annual leave policy • Group pension scheme • Enhanced maternity and paternity policy • Eye care policy • Cycle to work scheme • Employee assistance programme • Leadership and management training