Full Stack Engineer

Overview

Design, develop and improve software that provides business, platform and technology capabilities for customers and colleagues, using various engineering methodologies.

What you'll do

• Develop and deliver high-quality software solutions using industry-aligned programming languages, frameworks and tools.
• Ensure code is scalable, maintainable and optimized for performance.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, designers and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives.
• Collaborate with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contribute to the organization's technology communities.
• Adhere to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions.
• Implement effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability and reliability.

What you'll need

• Experience with server-side development: ample Python programming skills with experience building APIs, microservices architecture, and data processing pipelines.
• Familiarity with Python frameworks such as Flask, Django, or FastAPI for creating robust backend services.
• Experience deploying and managing applications in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Understanding of infrastructure as code, containerisation (Docker), and orchestration tools (Kubernetes).
• Ability to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across the entire application stack, including efficient database queries and API responses on the backend.
• Understanding of how to implement tools for monitoring and observing systems end-to-end.
• Understanding of build pipelines, automated testing, and deployment processes for full stack applications, with experience using CI/CD tools and practices.

Nice to have

• Understanding of JavaScript fundamentals, ES6+, closures, promises, async/await, and functional programming concepts.
• Familiarity with the latest AI technologies: Gen AI chatbots and AI agents, MCP.
• Experience with testing methodologies and tools across the stack (pytest, unittest for Python) and ability to implement comprehensive test coverage.

Details

• Location: Glasgow/Knutsford.
• You may be assessed on risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.