Python Developer

About The Lettings Hub

The Lettings Hub are a prop-tech company who provide technology driven products and services to manage lettings. We work with a national network of letting agents and provide a range of services to help our clients with the move-in process. This includes completing the necessary checks on potential tenants before they move into a landlord’s property, as well as a range of additional property insurance products and services to support the letting agent, tenant and the landlord.

Job Description

Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, you’ll play a key role in the next phase of our system development. You will work with the wider development team to optimize and build our application, ensure standards are applied consistently, and build solid, reliable and fast code to help build our future. This role is a perfect opportunity for a talented individual who understands both cloud infrastructure and code.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and maintain high-quality Python applications.
• Design and implement serverless applications using AWS Lambda and Chalice.
• Manage and optimize MySQL databases.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Review and provide feedback on colleagues’ code through pull requests.
• Troubleshoot and resolve software defects and issues.
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies.

Essential Skills

• Highly proficient in Python.
• Commercial AWS experience, ideally using Lambda and CloudFormation.
• Proficiency in MySQL database management.
• Hands-on experience with Chalice.
• Solid working experience of GIT and CI/CD pipelines.
• Awareness and understanding of internet standards, best practices, and emerging technologies.
• Excellent communication and organization skills.

About the Team

As a Prop-Tech business, we are always looking to the future. What can we be doing next to ensure Letting Agents jobs are made quicker and easier, tenants have a smoother journey and landlords have piece of mind? So, although we have over 100+ years of industry experience across the team, we are not stuck in the past.

The only way to achieve this is having great people, but also a great environment at work. This is why we prioritise wellbeing and culture and ensure all of our colleagues have the space to share ideas and grow with the business. We have quarterly awards to celebrate together as a whole team, a free snack station for those afternoons only chocolate will help and monthly challenges set by the CEO that brings the competitive side out of all of us!!

If you think this is the type of environment you would thrive in, make sure to apply

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £35,000.00 – £45,000 per year

Expected hours: 40 Hours per week

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Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Ability to Commute:

• Peterborough, PE2 6LR (required)