Python Developer

Contract Full Stack Engineer - AWS, Python, React, TypeScript, Terraform, Kubernetes

Rate: £500/day

IR35: Inside

Location: 1-2x/week in Leeds

Duration: 6 months

We're working with a high-profile public sector programme undergoing significant digital transformation. They're seeking experienced Full Stack Engineers to join their cloud and platform delivery team. This role will be critical in modernising infrastructure, improving deployment pipelines, and supporting the development of secure, scalable services in a highly regulated environment.

Role Overview

You'll join a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for building and maintaining cloud-based services. The environment is fast-paced and delivery-focused, with strong collaboration across DevOps, software engineering, and architecture. The ideal candidate is a pragmatic engineer with strong cloud and infrastructure experience, alongside full-stack development skills across both Back End (Python) and Front End (React/TypeScript), capable of delivering well-structured code and infrastructure as code in an agile environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and maintain infrastructure on AWS using Terraform
• Build, maintain, and deploy Python-based Back End services
• Develop secure, performant, and user-friendly Front End applications in React & TypeScript
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and improve automation across environments
• Work within a DevOps culture alongside platform, security, and delivery teams
• Contribute to technical design discussions and promote engineering best practices
• Support and troubleshoot live services as part of a wider team

Required Experience

• Strong AWS experience (Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, CloudWatch, etc.)
• Proven expertise with Python for Back End development or Scripting
• Strong experience with React and TypeScript for Front End application development
• Deep knowledge of Terraform for building and managing infrastructure
• Strong understanding of DevOps principles: CI/CD, containerisation, automation

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