Senior Python Developer

Trust Payments has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Python Developer to join their team.

Location: Remote (Liverpool)

Salary: Competitive + Benefits

Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time

About Us:

Trust Payments is a global unified payment technology group that was formed in 2019 combining technology and financial services into an omnichannel solution. The new business model has enabled Trust Payments to establish itself as a leading Fintech Payments group.

Senior Python Developer – The Role:

The Senior Python Developer will play a critical role in leading the design, development, and implementation of our software solutions. The main purpose of this role is to develop financial payment systems fit for purpose by taking a senior role in the development team.

Senior Python Developer – Key Responsibilities:

Software Development:

- To keep up to date with the latest software development technologies and methodologies. To write clean and healthy structured code

- To build future proof reusable code libraries, which can be shared, in-order to drive further efficiencies throughout the team

- To deliver code which is well tested and consistently error free. Design, architect, and develop software solutions that align with business requirements, ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability

- Contribute to the creation and maintenance of comprehensive technical documentation, including system designs, architectural decisions, and coding standards

Security Standards & Data Protection:

- To be aware of latest data protection and security threats and to make sure solutions mitigate against these risks using known industry standards and Internal Company Tools and Services

Software Tools and Processes:

- Review and utilise industry standard software development tools such as source control, deployment servers and build servers where appropriate in an effective manner

- Assist the technical leader in enforcing the chosen development process

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and QA engineers, to understand project requirements, provide technical insights, and ensure successful project delivery

- Drive continuous improvement initiatives, identifying areas for process optimization, automation, and productivity enhancement

Work estimation:

- Assist the technical leader to calculate work estimates

- Quality and Standards – Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits

- Participate in code reviews, offering constructive feedback to ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and high-quality code

- Troubleshoot and debug complex software issues, identifying root causes and implementing effective solutions to ensure the stability and reliability of software applications

Mentoring and Training:

- Lead and mentor other software developers, providing guidance, support, and technical leadership throughout the software development lifecycle

- Carry out instructions given by the Development Team Leader/Manager

Senior Python Developer – Experience & Qualifications:

- Advanced level (knowledge and experience) of programming languages and methodologies

- Excellent understanding of security standards

- Experience designing, building, and managing RESTful APIs

- Experience with high-availability, fault-tolerance, and performance testing and tuning

- Familiar with the AWS suite of services to complement applications

- Experienced in API integrations

- Experienced in programming languages (Python)

- Experienced writing unit tests using appropriate tools

- Experienced using version control tools

- Experienced in CI tools (Gitlab Pipelines) from application configuration aspect

- Ability to solve problems quickly and completely

- Ability to multi-task and stay organised in a dynamic work environment

- Bright, highly self-motivated and driven with a professional and positive approach

- Ability to drive development forward, work independently, whilst mentoring, collaborating, and motivating team members

- Passionate about software development, with a general thirst for technology & interest in new tools & methodologies

- Experience in financial services, ideally payments (gateways, acquiring and processing)

- Experience of people leadership and coaching

Senior Python Developer – Benefits (subject to local office benefits policy):

- Opportunity to be part of a rapidly scaling and market leading Fintech business.

- Flexible homeworking

- Health and Wellbeing ethos including regular wellness sessions, fitness and nutrition and other events as well as supported by internally qualified mental health first aiders

- Family friendly enhanced benefits/policies

- Pension, Healthcare, Life Assurance

- Social events and team building

- Celebrations

We understand the value that a diverse and inclusive working environment brings to Trust Payments. We celebrate the differences that people can bring through their cultures, backgrounds and perspectives.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or any other protected characteristic.

To submit your CV for this exciting Senior Python Developer opportunity, please click ‘Apply’ now!