Mid-level/Senior Full Stack Python Web Developer (Full- or Part-time)
MicrobesNG, United Kingdom
Job Description
MicrobesNG is a genome sequencing facility dedicated to providing microbial sequence data to our expanding global customer base. We currently sequence over 40,000 genomes each year from a wide variety of medical, agricultural and environmental microbes including bacteria, fungi, viruses and plasmids.
After our extraordinary success working within the University of Birmingham for 5 years we spun out and set up as an independent company in August 2019. Having increased our business since then, we are looking to expand the company and our services.
This is an exciting time to join MicrobesNG, a start-up company, with a close knit group of employees that are working towards providing new services and analyses.
In particular we are looking for mid-level and senior full stack web developers to work alongside our Head of Software. Together you will develop and support our customer facing portal, data workbench, business intelligence platform and our internal lab management systems.
You will need to be a specialist in building secure, well-tested web applications using Django though there is scope for the successful candidate to influence all parts of our stack.
You'll enjoy working with stakeholders in various operational roles to model, simplify and implement automations for mission critical real-world processes, and you’ll keep your solutions updated as requirements evolve.
You’ll enjoy working in a team environment and will take seriously our mission to maximise:
- Quality of our sequencing results
- Quality of our customers’ experiences
- The wellbeing of the entire team
In return, the business will provide:
- Fair pay (45,000 - 80,000 FTE based on experience)
- Full Time OR Part Time (3+ days a week considered)
- 38 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
- Generous Employer Pension Contribution into NEST scheme
- The tools you need - all equipment is provided along with a one off Employee WorkStation Benefit to help get you set up
- Training and development
- Flexible working practices to meet commitments you have outside work
- A battle-tested hybrid working culture supported by an Employee Wellness amp; Prosperity Programme
- An opportunity to work in an industry supporting life- and world-changing science
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- To contribute to the design and implementation of MicrobesNG’s software applications and infrastructure, according to agreed prioritisation and standards.
- To be involved in technology selection on new projects, and to suggest operational changes where you can see benefit.
- To be reasonably available during core UK business hours for occasional meetings and other discussions.
- To follow quality control and compliance procedures, helping to close gaps and seek continuous improvement.
- To keep your peers and line manager apprised of progress and to actively communicate blockers and seek their resolution.
- To be interested in general business operations and to assist other departments as and when required.
- To actively engage in the Personal Development Process and undertake all required training as identified by your line manager.
- Any other duties and responsibilities as reasonably outlined by your line manager from time to time.
- We do ask the team to attend monthly 1-day onsite visits in Birmingham, but candidates for whom this is not practical will be considered.
Requirements
- Strong Python, Django, SQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
- Pragmatic approach to achieving good test coverage
- Experience implementing public-facing web applications
- Experience designing and implementing common web architectures, and configuring their components (e.g. NGinx, MySQL, Redis)
- Comfort with cloud deployments e.g. AWS an advantage
- Experience solving challenges with observability and diagnostics
- A respectful and pragmatic approach to providing technical guidance to colleagues
- A grounding in Linux system administration and network concepts
- Good English proficiency
- Experience using, maintaining and designing CI and other DevOps processes
- Experience with database schema design and optimisation
- Knowledge of security- and privacy-by-design principles
- A positive approach to designing and developing applications with a variety of stakeholder
- Existing eligibility for the right to work in the UK at point of application
Benefits
- Fair pay (45,000 - 80,000 FTE based on experience)
- Full Time OR Part Time (3+ days a week considered)
- 38 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
- Generous Employer Pension Contribution into NEST scheme
- The tools you