Senior Software Developer / Team Lead
Houst
AWSCloudDockerFlaskPostgresPythonReactReact NativeRedis
Salary
💰 £75,000 - £90,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
AWSCloudDockerFlaskPostgresPythonReactReact NativeRedis
About the role
- Guide technical strategy and keep Houst’s platform reliable, secure, and scalable
- Lead development of scalable web apps using Python 3, React, React Native, Flask, and SQLAlchemy
- Design, implement, and optimise RESTful APIs to power platform functionality
- Set coding standards through CI, peer reviews, and automated testing
- Mentor junior developers and build a culture of learning and technical excellence
- Optimise and maintain databases (PostgreSQL, Redis)
- Collaborate with Product, Ops, Growth, and CS teams to shape new features
- Champion automation to improve scalability and efficiency
- Refine deployment pipelines to ensure smooth, stable releases
- Monitor tech trends and apply improvements to Houst’s platform
Requirements
- 6+ years of software development experience
- Strong background in RESTful API design and implementation
- Expertise in database management (PostgreSQL, Redis)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines
- Good grasp of agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)
- Strong problem-solving skills and workflow optimisation mindset
- Experience designing scalable systems and improving UX
- Leadership skills with proven ability to mentor and guide a dev team
- Full and unrestricted right to work in the UK
- Experience with Python 3, React, React Native, Flask, SQLAlchemy
- Experience with AWS, GitHub, Docker, CircleCI, ELK, G-Suite
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