Software Engineer

Job description

Software Engineer - Python, Django, React, MySQL, Docker, GIT, PostgreSQL, ORM

Your new company
We are partnering with MPB, the world's largest online platform for used photography and videography equipment. Their platform transforms the way that people buy, sell and trade in photo and video kit. MPB is a destination for everyone, whether you've just discovered your passion for visual storytelling or you're already a pro.

MPB has always been committed to making kit more accessible and affordable, and helping to visualise a more sustainable future. They recirculate more than 300,000 items of used kit every year, extending the life and creative potential of photo and video equipment for creators around the world.

Headquartered in the creative communities of Brighton, Brooklyn and Berlin, the MPB team includes trained camera experts and seasoned photographers and videographers who bring their passion to work every day to deliver outstanding service. Every piece of kit is inspected carefully by their product specialists and comes with a six-month warranty to give their customers peace of mind that buying used doesn't mean sacrificing reliability.

MPB has raised multiple rounds of venture capital and private equity funding, most recently \u00A350m Series D in April 2021, and is listed in The Sunday Times Tech Track 100. They are excited to be expanding their UK team. They are looking for an experienced Python Developer to contribute to our growth as a best-in-class organization.

If you're an innovative thinker with a passion for supporting photography and videography, they would love to hear from you. You'll be working in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment that includes local and global teams.

They recognise the benefit of inclusive practices to better build a diverse community here at MPB. Their commitment to ensuring inclusion fuels and connects us as one with the diverse community of visual storytellers that we serve.

MPB customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. They are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of family makeup, race, sexuality, religion, gender identity, disability or age. At MPB, every employee has the opportunity to make an impact and grow.

Your new role
As an associate software engineer at MPB, you will be building Python server applications in a service-oriented architecture and deploying them to Kubernetes. These services use a combination of JSON over HTTP and GRPC for communication. We follow innersource principles for code ownership and contribution.

A keen investment in technology is at the forefront of the company's mission with a clear vision of what our product should be. We take a cloud native approach to development and infrastructure with lots of room for experimentation and improvement. We foster a culture of quality and openness within the team.

This role is based in our friendly head office in Ship Street, Brighton, with a team of co-located skilled engineers and product professionals.

Responsibilities

\u25CF Design and implement Python web services in Django and Flask

\u25CF Maintain and extend existing Python web services based on new feature

\u25CF Collaborate with Front end Engineers and Test Automation Engineers to ensure integrations with APIs are correct and complete

\u25CF Document your APIs so they can be consumed downstream by the Front end and Test Automation teams as well as Data Analytics teams.

What you'll need to succeed

\u25CF 2+ years Python development experience

\u25CF Experience with the Django framework or other framework

\u25CF Experience with Git workflows

\u25CF Understanding of Relational Databases, PostgreSQL, MySQL

\u25CF Experience working in an Agile \/ Scrum team

\u25CF Comfortable with working outside of your main discipline in order to collaborate across your Scrum team

What you'll get in return

2 days a week in their office and 3 days at home

Competitive salary

25 days of holiday a year

Pension scheme with a contribution of 4%

On going learning and development

Free drinks and fresh fruit

Benefits start from date of employment

Opportunity for progression

What you need to do now
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