MPB Hiring for Senior Software Engineer Job at Brighton, England Full Time

We are MPB, the world’s largest online platform for used photography and videography equipment. Our platform transforms the way that people buy, sell and trade in photo and video kit.

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.

We are growing our Product & Engineering team over the next year and an investment in technology is at the heart of MPB. We are looking for several Senior Software Engineers to join us and work on a range of exciting projects.

The Role

As a Senior Software Engineer you will

• Design and implement Python web services in Django and Flask
• Maintain and extend existing Python web services based on new feature
• requirements and business needs
• Collaborate with Frontend Engineers and Test Automation Engineers to ensure integrations with APIs are correct and complete
• Document your APIs so they can be consumed downstream by the Frontend and Test Automation teams as well as Data Analytics teams
• Provide technical leadership to less experienced team members

Requirements

• 6+ Years Python development
• Experience with the Django framework & ORM
• Experience managing Git workflows
• Understanding of Relational Databases, PostgreSQL, MySQL
• Experience with Docker both building and running images
• Experience working in an Agile / Scrum team
• Comfortable with regularly working outside of your main discipline in order to collaborate across your Scrum team
• A desire to mentor and support others

Benefits

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 head office in Ship Street, Brighton, with a team of co-located skilled engineers and product professionals.

As we return to the office post-Covid we will be working on a flexible hybrid pattern with 2 days office based and 3 days remote.

We offer a range of competitive benefits including 25 days holiday, private healthcare, pension scheme, employee discounts and more.

We are growing our tech team and we’re recruiting for mid-level, senior and lead Software Engineers as well. Get in touch with us at [email protected] if you’d like to have a conversation.