Senior Project Manager, Python Developer
Fixed-term Full-time University of Birmingham posted 4 weeks ago in Management Shortlist Email JobJob Description
JOB DESCRIPTION
Position Details
Institute of Applied Health Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences
Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK
Full time starting salary is normally in the range £45,585 to £54,395 with potential progression once in post to £61,198
Grade 8
Full Time, Fixed Term contract up to December 2025
Closing date: 7th January 2024
Role Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced python developer to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and developing high-performance, scalable, and reliable healthcare analytics applications using Python. This position requires a minimum of three years of experience in enterprise python development.
Main Duties
- Design, develop, and maintain high-quality data analytics and API services using Python.
- Write clean, efficient, and maintainable Python code to create custom integrations and connectors.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including UX designers, product managers, and other developers to define, design, and ship new features.
- Perform code reviews to ensure that code is optimized, efficient, and conforms to best practices.
- Work with QA engineers to develop and execute test plans.
- Troubleshoot and debug applications to optimize performance and functionality.
- Stay up to date with emerging trends and technologies in python development.
Person Specification
- Master’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, statistics, or a related field with at least 3 years of experience in Python.
- Experience in building RESTful APIs, microservices, data analytics dashboards, CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong proficiency in software engineering, agile development methodologies, and design patterns.
- Strong programming skills in Python, SQL, and related frameworks (Flask, FastAPI, etc), containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes), cloud-based services (AWS, Azure, GCP), and other relevant technologies
- Experience in Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) practices.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of UK healthcare system and UK healthcare data, and related standards such as HL7, FHIR, and DICOM
- Familiarity with data security and governance principles and practices
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