Description:
Senior Python Developer (JB5814)
Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, Western Cape (Hybrid 3 days office, 2 days remote)
Salary negotiable, dependent on experience
Permanent
Step into a senior role modernising Django-based systems in the insurance or financial services space.
Own technical direction, build clean API integrations, and help raise engineering standards in a collaborative hybrid team.
Minimum Requirements:
4 or more years of experience as a Python Developer with 2 or more years at a senior level
DevOps exposure
Django
API design and integration
MySQL/MariaDB
CI/CD exposure
System security principles and secure coding practices
Team player
Able to engage with internal and external stakeholders
JavaScript frameworks advantageous
Containers and automation concepts advantageous
Fintech or insurance industry experience advantageous
Duties and Responsibilities:
Modernise and enhance Django-based systems
Design, build and integrate APIs
Guide technical direction and contribute to architecture decisions
Mentor junior developers and support code quality standards
Improve legacy code, automation and overall system reliability
Please do not apply using Scanned CVs, no supporting documentation is required at this point, this will be requested later.
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