As a Python Developer at Chetwood, you will form a pivotal part of the business. As a data-driven company, DevOps is key to ensuring that we can make our customers better off and push our use of technology further every day.

Key Responsibilities

Help to build and support new features across our backend systems with the production of high quality code
Improve functionality of existing systems and help reduce tech debt through lessons learned and incremental improvements
Provide insights and input for technological choices for new projects
Sharing knowledge of the data itself and process details within the DevOps/DataOps teams and wider business
Collaborating with our internal Test Team to test all work as part of the development lifecycle
Support junior members of the team(s) with Python knowledge and best practices

Essential Skills & Experience

Excellent Python skills – both procedural scripting and object-oriented development
Able to write scalable, reusable code
Strong understanding of Python fundamentals and best practices (including security considerations)
Comfortable working with VCS (including code reviews, GitFlow, release management)
Proficient understanding of CI/CD processes
Knowledge of RESTful APIs - both for using first/third party APIs and building our own for first/third party consumption

Desirable Skills & Experience

Good SQL and experience with data warehouses
Knowledge of AWS services: AWS services you’ll work with frequently include Lambda, S3, Pinpoint, SNS, SQS, Kinesis, Step Functions, QuickSight, Redshift, DynamoDB, API Gateway, and many more
Experienced at TDD - writing Unit Tests and E2E tests
Understanding of how to architect resilient, highly available and efficient data pipelines and microservices
Understanding of exception handling and error management implementations

What we offer

A relaxed, sociable and flexible working environment.
Great benefits including: life insurance, pension, private medical insurance (including dental and optical), free breakfast and drinks, monthly social events.
Competitive salary.
Opportunity to work for a progressive and exciting company.

Chetwood Highlights

Here are just a few examples of what we’ve achieved so far and what’s coming soon.

Secured strategic investment from Elliott Advisors of £150mil of capital, underpinning the planned growth of the business over the next few years.
Secured a full banking licence from the PRA in 2018 - the only retail bank to do so that year.
Launched the LiveLend Reward Loan; the world’s first dynamic loan that responds to improvements in customers’ credit score.
Secured several distribution partnerships with our lending product and have already seen 400%+ growth in new business in the since 2019.
Launched SmartSave; providing customers with a simple, online savings account at a great rate.
Launched Chetwood’s very own custom built cutting-edge decisioning tool
Launched BetterBorrow; a quick and simple loan where customers receive their money in 30minutes or less
Achieved and maintained an ‘Excellent’ Trustpilot rating from both lending and savings customers.

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