LEAD DEVELOPER

LONDON - HYBRID

£65,000

THE COMPANY

This world-renowned cultural and scientific institution is home to one of the largest and most unique collections on the planet. By joining their Data team, you’ll play a crucial role in shaping cutting-edge platforms that support global research, conservation, and innovation. Your work will directly contribute to unlocking knowledge that benefits science, education, and society at large.

THE ROLE

As a Lead Developer you will take ownership of developing and scaling the core technology platform for a landmark 10-year national digitisation programme. You’ll be leading technical strategy, mentoring developers, and ensuring the systems are sustainable and fit for the future.

Specifically, you can expect to be involved in the following:

• Designing and building scalable backend systems using Python.
• Developing cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) and deploying services with Kubernetes.
• Overseeing data storage, management, and publication pipelines for tens of millions of digital assets.
• Providing technical leadership and mentorship to a small development team.
• Driving long-term sustainability by shaping infrastructure for a large-scale digitisation project.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

The successful Lead Developer will have the following skills and experience:

• Strong backend development experience, ideally with Python
• Hands-on expertise with cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
• Familiarity with containerisation and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Experience with SQL databases
• Experience leading projects or mentoring teams of developers.
• Ability to design and implement scalable, sustainable technical solutions.

BENEFITS

The successful Lead Developer will receive the following benefits:

• Salary of £65,000 depending on experience.
• Hybrid working with flexibility
• Opportunity to work on one of the UK’s most significant digital transformation programmes in science.
• Professional development and mentoring opportunities.
• The chance to contribute to a project with real societal and environmental impact.

HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by sending your resume/CV to Joana Alves via the Apply link on this page.