Full Stack Engineer (Python, React and AWS)

Full Stack Software Engineer (React + Python) Serverless AWS

Build national-scale services, used right across the country, with a modern React and Python stack.

AT A GLANCE
Rate: 500 per day, Inside IR35
Contract: 6 months, with potential to extend
Location: Hybrid, Leeds
Client: A major national public sector programme, delivered through a leading digital consultancy
Interview process: Two stages - a 30-minute technical conversation with the consultancy, then a 30-minute final panel with the client's engineering team

WHY THIS ROLE?
Scale and impact: your work will support national services relied on by users right across the country
A true full stack role: equal weight on React and Python, so you will never be boxed into one side of the stack
Modern engineering: React Micro Frontends with Module Federation, serverless AWS and Infrastructure as Code
Ownership: take services from design through to deployment, monitoring and live support
A strong team: work alongside experienced consultancy and client engineers

THE ROLE
Brio Digital is supporting a leading digital consultancy on a major national public sector programme. They are looking for an experienced Full Stack Software Engineer who is equally strong in React and Python, with a solid understanding of cloud-native architecture.

You will design, build, test and operate scalable applications across the full development lifecycle, and help run the AWS infrastructure and CI/CD platforms that support them.

STRONG REACT AND STRONG PYTHON: BOTH ARE ESSENTIAL
This is not a front end role with some back end, or the reverse. The team needs someone who is genuinely confident in both, and both will be tested at interview.

React:
Strong hands-on React with TypeScript
Micro Frontends using Module Federation
Reusable components, state and API data handling
Testing with Jest, React Testing Library or Cypress
Accessibility and performance

Python:
Strong hands-on Python building production services
APIs consumed by React front ends
Serverless Python on AWS Lambda
Automated testing with PyTest
Clean, maintainable, secure code

WHAT YOU WILL DO
Design, develop and maintain React Micro Frontend applications using Module Federation
Design, develop and maintain Python backend services
Build and operate cloud-native solutions on AWS, including Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFront, WAF, DynamoDB, S3 and CloudWatch
Deploy infrastructure and applications using Terraform
Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test and deployment
Implement automated unit and integration testing, and contribute to code quality and security
Work with product, architecture and delivery teams to turn requirements into effective solutions
Monitor platform health, troubleshoot incidents and drive continuous improvement

WHAT YOU WILL BRING
Essential:
Strong hands-on experience with React
Hands-on experience developing Micro Frontend applications, with practical experience of Module Federation
Strong hands-on experience with Python
Practical experience of AWS cloud services and cloud-native architecture, particularly Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFront, WAF, DynamoDB and S3
Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform
CI/CD pipelines using Git and GitHub
Automated testing and modern software engineering practices

Desirable:
Knowledge of Micro Frontend and Single Page Application design patterns, best practices and performance optimisation
Experience of public sector delivery and the GDS service standard
Strong analytical, problem-solving, collaboration and communication skills

INTERESTED?
Send your CV or call Brio Digital for a confidential conversation. Please highlight your React, Python and AWS experience, with specific examples from recent roles, so we can present you at your best.