Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer - Python | AWS | Flask

Bristol (Hybrid)

Up to £65,000 + 4 Day Working Week

Method Resourcing are currently partnered with an innovative organisation operating within the renewable energy sector, looking to hire a Senior Software Engineer into their growing technology team. This is an opportunity to join a business working on real-world operational systems that support renewable energy assets, helping drive smarter business decisions through scalable data and software solutions.

The role would suit a software engineer with strong Python/backend engineering experience who has worked heavily with data platforms, ETL pipelines, APIs, and cloud infrastructure.

You’ll join a small, collaborative team where you’ll have broad technical ownership and the opportunity to contribute across architecture, backend development, cloud systems, and large-scale data processing.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Python-based applications and APIs using Flask
• Build and optimise ETL pipelines for large-scale operational data processing
• Design scalable backend services and cloud-based systems
• Work across AWS infrastructure including ECS, EC2, RDS, S3 and CloudWatch
• Maintain and optimise PostgreSQL databases using SQLAlchemy
• Improve system reliability through testing, monitoring and code reviews
• Collaborate closely with the wider data and engineering team on system design and architecture

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience with backend frameworks such as Flask, FastAPI or Django
• Hands‑on experience building ETL/data processing pipelines
• Experience working within AWS cloud environments
• Strong PostgreSQL/database knowledge
• Understanding of concurrent or scalable processing systems
• Experience working in Linux environments
• Strong software engineering and problem‑solving fundamentals

Please note the employer is unable to offer sponsorship for this position.