Python Developer - SC Cleared

Senior Python Developer | SC Cleared | Inside IR35 Location: Bristol - 1 day per week onsite, 4 days remote Rate: £75-£80 per hour (Inside IR35) Contract: 12 months Clearance: Active SC Clearance required We're looking for an experienced Senior Python Developer to join a major project on a 12-month contract. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly skilled Python specialist with a strong background in performance optimisation, near real-time systems and Kubernetes. Essential Skills & Experience: 10+ years of professional Python development experience Strong expertise in performance tuning, profiling and optimisation Experience developing low-latency, high-throughput systems Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills Experience with event-driven and streaming architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ, WebSockets) API development using FastAPI, Flask or Django Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Docker Strong understanding of concurrency, asyncio, multiprocessing and threading Solid software architecture and design skills Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git and Agile environments Desirable Skills: AWS, Azure or GCP Managed Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE) Performance optimisation using Cython, Rust or C extensions...