Introduction to the role

We are looking for an experienced Software Developer to join our Growth and Analytics team, playing a critical role in the implementation of new projects in the ever-changing Publishing industry and the competitive UK market. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to use and develop their coding skills while learning about technology, marketing and strategy in a young, innovative and dynamic environment amongst big players such as Amazon, Google or Apple.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a top multinational company, a leader in the Publishing industry with worldwide presence. The position will give the opportunity to grow as a professional by joining a dynamic and fast-growing team within one of the largest companies in a consolidated group.

Core Responsibilities:

• Work alongside analysts to maintain projects and develop new ones

• Monitor systems and promptly resolve any issues

• Review and improve the stability of existing and future projects

• Identify new opportunities and areas of growth based on new technology and business needs

• Produce production-level code with appropriate testing, redundancies and error handling

• Utilise the latest technologies in the AI/ML space to build cutting edge tools

  Skills and Experience required:

Person Specification

• Professional python experience

• At least one web framework – Flask, FastAPI, Django, etc

• Data manipulation with Pandas / numpy

• Database design and best practices

• Proven experience taking a greenfield project through a full development lifecycle

• Organised and thoughtful approach to your projects

• Able to manage your own time effectively to meet deadlines

• Strong coding skills and the ability to work effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

• Confidence to take ownership of your projects

• Must be comfortable on MacOS and Linux (Ubuntu VMs)

• Excellent teamwork skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with internal teams

• Strong critical thinking skills and ability to work through issues independently.

  Salary - Up to £50,000 dependent on experience.

  Benefits

  • Hybrid working model (3 days in the office)

  • 28 days holiday plus bank holidays

  • Private healthcare cover and life assurance

  • Summer Hours 

  • Free access to HeadSpace, employee assistance programme (24 hour helpline), mental health first aiders, and a wellbeing portal

  • Relocation Rent Support Loan 

  • Employee networks: HC All In (open forum), Elevate (for ethnic minority colleagues), HarperParents, Menopause at Work, Pride at HC, Social Mobility Network and Neurodiversity at Work

  • Unlimited training on our Learning and Development portal

  • Virtual GP and eyecare vouchers

  • Gym membership discount

  • Onsite physiotherapy (London only)

  • Charitable donation matching and 2 volunteering days

  • We're a certified Carbon Neutral company

  • Free e-books and audiobooks, newspaper subscriptions and discounts on books

  • Subsidised canteen and retail discounts

  • Onsite prayer room 

  If you wish to discuss anything regarding this position and/or your application to this role, please reach out directly to stephanie.jemmett@harpercollins.co.uk with subject heading ‘Vacancy Query’ plus the job title and we will aim to get back to you within 5 working days.

  Please note, if you are interested in the role you would need to submit your application via Applied. We do not accept email applications.