At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a talented engineering team while driving platform development and mentoring developers.
- Company: Join a successful fintech transforming core banking technology with modern cloud-native platforms.
- Benefits: Competitive salary up to £120k, pension, and flexible hybrid working model.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with meaningful technical challenges and excellent growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a lasting impact on technology and engineering culture in a fast-moving environment.
- Qualifications: Experienced Software Engineer with strong Python expertise and team leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 100000 - 100000 £ per year.
Salary: £100,000 - 100,000 per year
Requirements
- Experienced Software Engineer with strong Python expertise
- Strong knowledge of software engineering best practices and full SDLC experience
- Team leadership experience, with ability to mentor and develop others, run 1-2-1s and performance reviews
- Good knowledge of cloud-based services; GCP experience preferred, but AWS or Azure is acceptable
- Experience building APIs, ideally with FastAPI
- Good knowledge of CI/CD, testing and deployment
- Thorough understanding of computer science fundamentals, including OOP, data structures, design patterns and algorithms
- Collaborative and pragmatic with strong communication skills
- Degree educated in a STEM discipline, with a 2.1 or above
Responsibilities
- Lead a talented engineering team while remaining hands-on in architecture, design and delivery
- Drive engineering standards and help shape the next phase of platform development
- Mentor developers and support their growth through regular feedback, 1-2-1s and performance reviews
- Contribute to technical direction and help the team solve complex technical challenges across our Python platform
- Collaborate with Product, Engineering and business stakeholders
- Lead the delivery of new capabilities for our core banking technology platform
- Help evolve our platform and engineering culture in a collaborative, fast-moving environment
Technologies
- AWS
- Azure
- CI/CD
- Cloud
- FastAPI
- GCP
- Support
- OOP
- Python
- Backend
We are a successful and growing fintech transforming core banking technology through modern cloud-native platforms and integrations with leading financial institutions. You will join a profitable, well-funded business with ambitious growth plans, meaningful technical challenges and the opportunity to make a lasting impact on our technology platform and engineering culture. The role is based in Central London with a hybrid working model, offering flexibility to work from home twice a week. We offer a competitive salary of up to £120k, plus pension and other benefits.
Python Engineering Lead employer: Sivara GmbH
Join a dynamic fintech company in Central London, where you will lead a talented engineering team and drive innovation in core banking technology. With a strong focus on employee growth, we offer mentorship opportunities, a collaborative work culture, and the flexibility of a hybrid working model. Our commitment to modern cloud-native platforms ensures that you will face meaningful technical challenges while making a significant impact on our engineering culture.
