Lead Software Engineer Python API - Fintech

Lead Software Engineer / Developer London / WFH to £120k Are you a skilled a backend focussed Python technologist with team leadership experience? You could be progressing your career at a well-funded and profitable FinTech start-up. As a Lead Software Engineer you'll head up a small, talented tech team to deliver new features and enhancements as well as some refactoring work, contributing to the core banking platform which integrates with major players such as HSBC. There's a relatively young codebase and lots of new projects to get stuck into. You'll be collaboratively problem solving in a hands-on role with approximately 50/50 split between architecture / design and people management. You'll set the standards and mentor more junior developers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and self development. Location / WFH: You'll join colleagues in the Central London office with flexibility to work from home twice a week in a hybrid model. About you: You're an experienced Software Engineer with Python expertise and a strong knowledge of software engineering best practices and full SDLC experience You have team leadership experience, happy to mentor and develop others as well as provide 1-2-1s and performance reviews You have a good knowledge of cloud based services (they use GCP but AWS or Azure experience is fine) You have experience of building APIs, ideally FastAPI experience You have a good knowledge of CI/CD, testing and deployment You have a thorough understanding of Computer Science fundamentals such as OOP, Data Structures, Design Patterns, Algorithms You're collaborative and pragmatic with great communication skills You're degree educated in a STEM discipline, having achieved a 2.1 or above What's in it for you: As a Lead Software Engineer you will earn a competitive salary (to £120k) plus pension and other benefits. Apply now to find out more about this Lead Software Engineer / Developer opportunity.