Lead Python Developer - Fintech

In this role you lead and contribute as a software engineer within a well-funded FinTech, guiding a talented team while staying close to architecture and delivery. You’ll shape engineering standards, mentor engineers, and tackle complex technical challenges on a modern Python platform. You’ll collaborate with Product, Engineering and business stakeholders to steer technical direction and deliver new capabilities that support critical financial services. The environment is collaborative, fast-moving and presents meaningful opportunities to impact technology and engineering culture.

• pension
• hybrid/remote work

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the development team
• Influence architectural direction and oversee delivery of new capabilities
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering and business stakeholders to align on technical solutions
• Maintain and uplift engineering standards across the SDLC
• Contribute hands-on in architecture, design and problem solving on a Python-based platform

• Experienced Python Developer with strong software engineering practices and full SDLC experience
• Team leadership experience including mentoring, 1-2-1s and performance reviews
• Knowledge of cloud services (GCP preferred; AWS/Azure acceptable)
• Experience building APIs, ideally FastAPI
• Strong understanding of CI/CD, testing and deployment
• Solid CS fundamentals (OOP, data structures, design patterns, algorithms)
• Collaborative, pragmatic communicator
• STEM degree with 2.1 or above

• collaborative
• pragmatic
• great communication
• Python
• FastAPI
• Cloud services (GCP; AWS/Azure)