Senior Python Developer FastAPI Azure
Summary
Senior hands-on backend Python engineer at a fast-growing insurance underwriting SaaS provider, hybrid based in London (3 days/week in office). Day to day: design and build FastAPI services on Azure, work with data at scale, and provide technical leadership — code reviews, mentoring, and driving CI/CD and quality practices.
Senior Python Developer / Software Engineer (FastAPI Azure) London / WFH to £110k
Are you a backend focused Software Engineer with strong Python skills combined with technical / team leadership experience?
You could be progressing your career in a senior, hands-on role at a fast growing, global Insurance Underwriting technology provider that focusses on developing a complex SaaS calculation platform for rapidly growing Cyber Security insurance markets.
As a Senior Python Developer you'll remain hands-on whilst providing technical leadership, designing and implementing complex solutions and ensuring the team adheres to best practices. You'll define technical requirements and ensure alignment with business objectives, contribute to architectural decisions and technical designs and collaborate with Product Owners and stakeholders to prioritise tasks and allocate resources.
As a senior team member you'll provide technical leadership and guidance, facilitate communication and ensure coding standards and best practices, including performing code reviews and providing constructive feedback, championing quality focused software development, enforcing quality assurance standards, processes, testing methodologies, and driving initiatives to improve the development team efficiency e.g. CI/CD.
Location / WFH:
There's a hybrid work from home model with three days a week in the high spec London, City office with rooftop bar.
About you:
- You have strong Python backend software engineering skills
- You have experience of building FastAPIs
- You have a good knowledge of Azure, will also consider AWS experience
- You have experience of working with data at scale
- You have experience of leading and mentoring small to medium sized technical teams
- You have a thorough knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals including Data Structures, Design Patterns, OOP
- You're collaborative and pragmatic with great communication skills
What's in it for you:
- Salary to £110k + bonus
- 25 days holiday
- Private Medical Insurance (including dental and optical cashback)
- Life Insurance, Income Protection
- Pension
- Subsidised gym membership
- X4 paid volunteering days per year
- Season ticket loan
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Impactful role with great career progression