Senior Software Engineer
Summary
Senior Software Engineer at a major UK bank (via RedCat Digital), leading design and development of customer-focused, cloud-native Python services and APIs in a hybrid Manchester setup. Day to day: hands-on Python development, microservices on AWS/GCP, DevOps/CI-CD practices, and mentoring other engineers.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will help shape the future of banking by leading design, development, and maintenance of customer-focused software using Python. You’ll work with a diverse, global team to adopt modern engineering practices and a world-class culture, driving quality, rapid delivery, and impactful technical decisions. The role offers exposure to cloud-native microservices, APIs, and cutting-edge technologies, emphasizing collaboration with engineers, architects, and stakeholders. This is a high-impact opportunity to transform engineering at a major UK bank.
Pay / Benefits- Up to 75,000 base
- 10% pension
- 15-25% discretionary bonus
- 24 weeks paid parental leave
- 30 days annual leave
- Hybrid Manchester
- Lead design and development of software delivering a positive customer experience
- Develop high-quality Python-based software
- Advance engineering capability and adopt new technologies
- Implement best practices (TDD, BDD, pair programming)
- Mentor and collaborate with engineers to achieve results
- Strong full-stack software design and implementation with Python
- Experience with industry frameworks and development tools
- Cloud-native and microservices experience (AWS/GCP)
- Extensive API development experience
- Understanding of DevOps and CI/CD automation
- Kubernetes experience is a plus
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Strong communication
- Mentorship
- Collaboration
- Python
- API development
- Microservices