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Lead Software Engineer Python API - Fintech
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Lead Software Engineer Python API - Fintech
Lead Software Engineer / Developer London / WFH to £120k
Are you a skilled backend-focused Python technologist with team leadership experience?
You could be progressing your career at a well-funded and profitable FinTech start-up.
The Role
As a Lead Software Engineer, you’ll:
- Lead a small, talented tech team in delivering:
- New features
- Enhancements
- Refactoring work
- Contribute to a core banking platform, integrating with major players like HSBC.
- Work with a relatively young codebase, tackling new projects.
- Spend roughly 50% of time on architecture/design and 50% on people management.
- Set coding standards, mentor junior developers, and foster:
- Continuous improvement
- Self-development culture
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Location & Flexibility
- Join colleagues in a Central London office.
- Hybrid model: up to 2 days per week WFH.
About You
You should have:
- Python expertise with deep knowledge of:
- Software engineering best practices
- Full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Team leadership experience, including:
- Mentorship
- 1-2-1s
- Performance reviews
- Strong understanding of cloud-based services (preference for GCP, but AWS/Azure experience is fine).
- Experience in:
- Building APIs (preference for FastAPI).
- CI/CD, testing, and deployment pipelines.
- Thorough grasp of Computer Science fundamentals:
- Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
- Data Structures
- Design Patterns
- Algorithms
- Collaborative, pragmatic, with excellent communication skills.
- Degree in a STEM discipline with 2.1 or above achievement.
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What’s in It For You
- Competitive salary (to £120k).
- Pension and other benefits.
About Us
At Client Server, we believe in:
- A diverse workplace.
- Encouraging people to play to their strengths and continuously learn.
- An equal-opportunity employer—we value individuals from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on:
- Race
- Colour
- Religion
- Sex
- Gender identity/expression
- Sexual orientation
- National origin
- Genetics
- Disability
- Age
- Veteran status
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