IT & Software

Python Developer / Team Lead - FinTech

Client Server

London · Greater London · United Kingdom

Overview

In this role you lead a small, skilled tech team to deliver features and perform refactoring for a core banking platform within a well-funded FinTech. You work hands-on about half the time, shaping architecture and mentoring peers while driving continuous improvement. You collaborate with cross-functional colleagues and contribute to a platform that integrates with major banks like HSBC. This is a hands-on leadership role with meaningful impact on product scale and engineering culture.

Pay / Benefits
  • pension
  • other benefits
  • hybrid working
Responsibilities
  • Lead a small tech team to deliver new features and improvements
  • Perform refactoring and contribute to architecture and design decisions
  • Mentor junior developers and conduct 1-2-1s and performance reviews
  • Set engineering standards and foster continuous improvement
  • Collaborate across functions and contribute to the core banking platform
  • Manage a 50/50 split between architecture/design and people management
Key requirements
  • Experienced Python developer with SDLC knowledge
  • Proven team leadership and people management experience
  • Strong cloud knowledge (GCP preferred; AWS/Azure acceptable)
  • Experience building APIs, ideally with FastAPI
  • Solid CI/CD, testing, and deployment understanding
  • Strong CS fundamentals (OOP, data structures, design patterns, algorithms)
  • Degree in STEM with 2.1 or higher
  • Collaborative
  • Pragmatic
  • Excellent communication
  • Python
  • FastAPI
  • Cloud platforms (GCP/AWS/Azure)

Reference: WJ-747_30993738

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