Senior Python Engineers - 200k Base

Working Pattern: 4 days per week in the London office, 1 day WFH

Salary: Up to £150,000 - 200,000 + bonus

The Opportunity

We're looking for an experienced Senior Python Engineer to join a high-performing technology team within a leading financial services client in London.

This is an excellent opportunity for a strong Python engineer who enjoys solving complex technical problems, building scalable systems and working in a fast-paced, high-performance financial environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain high-performance Python applications and services.
• Develop robust, scalable and production-quality software.
• Work closely with quantitative, trading, technology and business stakeholders.
• Contribute to technical architecture and engineering best practices.
• Optimise systems for performance, reliability and scalability.
• Write clean, maintainable and well-tested code.
• Mentor other engineers and contribute to a strong engineering culture.
• Troubleshoot complex production and technical issues.

About You

• Extensive professional experience with Python and modern Python development practices.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and experience designing scalable systems.
• Experience working with distributed systems, APIs and/or data-intensive applications.
• Strong understanding of testing, CI/CD and software development best practices.
• Comfortable working in a demanding, collaborative environment.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Previous experience within financial services, banking, trading, investment management or another high-performance technology environment is highly desirable.

What's on Offer

• Salary of up to £150,000 - £200,000 , depending on experience.
• Bonus opportunity.
• London-based role with 4 days in the office and 1 day working from home .
• Opportunity to work on technically challenging and business-critical systems.
• High-calibre engineering environment with significant scope for impact.