Backend Engineer (AI-First) – Build Real-Time Insurance Tech

Zego; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-competitive salary

Annual performance bonus

Share options

Private medical insurance

Pension

Generous holiday

£1,000 learning budget

Job summary

Zego is hiring a backend engineer in London or Halifax to own and ship backend services used by customers daily. This role targets someone early in their career who will grow toward senior levels, collaborating with senior engineers and using AI tools in daily workflows.

You will write clear, tested Python code, review peers, and take ownership of tasks in a fast-paced, collaborative Hybrid environment. We offer a market-competitive salary, bonus, and learning budget to support your growth.

Qualifications

• Professional coding experience in a real project
• Strong fundamentals in data structures and algorithms
• Proficiency in Python or willingness to pick it up quickly
• Ability to write tests and maintainable code
• Good communication and collaboration in a team setting
• Curiosity and comfort with AI-enabled workflows

Responsibilities

• Build, test and ship backend services powering customer products
• Write clear, well-tested code and maintainability
• Review peers' code and learn from it
• Pair with senior engineers to tackle hard problems
• Take ownership and seek feedback to grow
• Leverage AI tools daily to improve workflow

Skills

Python

Data structures

Object-oriented programming

Testing

Version control

Growth mindset

Communication

AI-first

Tools

Git

Job description

Zego is hiring a backend engineer in London or Halifax to own and ship backend services used by customers daily. This role targets someone early in their career who will grow toward senior levels, collaborating with senior engineers and using AI tools in daily workflows.

You will write clear, tested Python code, review peers, and take ownership of tasks in a fast-paced, collaborative Hybrid environment. We offer a market-competitive salary, bonus, and learning budget to support your growth.