Backend Python Dev — FastAPI, AWS, Microservices + Equity

Burns Sheehan; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading InsurTech company in Greater London is seeking Software Engineers to join their growing team. You will design and develop scalable backend systems and work with a modern tech stack including Python and AWS. Ideal candidates have 2-5 years of backend engineering experience and a passion for microservices. This opportunity offers a flexible benefits budget and a supportive environment for professional growth.

Benefits

Flexible benefits budget

Monthly socials

90-day work-from-anywhere perk

Qualifications

• 2-5 years' backend engineering experience, ideally in Python.
• Experience in microservices or modern service architecture.
• Excellent communication skills and willingness to take initiative.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and development of scalable backend systems.
• Work across rotating product squads with full domain exposure.
• Deploy code in production on AWS EKS.
• Collaborate with product and engineering leads to solve complex problems.

Skills

Python

Microservices

FastAPI

PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

AWS

Tools

AWS EKS

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

A leading InsurTech company in Greater London is seeking Software Engineers to join their growing team. You will design and develop scalable backend systems and work with a modern tech stack including Python and AWS. Ideal candidates have 2-5 years of backend engineering experience and a passion for microservices. This opportunity offers a flexible benefits budget and a supportive environment for professional growth.