Lead Backend Engineer: Scale, Microservices & Impact

Zego; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance technology firm is looking for a Lead Backend Engineer to shape the future of their platforms. You will lead teams to design Python microservices, drive architectural discussions, and mentor other engineers. Ideal candidates have a strong background in backend engineering and experience building scalable systems. Join a company that values innovation and offers a flexible hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Market-competitive salary

Private medical insurance

Company share options

Generous holiday allowance

Wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Strong backend experience and hands-on in building microservices.
• Deep knowledge of programming fundamentals.
• Experience scaling systems and understanding distributed architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple engineers in technical delivery.
• Design and own Python microservices for insurance platform.
• Drive architectural discussions across teams.
• Mentor engineers and share feedback.
• Identify problems and implement solutions.

Skills

Cloud-native microservices

Python

Programming fundamentals

Distributed architectures

Job description

A leading insurance technology firm is looking for a Lead Backend Engineer to shape the future of their platforms. You will lead teams to design Python microservices, drive architectural discussions, and mentor other engineers. Ideal candidates have a strong background in backend engineering and experience building scalable systems. Join a company that values innovation and offers a flexible hybrid working environment.