Lead Backend Engineer: Scale, Microservices & Impact

Zego

City Of London

Hybrid

GBP 70,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Market-competitive salary
Private medical insurance
Company share options
Generous holiday allowance
Wellbeing benefits

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.

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.
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