Mid-level Backend Engineer

Suade Labs Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Flexible holidays

£500 work-from-home budget

£500 personal training & development

Nest pension

Perkbox benefits plan

Job summary

Suade Labs Ltd is seeking a Mid-level Backend Engineer to design, build, and scale our regulatory reporting platform in London. You will own features end-to-end, collaborating with product and engineers to deliver precise data-driven solutions that support regulatory reporting and compliance for financial institutions.

The role requires 3–5 years of Python production experience, strong SQL skills, and hands-on Docker and RESTful API expertise.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of professional experience building production software in Python.
• Experience with FastAPI (or a similar web framework).
• Strong SQL skills and hands-on production experience with SQLalchemy/PostgreSQL.
• Professional experience with Docker; solid understanding of RESTful API design.
• Solid grasp of Git and standard version-control workflows in a team environment.
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system design principles.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship features independently, from technical design through deployment.
• Maintain and lead the improvement of existing features within the application.
• Write efficient, well-tested code.
• Review code and provide constructive feedback to peers and junior engineers.
• Mentor junior engineers on Python best practices and software design.
• Collaborate with QA, product, and senior engineers to ship reliable, accurate features.

Skills

Python

FastAPI

SQL

RESTful API design

Git

Data structures

Algorithms

System design

Tools

Docker

PostgreSQL

ClickHouse

Job description

Suade is a market-leading regtech SaaS company with cutting‑edge technology that automates regulatory reporting, compliance and financial risk solutions for financial institutions. Our technology outperforms the competition on every metric, and we are supported by unprecedented need for new technology to solve complex and growing regulatory burdens. We serve Tier 1 banks across Europe, North America, and Asia.

We are looking for a Mid‑level Backend Engineer to help design, build, and scale our regulatory reporting platform. You’ll own features end‑to‑end — collaborating directly with product to shape requirements, and with the engineers around you to deliver them. You’d be joining a tight‑knit, enthusiastic team building software where precision genuinely matters. If you enjoy solving complex data problems at scale and want your work to have real‑world impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Salary: £50,000 to £60,000 based on experience

We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Candidates who need visa sponsorship now, or will need visa sponsorship in future, will not be considered.

This role is based in London. Suade has a flexible working policy but you will need to be available to come into the London office when required. Some travel may be required.

This is a fully on‑site role, based in London. You will be expected to be in our London office 4 or 5 days per week. Some travel may be required.

Suade is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without bias.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship features independently, from technical design through deployment
• Maintain and lead the improvement of existing features within the application
• Write efficient, well‑tested code
• Review code and provide constructive feedback to peers and junior engineers
• Mentor junior engineers on Python best practices and software design
• Collaborate with QA, product, and senior engineers to ship reliable, accurate features

Must‑have

• 3-5 years of professional experience building production software in Python
• Experience with FastAPI (or a similar web framework)
• Strong SQL skills and hands‑on production experience with SQLalchemy/PostgreSQL
• Professional experience with DockerSolid understanding of RESTful API design
• Solid grasp of Git and standard version‑control workflows in a team environment
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system design principles

Nice‑to‑have

• Hands‑on experience with ClickHouse or another columnar/OLAP database
• Experience with Go or Rust, or strong aptitude to pick it up quickly
• Professional experience processing large volumes of data (complex data pipelines).

Skills and qualifications

• Track record of shipping and owning features in production
• Clear communicator — able to explain technical decisions to peers and work directly with product
• High attention to detail; accuracy is critical when outputs feed into regulatory filings

Benefits

• 25 days' holiday + public holidays
• Flexible holiday: choose when you take your holidays by swapping bank holidays if you would like
• Additional tenure‑based holiday: an extra day of annual leave for every year of service after 2 years
• Flexible working hours
• £500 ‘work from home’ set up budget when you join
• £500 personal training & development budget per year
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave (subject to conditions)
• Company pension (Nest)
• Perkbox benefits plan