Mid-level Backend Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

25 days’ holiday + public holidays

Flexible holiday: swap bank holidays

Additional tenure-based holiday: +1d/2

Flexible working hours

£500 'work from home' setup budget

£500 personal training & development

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Company pension (Nest)

Perkbox benefits plan

Job summary

Suade, a market-leading regtech SaaS company, is seeking a Mid-level Backend Engineer to design, build, and scale its regulatory reporting platform in London. You’ll own features end-to-end, collaborating with product and fellow engineers to deliver robust, fast, and reliable software.

This on-site role in London requires 3–5 years of Python experience, with FastAPI, SQLAlchemy/PostgreSQL, Docker, and RESTful API design.

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 APIs

Git

Data structures

Algorithms

System design

Tools

Docker

Job description

About the Company

Suade is a market‑leading regtech SaaS company with cutting‑edge technology that automates regulatory reporting, compliance and financial risk solutions for financial institutions.

Role Overview

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.

Location & Work Policy

This role is based in London. It is a fully on‑site role; you will be expected to be in our London office 4 or 5 days per week. Some travel may be required. Suade has a flexible working policy but you will need to be available to come into the London office when required.

Salary

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

Please note: 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.

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

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 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

Nice‑to‑have Qualifications

• 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

Equal Opportunity Employer

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