Python Developer / Team Lead - FinTech

Client Server; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Client Server in London is seeking a Python Developer / Team Lead to head a small tech team and deliver new features for a core platform.

You will balance hands-on coding with people management, set coding standards, mentor juniors, and run 1-2-1s and performance reviews while contributing to architecture and API development. Hybrid work with office days in Central London.

Qualifications

• Experience as Python developer with full SDLC
• Team leadership and mentoring
• Experience with cloud services (GCP/AWS/Azure)
• API development experience
• CI/CD, testing, deployment
• CS fundamentals
• Strong communication skills
• STEM degree 2.1+

Responsibilities

• Lead a small tech team and deliver features
• Hands-on with architecture/design and people management
• Mentor juniors; conduct 1-2-1s and performance reviews
• Develop and maintain APIs (FastAPI) and services
• Drive CI/CD and testing practices
• Collaborate with stakeholders and align with banking platform

Skills

Python

Team leadership

API development

CI/CD

Testing

OOP

Data structures

Design patterns

Algorithms

Communication

Education

STEM degree (2.1 or above)

Tools

FastAPI

GCP

AWS

Azure

Job description

Python Developer / Team Lead London / WFH to £120k

Are you a skilled Python Developer with team leadership experience?

You could be progressing your career at a well-funded and profitable FinTech start-up.

As a Python Developer / Team Lead you'll head up a small, talented tech team to deliver new features and enhancements as well as some refactoring work, contributing to the core banking platform which integrates with major players such as HSBC. There's a relatively young codebase and lots of new projects to get stuck into.

You will be collaboratively problem solving in a hands-on role with approximately 50/50 split between architecture / design and people management. You'll set the standards and mentor more junior developers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and self development.

Location / WFH:

You'll join colleagues in the Central London office with flexibility to work from home twice a week in a hybrid model.

About you:

• You're an experienced Python Developer with a strong knowledge of software engineering best practices and full SDLC experience


• You have team leadership experience, happy to mentor and develop others as well as provide 1-2-1s and performance reviews


• You have a good knowledge of cloud based services (they use GCP but AWS or Azure experience is fine)


• You have experience of building APIs, ideally FastAPI experience


• You have a good knowledge of CI/CD, testing and deployment


• You have a thorough understanding of Computer Science fundamentals such as OOP, Data Structures, Design Patterns, Algorithms


• You're collaborative and pragmatic with great communication skills


• You're degree educated in a STEM discipline, having achieved a 2.1 or above

What's in it for you:

As a Python Developer / Team Lead you will earn a competitive salary (to £120k) plus pension and other benefits.