Python Software Engineer

Abound; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology firm in the City Of London is looking for a Python Engineer with experience in software engineering. The role involves developing backend services for loan management and requires proficiency in Python and SQL. The company offers equity ownership, a hybrid work model with 3 days in the office, and various benefits including a gym membership and paid sabbaticals.

Benefits

Equity in the company

Hybrid work model

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Paid volunteering days

Paid sabbatical after 4 years

Employee loan

Free gym membership

Team wellness budget

Qualifications

• Two or more years professional experience in software engineering.
• Proficiency in writing well-structured Python code with type hints.
• Experience maintaining codebases for business-critical systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop new features in python for backend services across the lending lifecycle.
• Participate in the entire SDLC – design, code, test, and deploy.
• Provide second-line support during business hours.

Skills

Software engineering

Python programming

SQL proficiency

Version control with Git

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Effective communication

Tools

FastAPI

Docker

AWS

Postgres

MySQL

Job description

About Abound

We’re on a mission to make affordable loans available to more people. Using the power of Open Banking, we have built state‑of‑the‑art technology that allows us to look beyond traditional credit scores and offer fairer credit to people ignored by traditional lenders.

We have two parts of our business. On the consumer side, we have Abound. Abound has proven that our approach works at scale, with over £800 million lent to‑date. While other lenders only look at your credit score, we use Open Banking to look at the full picture – what you earn, how you spend, and what’s left at the end.

On the B2B side, we have Render. Render is our award‑winning software‑as‑a‑service platform that allows Abound to make better, less risky lending decisions. And less risky decisions mean we can offer customers better rates than they can usually find elsewhere. We’re taking Render global so that more companies, from high‑street banks to other fintechs, can offer affordable credit to their customers.

We're looking for an experienced individual to join us in the role of Python Engineer. This position requires an enthusiasm for exploring and understanding new business areas.

We maintain a culture of ownership and value engineers that are excited about the business, and are willing to work alongside stakeholders to continually improve business processes and customer experience.

We offer a broad range of opportunities across platform engineering, B2B customer integration, conversion optimisation and business process automation. At Abound, you will work on the best‑in‑class open‑banking decision‑making platform, and learn how to operate with low‑latency, at scale.

Our technology stack:

Python (including FastAPI, OpenTelemetry, procrastinate, SQLAlchemy, Uvicorn), Postgres, MySQL, Liquibase, Retool, Docker, AWS

Who you are:

• Two or more years professional experience in software engineering
• Proficiency in writing well‑structured Python code with type hints
• Experience maintaining codebases for business‑critical systems
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Effective communication and collaboration skills
• Proficiency in Git for version control
• Strong SQL skills for efficient data management and retrieval
• Knowledge of lending products and business processes will be beneficial

What you’ll be doing:

• Develop new features in python for backend services that could span any part of the lending lifecycle, from finding and onboarding new customers, to helping underwriters assess their affordability, all the way through to actually paying out and then collecting a loan
• Participate in the entire SDLC, helping to design changes, review code, build tests, and coordinate deployments
• Collaborate closely with colleagues in Product and Design as well as users (both internal and external) to understand, challenge, and refine requirements
• Provide second‑line support within business hours, helping to troubleshoot and resolve any system issues that impact our customers
• Apply strong SQL skills to troubleshoot and improve the performance of data management and retrieval across our Postgres databases

What we offer

• Everyone owns a piece of the company – equity
• Hybrid with 3 days a week in the office
• 25 days’ holiday a year, plus 8 bank holidays
• 2 paid volunteering days per year
• One month paid sabbatical after 4 years
• Employee loan
• Free gym membership
• Team wellness budget to be active together – set up a yoga class, a tennis lesson or go bouldering