Senior AI-First Python Backend Engineer (Microservices)

Zego; Greater London; Remote; GBP 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-competitive salary

Annual performance bonus

Share options

Private medical insurance

Pension, generous holiday, and £1,000/

Job summary

Zego is hiring a backend-focused engineer to build Python microservices and cloud architectures that power real-time insurance platforms. This role is remote with quarterly visits to our London office, offering a base salary of €50,000 to €80,000 plus bonus and share options.

You will shape scalable systems, own delivery, and work AI-first to deliver business value. Ideal candidates bring strong fundamentals in data structures and algorithms, experience with SQL and document databases, and a

Qualifications

• Backend and cloud microservices experience, Python preferred.
• Proficiency with data structures and algorithms applied in production.
• Delivery discipline including testing, debugging, and CI/CD.
• SQL and document databases familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Solve complex problems with reliable, well-tested Python microservices.
• Develop, test, deploy and own Python microservices delivering business value.
• Shape architectures to scale systems and keep them adaptable to change.
• Improve code quality through reviews and clear, documented code.
• Ship outcomes with product teams, collaborating with engineers and PMs.
• Influence team direction and optimize workflows across the squad.

Skills

Backend & cloud microservices

Strong fundamentals in data structures

Delivery discipline

Data fluency

Ownership at pace

AI-first mindset

Tools

Python

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud platforms

Job description

Zego is hiring a backend-focused engineer to build Python microservices and cloud architectures that power real-time insurance platforms. This role is remote with quarterly visits to our London office, offering a base salary of €50,000 to €80,000 plus bonus and share options.

You will shape scalable systems, own delivery, and work AI-first to deliver business value. Ideal candidates bring strong fundamentals in data structures and algorithms, experience with SQL and document databases, and a