Senior Backend Engineer — AI-First Microservices

Zego; Greater London; Ibrido; GBP 90.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Market-competitive salary

Annual performance bonus

Share options

Private medical insurance

Pension & holidays

Learning allowance

Descrizione del lavoro

Zego is building real-time, AI-driven infrastructure for insurance and offers a dynamic environment for high-performance builders. The company emphasizes ownership, fast iteration, and impactful work across a hybrid setup with offices in central London and Halifax.

You will contribute to backend services that power innovative insurance products. The role focuses on Python microservices, scalable architectures, and data-driven decisions, with daily interaction with AI tools to push the product

Competenze

• Backend and cloud microservices experience; Python preferred but other languages OK.
• Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and OOP in practical use.
• Delivery discipline: testing, debugging, refactoring, version control, CI/CD.
• Data fluency: practical SQL and document databases knowledge.
• Ownership at pace: work independently with evolving requirements.
• AI-first: daily use of AI; curiosity, experimentation, ownership.

Mansioni

• Solve complex problems with reliable, well-tested Python microservices.
• Develop, test, deploy and own microservices delivering real business value.
• Shape architecture for scalable systems and easier changes.
• Lift code quality through reviews and clear, documented code.
• Ship outcomes as part of a product team with engineers and PMs.
• Improve team processes and influence strategic direction.

Conoscenze

Python

Backend microservices

CI/CD

SQL

Data structures

OOP

Cloud

AI-first mindset

Descrizione del lavoro

Zego is building real-time, AI-driven infrastructure for insurance and offers a dynamic environment for high-performance builders. The company emphasizes ownership, fast iteration, and impactful work across a hybrid setup with offices in central London and Halifax.

You will contribute to backend services that power innovative insurance products. The role focuses on Python microservices, scalable architectures, and data-driven decisions, with daily interaction with AI tools to push the product