Senior Pricing Engineer - Lead Pricing Innovation & Strategy

Hastings Direct; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£5k car allowance

Private medical insurance (PMI)

Bonus scheme

4× salary life assurance

Pension contributions up to 10%

Healthcare cash-back plans

Free onsite facilities

Job summary

Hastings Direct is seeking a Senior Pricing Engineer to lead pricing implementations and rating engine development. You will design, implement, and test pricing algorithms in Python, collaborating with data, pricing, and engineering teams.

You will mentor engineers, drive process improvements, and deliver data‑driven insights to support releases and strategy. The role is hybrid across multiple UK sites with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Strong Python and SQL skills for pricing implementations
• Experience with Polaris PW rating engine tools
• Comfort with Agile methods (Scrum/Kanban/BDD/TDD) and cross‑functional teams

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to gather pricing needs
• Lead pricing implementations and rating engine development
• Design optimized pricing solutions for performance and efficiency
• Develop and maintain pricing algorithms in Python
• Test pricing changes thoroughly before deployment
• Mentor pricing engineers and promote coding best practices
• Provide data‑driven insights for decision making and releases

Skills

Python

SQL

Polaris PW

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder comms

Team leadership

Tools

Polaris PW rating engine

Job description

Hastings Direct is seeking a Senior Pricing Engineer to lead pricing implementations and rating engine development. You will design, implement, and test pricing algorithms in Python, collaborating with data, pricing, and engineering teams.

You will mentor engineers, drive process improvements, and deliver data‑driven insights to support releases and strategy. The role is hybrid across multiple UK sites with competitive compensation.