Senior Python Backend Engineer, FinTech & Microservices

Hunter Bond; Greater London; On-site; GBP 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High compensation

Career progression

Exposure to cutting-edge tech

Job summary

Hunter Bond is seeking an experienced Python backend engineer in London to design, develop, and maintain production-grade software for sophisticated financial platforms. You will build scalable services, tackle concurrency challenges, and collaborate with engineers and financial specialists to deliver robust technical solutions.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years in backend Python, strong SQL skills, and experience with distributed systems, microservices, and high-performance environments.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience in Python backend or systems development.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with distributed systems, microservices, or scalable backend architectures.
• Experience designing and maintaining production-grade software applications.
• Academic background in CS, Math, Engineering, or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain production-grade Python applications.
• Build scalable backend services and distributed systems.
• Develop software solutions processing large volumes of financial data.
• Contribute to greenfield projects with architecture and service design.
• Optimise performance, reliability, and efficiency of systems.
• Solve engineering challenges around concurrency and system architecture.
• Collaborate with engineers and financial specialists on technical solutions.
• Participate in code reviews and architectural discussions.
• Improve development processes and engineering best practices.

Skills

Python

Backend development

Distributed systems

SQL

Algorithms & data structures

Object-oriented programming

Problem solving

Education

Computer Science / Mathematics / Engineering degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

Job description

Hunter Bond is seeking an experienced Python backend engineer in London to design, develop, and maintain production-grade software for sophisticated financial platforms. You will build scalable services, tackle concurrency challenges, and collaborate with engineers and financial specialists to deliver robust technical solutions.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years in backend Python, strong SQL skills, and experience with distributed systems, microservices, and high-performance environments.