Senior Python Backend Engineer – Greenfield Fintech

Harrington Starr; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Harrington Starr is seeking a skilled Python backend engineer to join a small, highly collaborative team in fintech. You will design, build and maintain scalable backend apps and REST APIs, taking features from concept to production.

You will work with Product to shape technical solutions, improve performance and reliability, and contribute to architecture and engineering best practices. Proficiency with Python, Django, AWS, Docker, Git and CI/CD is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience developing applications in Python.
• Experience building scalable backend applications and APIs.
• Experience working on SaaS or product-focused platforms.
• Strong SQL and relational database knowledge.
• Familiarity with AWS or other cloud platforms.
• A collaborative approach and a passion for writing clean, maintainable code.
• Experience working within Agile engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain scalable backend apps in Python.
• Develop new product features from concept to production.
• Collaborate with Product and stakeholders on solutions.
• Build and consume RESTful APIs.
• Contribute to architecture and engineering best practices.
• Improve performance, scalability and reliability.
• Participate in code reviews and mentoring.
• Work across the full software development lifecycle in a collaborative environment.

Skills

Python

Django

AWS

REST APIs

Docker

Git

CI/CD

SQL

Agile

Tools

FastAPI

Flask

Job description

Harrington Starr is seeking a skilled Python backend engineer to join a small, highly collaborative team in fintech. You will design, build and maintain scalable backend apps and REST APIs, taking features from concept to production.

You will work with Product to shape technical solutions, improve performance and reliability, and contribute to architecture and engineering best practices. Proficiency with Python, Django, AWS, Docker, Git and CI/CD is highly valued.