Senior Python Engineer - Remote | FastAPI & AWS

Burns Sheehan; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic technology firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to drive technical direction in a product-led squad environment. You will develop scalable, high-traffic applications using Python and FastAPI, contribute to cloud-native architecture, and lead rotations across business domains. Ideal candidates have substantial experience with microservices and AWS. This position offers opportunities for significant exposure and growth within a rapidly expanding InsurTech company.

Benefits

Flexible benefits

90 day work-from-anywhere perk

Bonus and Stock options

Qualifications

• Proven experience in building scalable backend systems.
• Strong knowledge of cloud technology and microservices architecture.
• Ability to lead product development in a squad environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable backend systems.
• Work across rotating product squads with full domain exposure.
• Deploy and manage your code in production using AWS EKS.
• Collaborate with product and engineering leads to solve complex challenges.

Skills

Python

FastAPI

gRPC

AWS

Tools

PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

A dynamic technology firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to drive technical direction in a product-led squad environment. You will develop scalable, high-traffic applications using Python and FastAPI, contribute to cloud-native architecture, and lead rotations across business domains. Ideal candidates have substantial experience with microservices and AWS. This position offers opportunities for significant exposure and growth within a rapidly expanding InsurTech company.