Senior Python Lead – FinTech Backend Architect

Explore Group; England; Hybrid; GBP 126,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Explore Group invites a Lead Python Engineer to drive backend architecture for a cloud-native FinTech platform. You will own key components, ensure performance and security, and mentor engineers as the system scales.

The role demands 6+ years in software engineering, with 4+ years in Python production environments, and strong leadership across an engineering pod. Hybrid UK-based work is offered.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering with 4+ years using Python in production.
• Experience architecting and scaling backend systems in FinTech or regulated data domains.
• Proven mentoring and leadership to elevate code quality and CI/CD processes.
• Experience managing an engineering pod of 3+ engineers.

Responsibilities

• Own key architectural components and deliver resilient backend services.
• Lead as a technical leader across the engineering team and enforce clean architecture.
• Collaborate with product, operations, and commercial teams to translate domain requirements.
• Identify bottlenecks, optimise throughput, and troubleshoot distributed production challenges.
• Lead and manage a pod while remaining hands-on.

Skills

Python in production

Backend architecture

Mentoring teams

CI/CD pipelines

Distributed systems

FastAPI

Cloud: GCP

Education

Degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

Explore Group invites a Lead Python Engineer to drive backend architecture for a cloud-native FinTech platform. You will own key components, ensure performance and security, and mentor engineers as the system scales.

The role demands 6+ years in software engineering, with 4+ years in Python production environments, and strong leadership across an engineering pod. Hybrid UK-based work is offered.