Senior Software Engineer

Eden Smith Group; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading climate tech firm in London is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to design and build systems for innovative carbon insurance products. This role offers remote-first working, a competitive salary up to £100,000, unlimited holiday, and a long-term equity plan. Ideal candidates should have expertise in Python and Java, strong backend development experience, and a genuine interest in climate impact. Join a pioneering team focused on tackling climate change through insurance solutions.

Benefits

Unlimited Holiday

Long-term equity plan

Enhanced pension

Health, dental and vision cover

Monthly allowances

Qualifications

• Expertise in Python and Java coding.
• Strong experience in backend software development across multiple languages.
• Experience in early-stage startups focusing on adaptability.

Responsibilities

• Design and build systems for carbon insurance products.
• Own and extend core policy administration system.
• Build integrations with partners and AI-driven workflows.
• Lead architectural decisions and evaluate tradeoffs.
• Develop data architecture for reporting.

Skills

Python coding

Java coding

Backend software development

Experience in early-stage startups

Stakeholder collaboration

Interest in climate impact

Job description

Senior Software Engineer

Climate Tech

Nearly Remote (travel into London)

Salary up to £100,000

We are the chosen talent provider of an innovative early‑stage company in the climate & insurance space.

Are you a builder who wants to use your software engineering skills to make a real global impact?

We're partnering with a mission‑driven organisation developing insurance solutions that enable the climate transition. Their products reduce the risk of Net Zero transformations worldwide, unlocking climate finance and supporting communities, economies, and sustainability efforts across the globe.

They’re a small but highly experienced team of tech and insurance pioneers, and they’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help shape the future of their platform.

What You’ll Do:

• Play a major part in designing and building the systems that power their carbon insurance products.
• Own and extend their core policy administration system (built on an industry leading, modern, configurable, API‑first platform).
• Build integrations with partners, data providers, and AI‑driven underwriting workflows.
• Lead architectural decisions and evaluate technical tradeoffs.
• Develop data architecture for reporting and analytics.
• Collaborate closely with product, underwriting and customer teams to turn ideas into reality.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Be an expert in Python and Java Coding.
• Have strong experience in backend software development across multiple languages / tech stacks.
• Have experience in early‑stage startups where adapting and learning are part of everyday life.
• Be confident working with a wide range of stakeholders across tech, climate, and insurance.
• Have a genuine interest in climate impact and the growing science of carbon reduction and removal.

Bonus Experience: familiarity with insurance or insurtech.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary up to £100,000
• Remote‑first working
• Unlimited Holiday
• Long‑term equity plan
• Enhanced pension
• Health, dental and vision cover
• Monthly allowances (internet, phone, fitness)

If you are interested in learning more, please apply within or reach out to Jake Carrington at Eden Smith Group.

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