Senior Software Engineer - FinTech

ZipRecruiter; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech firm in London is seeking a Senior Engineer to design scalable backend services for a data-driven SaaS platform. The role requires strong Python programming skills and the ability to mentor junior developers. Ideal candidates will have at least 5 years of experience in software development and team management. This position offers a chance to grow within a market-leading firm without sponsorship opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience working in a commercial environment.
• Strong experience in Python programming.
• Experience in managing teams and mentoring junior developers.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable backend services for a data-driven SaaS platform.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver functionality that meets business requirements.
• Establish and uphold engineering best practices for code quality and reliability.

Skills

Python programming

Object-oriented programming

Team management

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Overview

Miryco Consultants are working with a market leading fintech specialising in regulatory solutions, strategy and operations. The firm is a private equity-backed business with excellent growth tragectory.

We are seeking a Senior Engineer with strong software experience and ambition to grow and develop their career.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, secure backend services to support a high-availability, data-driven SaaS platform operating in a regulated industry.
• Work primarily with Python to build microservices, automation tools, and backend logic, leveraging its rich ecosystem for data processing, compliance workflows, and API development.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product, DevOps, and data engineering to deliver end-to-end functionality that meets regulatory and business requirements.
• Leverage modern cloud services (AWS, Azure, or GCP) to deploy, monitor, and scale distributed systems in production environments.
• Establish and uphold engineering best practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and peer code reviews, to ensure code quality, reliability, and auditability.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, providing technical leadership and helping shape the team’s engineering culture and standards.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years’ experience working as a software developer in a commercial environment.
• Strong python programming experience.
• Experience of managing teams.
• Ability to effectively share knowledge of development experience and help junior developers continue to improve their development skills over time.
• Strong foundations in object-oriented programming.

Location

London

Please note, our client is unable to offer sponsorship for this opportunity. Finally, should you not be contacted within five working days of submitting your application, then unfortunately you have not been shortlisted for the opportunity. We will however, be in touch should there be any other opportunities of potential interest that are suiting to your skills.

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