Senior Software Engineer - Python

Admiral; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Employee shares (£3,600 yearly)

Disability Confident Leader

Job summary

Admiral Money in Cardiff is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Python) to contribute to our technical product teams and champion technical excellence. You will develop deep understanding of our products and their implementation, writing clean, testable code and participating in architecture discussions.

The role requires strong Python experience, AWS, and CI/CD with a proactive approach to quality, documentation, and Agile collaboration within Scrum teams.

Qualifications

• Significant professional experience with Python.
• Experience with AWS and CI/CD processes.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards and secure software development practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Write clean, idiomatic, and maintainable code aligned to business requirements.
• Ensure all work is covered by unit tests.
• Contribute to technical excellence through peer reviews and best practices.
• Maintain sufficient documentation for the team and projects.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and Architects.

Skills

Python

Agile teamwork

Communication

Tools

AWS

CI/CD

DevOps tooling

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform/IaC

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer - Python to join our team at Admiral Money!

About us

Admiral Money is the dynamic lending arm of Admiral Group, offering personal loans, motor finance, and homeowner loans since 2017. We’re building something special for our customers and are looking for curious, driven individuals ready to learn, take on challenges, and make an impact.

We’re proud to be a certified Great Place to Work for over 25 years, with recognition for Women and Wellbeing. Our inclusive culture empowers everyone to Be You.

Need support during the recruitment process? Just let us know – we’re here to help.

The Role

As a Senior Software Engineer at Admiral Money, your role will be to contribute to the varied development tasks undertaken by our technical product teams and champion technical excellence. You will also be expected to develop a deep understanding of our products and their technical implementation.

Responsibilities

Although this exciting and important role will vary day-to-day, we expect that the suitable candidate will:

• Write clean, idiomatic, and maintainable code that aligns to business requirements
• Ensure all work is covered by suitable unit tests
• Proactive contribution to technical excellence through peer reviews and development of best practices
• Ensure a suitable level of documentation is maintained
• Effective contribution to team activities including Scrum Events
• Commitment to the continual improvement of the software, the team, the discipline, and the business
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Architects and other stakeholders
• Support the growth of the discipline through coaching and mentoring

Required Skills/Experience

We are seeking candidate with:

• Significant professional experience with Python
• Use of AWS (or other cloud platform providers)
• Experience with CI/CD and DevOps tooling and processes
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a Scrum/Agile team
• Knowledge and awareness of accessibility standards and best practices
• Practical understanding of the importance of Secure Software Development practices
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desirable Skills/Experience

Although not essential, we would be excited to speak to candidates who also have:

• Knowledge of other programming languages (particularly Go, Java, or Typescript)
• Experience working with microservices and event driven architectures
• Database engineering experience (particularly PostgreSQL and DynamoDB)
• Terraform/IaC experience
• Kubernetes and Docker experience

Admiral: Where You Can

We take pride in being a diverse and inclusive business. It's a place where you can Be You, and show up as you are. We’re committed to fostering a people-first culture where everyone is accepted, supported, and empowered to be brilliant. You can, Grow And Progress at a pace and direction that suits you, Make A Difference for our customers and each other, and Share in Our Future with all colleagues eligible for up to £3,600 of free shares each year after one year of service.

Everyone receives 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) when they join us, increasing the longer you stay with us, up to a maximum of 38 days (including bank holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to an additional five days of annual leave.

We’re proud of our people-first culture. In fact, we've been recognised as a Great Place to Work for Women, a Great Place to Work for Wellbeing, and an overall Great Place to Work for over 25 years! We’re fully committed to making sure your progression is not slowed or halted by barriers related to race, gender, age, sexuality or any of the protected characteristics.

Our fantastic benefits make sure our colleagues have a great work-life balance; You can view some of our other key benefits here.

As a Disability Confident Leader, for candidates with a disability or long-term health condition, that opt into the Disability Confident scheme, we’ll invite a fair and proportionate number of applicants that meet the essential requirements of the role to the first stage of our selection process.

If you need any adjustments or support with your application or during the recruitment process, just let us know. Please do email [e-mail] or contact us on 07780038264. This number is dedicated to supporting candidates that require reasonable adjustments or support during the application process.