Software Engineer

Edgefolio Group; London; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking FinTech scale-up as a Software Engineer, where you'll design and develop innovative web applications that transform the fund management industry. This dynamic role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technologies in a collaborative environment, contributing to a mission-driven team dedicated to digitizing financial services. You'll engage in the full development life cycle, from concept to deployment, while enjoying a flexible, remote-first work culture. If you're passionate about technology and eager to grow with a rapidly expanding company, this is the opportunity for you!

Benefits

Company pension plan

Flexible working environment

New MacBook + home office budget

Paid time off for business training

Bike to work scheme

Mental health support program

Quarterly social events

Birthday day-off

Opportunities for growth

Bring your dog to work

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in software engineering with expertise in Python and Django.
• Strong understanding of web application security and testing methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable web applications using Django and integrate with front-end technologies.
• Collaborate with team members to design and implement APIs and optimize application performance.

Skills

Python 3+

Django Framework

Django REST Framework

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Git

Event-driven programming

Unit/Integration/End-to-end testing

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Ansible

CI/CD pipelines

Azure

Job description

About Us

Edgefolio is a B2B FinTech scale-up, building technology that connects the fund management industry. We are a venture-backed team of innovators and technologists, bringing the industry online by creating best-in-class digital solutions to various legacy problems.

Edgefolio is being scaled by people all around the world who share our vision. We are an experienced tight-knit team with a strong focus on entrepreneurship, delivery, and scale.

We believe in empowering our teammates in their work, giving them autonomy and ownership of what they do. We want everyone at Edgefolio to own their story and their successes – all our team members are highly valued and important members of our company's journey.

Job Description

We are looking for a Software Engineer who is extremely knowledgeable and a driven individual, to assist the team in designing and programming web applications.

You will be a part of a cross-functional product team that is responsible for the full web application development life cycle, producing scalable software solutions from conception to deployment.

As a Software Engineer you will need to be analytical, and comfortable with a mix of web technologies, development frameworks and third-party libraries. If you have great attention to detail, good organisational skills and you are comfortable working in a team, we would like to meet you.

As Edgefolio expands, you will help build modern and elegant applications that serve our tens of thousands of users across some of the worlds leading financial organisations.

You will need to liaise with front end developers and product people regularly, so being a good communicator and collaborator is extremely important.

You’re the kind of person who wants to join a community of forward-thinking people, thriving in a welcoming and collaborative space where everyone’s learning from each other, and learning fast.

This is an expansion role within the team and we see it as absolutely critical in Edgefolio's success, today and far into the future as we continue our mission to digitise and bring transparency to the fund industry.

This role brings with it the opportunity for an ambitious individual to build alongside our technical cofounders and a long-term successful team, joining us through 10x growth over the coming years.

You’ll sit in the Technology Team and report to our Lead Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Writing web application code and tests in Django
• Integrating user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server side logic
• Designing and implementing performant applications, identifying and fixing bottlenecks that may arise from inefficient code
• Developing and testing APIs to various third party systems or frontend applications, preferably using Django REST framework
• Following a secure development lifecycle, integrating web application security standards in your workflow
• Contributing to high-level system design discussions and understanding the product and technologies used
• Working to defined project plans and timescales in an agile environment, with the help of our product manager
• Working with internal stakeholders to understand and resolve software problems independently, with minimal supervision
• Being an active team player in a friendly development team, helping others while not afraid to ask for help yourself

Requirements

• 3+ years of relevant work experience
• Expert in Python 3+, Django Framework and its ORM
• Experience with Django REST Framework and writing APIs
• Able to write clean HTML (server side templating in Django/Jinja)
• Basic CSS and JavaScript (basic knowledge of ReactJS is a plus but not required)
• Familiarity with event-driven programming in Python (Django + Celery)
• Experience in developing secure web applications
• Experience in writing testable code - Unit/Integration/End-to-end testing
• Proficient understanding of code versioning in Git
• A high technical aptitude and strong attention to detail
• Collaborative, with strong communication skills
• Self-starter with ability to work autonomously in a remote environment
• Client-focused approach, where user experience matters

Desirable skills

• Basic experience with Docker or Ansible
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines
• Knowledge of Cloud services such as Azure
• Knowledge of user authentication and authorisation between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Understanding of accessibility and security compliance

Benefits

• Attractive base salary
• Company pension plan
• Flexible, independent and remote-first working environment
• A new MacBook + home office budget or a co-working space membership
• Paid time off for business training
• Bike to work scheme
• Mental health support program
• Quarterly in person social events
• Your birthday day-off
• Huge opportunities for growth and role expansion
• Bring your dog to work!

How to Apply

If you are interested in this role, please send your CV to [e-mail], and we’ll be in touch within 5 working days. We look forward to hearing from you!

Edgefolio is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members.