Mid-Level Software Engineer (Python) - RegTech - UK

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 67,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Flexible working hours

Remote working (subject to conditions)

Nest pension

Social events

Ski trips and offsites

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC in London is seeking a Midlevel Software Engineer to turn business requirements into robust software. You will contribute to designing and expanding our RegTech regulatory portfolio, collaborating with project managers and analysts to ship value to customers.

The role emphasizes practical Python development, unit testing, and adherence to best practices such as TDD, with occasional travel and a requirement to work from our London office when needed.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years' Python development experience.
• Experience collaborating with Git/GitHub or GitLab.
• Experience working with non-technical stakeholders and ambiguity.
• Experience with unit tests and testing best practices.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements into technical specifications and lead architecture, development and expansion of our regulatory portfolio.
• Contribute to the delivery of our product roadmap and ship code for customers.
• Collaborate with Project Managers and Business Analysts.
• Grow coding skills and domain knowledge within the portfolio.
• Promote best practices like TDD and code analysis while considering performance and security.

Skills

Python

Git

Unit testing

Non-technical stakeholder

Technical documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or Engineering

Tools

GitHub

GitLab

Unix-based OS (Ubuntu)

Job description

the company is a market-leading regtech SaaS company with cutting-edge technology that automates regulatory reporting, compliance and financial risk solutions for financial institutions. Our technology outperforms the competition on every metric, and we are supported by an unprecedented need for new technology to solve complex and growing regulatory burdens. We serve Tier 1 banks across Europe, North America, and Asia.

The Midlevel Software Engineer role is for you if you are an experienced software engineer with a love of systemising and codifying real-world problems. If you are interested in learning about finance, are mathematically minded, and enjoy working with non-technical teams to turn their knowledge into working code, we would like to talk to you.

Salary: £50,000 to £65,000 based on experience

Please note:

• We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Candidates who need visa sponsorship now or will need it in the future will not be considered.
• This role is based in London. the company has a flexible working policy, but you will need to be available to come into the London office when required. Some travel may be required.

the company is an equal opportunity employer. We are building a world-class team, and we know we need a diverse mix of talented people doing their best work.

Responsibilities

• As part of the RegTech team, you will use your expertise in software engineering to translate business requirements into technical specifications and lead the architecture, development and expansion of our regulatory portfolio. You will work closely with our Project Managers and Business Analysts, and you will build upon your experience to:
• Contribute to the delivery of our product roadmap, shipping code that our customers may be using to solve their regulatory problems the same day.
• Grow your coding skills and domain knowledge, and become responsible for part of our portfolio, becoming the internal reference within the team.
• Collaborate with other engineers who are as passionate as you are about stopping the next financial crisis.
• Contribute new ideas to the architecture of the platform and see some of those ideas implemented.
• Understand the main problems that we are solving with our product. Participate in internal reviews and design sessions to keep our product up to date.
• Drive the adoption and use of best practices like TDD and code analysis
• Be aware of and consider non-functional requirements like performance, security, maintainability.

Skills and Experience

• 3 - 5 years' relevant experience working with Python
• Practical experience working collaboratively using version control systems like Git and platforms like GitHub or GitLab
• Experience working with non-technical stakeholders, business requirements, and ambiguity
• Experience with unit tests, automated testing and knowledge of best practices
• Exposure to large codebases involving multiple authors, features and timelines

Desirable

• Comfortable using a Unix-based operating system (e.g. Ubuntu)
• Experience working in agile frameworks like Kanban or Scrum
• Experience improving or refactoring existing code as requirements change
• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or Engineering
• Personal, academic, or internship projects involving scripting, automation, or data handling

Benefits

• 25 days' holiday + public holidays
• Flexible holiday: choose when you take your holidays by swapping bank holidays if you would like
• Additional tenure-based holiday: an extra day of annual leave for every year of service after 2 years
• Flexible working hours and remote working (subject to conditions)
• Monthly social events
• Annual ski trip and residential offsites
• £500 'work from home' set up budget when you join
• £500 personal training & development budget per year
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave (subject to conditions)
• Company pension (Nest)
• Perkbox benefits plan