Python Engineer
Signify Technology
Date: 2 weeks ago
City: London
Contract type: Full time
Job Title: Python Engineer
Location: Hybrid – London, UK (2 days onsite)
Industry: Fintech
Type: Full-time
The Role
My client are looking for a Mid-Senior Python engineer to join their backend engineering team. You’ll play a key role in building and scaling our microservices-based architecture, enhancing platform performance, and contributing to product development from ideation to deployment.
You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams across product, data, and design, while mentoring junior engineers and championing best practices in clean code, security, and system design.
Key Responsibilities
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Location: Hybrid – London, UK (2 days onsite)
Industry: Fintech
Type: Full-time
The Role
My client are looking for a Mid-Senior Python engineer to join their backend engineering team. You’ll play a key role in building and scaling our microservices-based architecture, enhancing platform performance, and contributing to product development from ideation to deployment.
You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams across product, data, and design, while mentoring junior engineers and championing best practices in clean code, security, and system design.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services using Python (Django) and PostgreSQL
- Contribute to API design, implementation, and documentation
- Ensure high performance and responsiveness of applications
- Write clean, testable, and efficient code following engineering best practices
- Collaborate in code reviews and technical discussions
- Help shape DevOps processes and CI/CD pipelines
- Mentor junior developers and promote knowledge sharing across the team
- 5+ years of professional software development experience
- Deep expertise in Python
- Solid experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases
- Proven experience designing and working with microservices architectures
- Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP or Azure)
- Experience with REST APIs and asynchronous task processing (e.g., Celery, Redis)
- Strong understanding of secure coding practices and scalable backend design
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Passion for fintech and innovation in the financial space
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We make an active choice to be inclusive towards everyone every day.? Please let us know if you require any accessibility adjustments through the application or interview process.
Our Commitment To Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion
Signify’s mission is to empower every person, regardless of their background or?circumstances, with an equitable chance to achieve the careers?they deserve. Building a diverse future, one placement at a?time.
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