Lead Engineer overseeing a team that develops new lending products in a fast-growing fintech. Requires strong Python experience and leadership in a hybrid working environment.
Responsibilities
Lead and manage a team of up to five engineers, supporting their growth through regular 1:1s, feedback, and performance management
Design and build Python services and features that power new lending products and client integrations
Collaborate with Product Managers and other stakeholders to understand, challenge, and refine requirements
Translate product ideas into clear technical plans and deliver production-ready systems
Support engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance
Participate in the full software development lifecycle - from design and implementation through testing, deployment, and monitoring
Help structure the team's delivery process, including sprint planning, sizing, and retrospectives
Provide second-line support during business hours, troubleshooting and resolving production issues that affect clients
Requirements
Strong experience building production systems in Python
Experience leading engineers or technical projects, even without formal management responsibility
Experience collaborating directly with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions
Strong engineering judgement and the ability to make pragmatic technical trade-offs
Comfortable working in fast-paced environments where accuracy, reliability, and clear communication are essential
Proficient in writing well-structured async Python code with type hints and unit tests
Experience maintaining codebases for business-critical systems
Strong sense of ownership and a focus on delivery
Experience working with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
Experience with lending products or financial services would be a bonus
Benefits
Everyone owns a piece of the company - equity
Hybrid with 3 days a week in the office
25 days’ holiday a year, plus 8 bank holidays
2 paid volunteering days per year
One month paid sabbatical after 4 years
Employee loan
Free gym membership
Team wellness budget to be active together - set up a yoga class, a tennis lesson or go bouldering
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