Lead Software Engineer (Python)

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Lead Software Engineer - Python | FastAPI | AWS | Microservices£90,000-120,000 + Bonus and Equity at a household nameFlexible benefits budget | Monthly socials | 90 day work-from-anywhere perkPython, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, AWS, EKSCentral London, 1 day a week (will consider once quarterly)InsurTech | Microservices | Greenfield DevelopmentWe've partnered with a well known name in the insuretech space - one of the UK's most exciting scale-ups over the past few years.Following a successful profitability push, they're now entering a growth phase and expanding their product offerings. There's also ongoing work rewriting their Django monolith into modern microservices/FAST API based architecture.You'll be joining a collaborative, product-led squad environment, rotating across business domains. This is an opportunity to gain exposure to cloud-native architecture, contribute to new platform initiatives, and accelerate your path to seniority.With a new VP of Engineering in place and strong engineering leadership, they offer the right mix of scale-up pace, engineering maturity, and long-term growth potential.They're looking for established Seniors Software Engineers or Lead Developers with coaching and mentoring skills and/or the ability to influence the design and architecture of high volume, customer facing applications.Tech stack:Python (FastAPI, Starlette) | gRPC | GraphQL | PostgreSQL | DynamoDB | AWS | EKS | CI/CD pipelinesWhat you'll be doing:Contributing to the design and development of scalable backend systemsWorking across rotating product squads with full domain exposureDeploying and owning your code in production (AWS EKS)Collaborating with product and engineering leads to solve complex problemsIdeal Requirements:5+ years backend engineering experience (ideally Python, but open to other languages)Experience in microservices or modern architectural styleExcellent communication skills and willingness to take initiativeNice to have:FastAPI, GraphQL, gRPCExperience with AWS and CI/CD toolingThis is a great opportunity to join a profitable, product-focused company with ambitions to scale in 2025. You'll be surrounded by experienced engineers and given the tools to take ownership and grow your career.Burns Sheehan Ltd will consider applications based only on skills and ability and will not discriminate on any grounds. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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