Python Developer | Greenfield FinTech | London Hybrid

A FinTech start up is looking for a Senior Engineer with experience in Python and one of Java, Rust, Go or C++ to design and build real time platforms used within highly specialised financial markets. You will take ownership of features from concept to production, solving complex distributed systems problems.

The company is funded by a major business and working with some of the most innovative engineers on their team. It is an opportunity to join at a stage where the business needs hyper growth and is selling their software to top brokerages in the market at a rapid pace.

It is completely AI driven and their model allows brokers to receive trade signals within the commodity markets and with this being automated, it speeds up their processes. This is a chance to work on a centralised platform that works in document processing, as much as it is trying to transform how brokerages in energy trading interact.

Salary

Up to £120,000 + Bonus + Benefits

🗺️ Hybrid working – 3 days per week in London (with 5 days in office during probation)

📆 Permanent opportunity

💻 Technology: Python, Java or Go or Rust or C++, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Testing

What You Will Do:

• Design scalable APIs and high-performance microservices
• Understanding of computing systems and HPC
• Optimise data layers and query performance within PostgreSQL relational databases.
• Deploy, scale, and maintain distributed backend systems containerised via Docker and orchestrated within Kubernetes environments.
• Implement modern engineering practices, ensuring high test coverage, robust version control, and seamless continuous integration (CI/CD pipelines) - requires good engineering skills

What We Are Looking For:

• Backend Engineering Experience: Strong track record of writing production grade, asynchronous Python code alongside another backend tech stack like Java, Golang, Rust or C++
• System Design Expertise: Solid understanding of software architecture, data modeling, and RESTful API design patterns.
• Cloud & Infrastructure: Familiarity with containerised workflows using Kubernetes and cloud environments

If interested, please feel free to apply even if you do not tick every single box in the tech stack.

Alternatively, you can reach out directly or email your CV to: tomasz@virtuetech.io