Understanding Recruitment
Lead Software Engineer (Python)
Lead Software Engineer (Python) at Understanding Recruitment, based in Greater London, paying £140,000 per annum. This is a permanent role.
- Pay
- £140,000 per annum
- Hours and contract
- Permanent · On site
- Location
- Greater London
- Closing date
- Sector
- Software Developer
About 95% above the going rate for software developer
Reference LB827
About the role
Lead Python Engineer
Up to £140K + Bonus + Equity
We are partnering with a profitable fintech scale-up seeking a Lead Python Engineer to play a key role in building its US investment infrastructure.
The business has established a successful investment platform in the UK and is now building the technology, workflows and financial infrastructure required to support investing across US markets. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll lead a small pod of engineers whilst remaining deeply involved in architecture, design and software development.
The Opportunity
You'll help design and build the systems that underpin trading, execution, settlement, portfolio management and investment operations for US-listed products. You'll join a highly collaborative engineering team and have significant influence over technical direction, architecture and delivery as the platform continues to scale.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead a pod of 3-4 engineers whilst remaining hands-on in the codebase
- Design and build core financial infrastructure supporting US investment products
- Develop systems covering trading, execution, settlement, brokerage, portfolio and investment workflows
- Drive architectural decisions and technical direction within your team
- Work closely with Product and Engineering leadership to shape solutions and delivery plans
- Mentor engineers through code reviews, technical guidance and best practices
- Balance rapid delivery with long-term scalability, maintainability and reliability
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of engineering standards, tooling and development processes
Technology Stack
- Python, FastAPI
- Pandas / NumPy
- SQLAlchemy, Pydantic
- MySQL / PostgreSQL / Redis
- GCP, Docker, Kubernetes
Requirements
- Strong commercial experience building backend systems with Python
- Previous experience leading engineers or acting as a technical lead
- Strong understanding of architecture, system design and software engineering best practices
- Experience building and supporting production-grade applications
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-ownership environment
Message Chris Williams for more details.
Reference: LB827 · Posted 6 minutes ago · Closes 8 Dec 2026 · Listed via Understanding Recruitment
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