Senior Software Engineer

Overview

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will help shape the future of banking by leading design, development, and maintenance of customer-focused software using Python. You’ll work with a diverse, global team to adopt modern engineering practices and a world-class culture, driving quality, rapid delivery, and impactful technical decisions. The role offers exposure to cloud-native microservices, APIs, and cutting-edge technologies, emphasizing collaboration with engineers, architects, and stakeholders. This is a high-impact opportunity to transform engineering at a major UK bank.

Pay / Benefits

• Up to 75,000 base
• 10% pension
• 15-25% discretionary bonus
• 24 weeks paid parental leave
• 30 days annual leave
• Hybrid Manchester

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of software delivering a positive customer experience
• Develop high-quality Python-based software
• Advance engineering capability and adopt new technologies
• Implement best practices (TDD, BDD, pair programming)
• Mentor and collaborate with engineers to achieve results

Key requirements

• Strong full-stack software design and implementation with Python
• Experience with industry frameworks and development tools
• Cloud-native and microservices experience (AWS/GCP)
• Extensive API development experience
• Understanding of DevOps and CI/CD automation
• Kubernetes experience is a plus
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

• Strong communication
• Mentorship
• Collaboration
• Python
• API development
• Microservices

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