Lead Software Engineer
LB826
Posted: 10/11/2026
- Up to £140,000
- London Area
💼 Role: Lead Python Engineer (Hands-on Team Lead)
📍 Location: London – Hybrid (3 days in office / 2 days WFH)
💰 Salary: Up to £140,000 base
🏦 Industry: Fintech / WealthTech
We're working with a profitable, high-growth UK fintech that provides a platform used by wealth managers and financial advisers to manage investment accounts, portfolios, and trading workflows.
Following a very successful Series C funding round, the company is continuing to scale both its team and platform. We're looking for a Lead Python Engineer to take ownership of a core area of the product while helping shape the future direction of the engineering function.
The Role
This is a hands-on technical leadership position, with approximately 50–70% of your time spent coding. You'll lead a backend engineering pod while remaining closely involved in the design, development, and delivery of key platform capabilities.
What You'll Be Working On
• Building scalable backend services using Python
• Designing systems that process financial data and investment workflows
• Leading architecture and technical design for new features and products
• Running a small engineering pod and helping drive delivery
• Improving the reliability, performance, and resilience of core systems
• Mentoring engineers and raising engineering standards across the team
What We're Looking For
• Extensive commercial experience building backend systems with Python
• Experience developing and operating production-grade distributed systems
• Previous experience leading projects or small engineering teams
• Strong understanding of scalable, data-intensive platforms
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Why Apply?
• Work on business-critical financial infrastructure
• Join a profitable company with strong funding and genuine product-market fit
• Lead a team while remaining deeply hands-on technically
• Have significant influence over architecture, engineering standards, and product direction
• Help shape a platform that is rapidly growing in both scale and functionality
For more information, feel free to contact Chris Williams.
Chris Williams
Principal Recruitment Consultant