Summary
✨ AI‑Generated
Join a small, agile engineering team working on greenfield backend and cloud-native systems for a global financial-services environment. You will contribute as an individual engineer with meaningful influence over architecture, engineering practices, system design, and AI adoption. Strong Python and/or C# skills are valued, along with software engineering fundamentals and an interest in using AI to improve development and products.
Highlights
A high-impact backend engineering role with London/WFH flexibility and compensation up to £100k. The position offers strong influence over architecture and engineering practices, substantial greenfield development, cloud-native work, and opportunities to shape how AI is integrated into software development and products.
Description
Backend Software Engineer / Developer (Python C# AI) London / WFH to £100k
Are you a Backend Software Engineer with Python and / or C# coding skills combined with a strong knowledge of software engineering best practices and system design?
You could be joining a global reinsurance group, building the technology platform behind a diverse portfolio of insurance products used across its international businesses.
The technology team is small, agile and heavily focused on greenfield development, giving you the opportunity to have real influence over architecture, engineering practices and how AI is embedded into the software development lifecycle.
As a Backend Software Engineer, you'll be an individual contributor working primarily on backend and cloud-native development.
A major part of the role will be exploring how AI can improve both engineering productivity and the products themselves - using tools such as Claude alongside strong software design principles, patterns and engineering best practice.
Location / WFH:
You'll join colleagues in plush City offices with onsite gym and barista, three days a week, with flexibility to work from home the other two days.
About You
You have strong backend software engineering skills, with Python or C# (or both!)You have a strong knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals such as OOP, multithreading, Design Patterns and are comfortable with system designYou understand what makes a good frontend and how to ensure connectivity between front and backend systems, React or Angular skills preferredYou have a good understanding of cloud native architectures (Azure / AWS), event driven systems, microservices, CI/CD, Terraform, Kubernetes, DockerYou're keen to use and adopt more AI into processes and the product, you understand "milestone development" and what good system design looks like, how to get the optimum results from AI with proper use of design patterns and best practices - they use Claude but open to experience with other toolsYou're collaborative with great communication and problem solving skills, ideally with experience in a start-up / small team environment
What's In It For You
As a Backend Software Engineer you will receive a competitive package:
Salary to £100kBonusPension, Income Protection, Life Assurance, Critical Illness Cover, Employee Assistance ProgrammeCompany Share SchemeEnhanced paternity leave and benefitsWellness benefits such as free PT sessions at the onsite gym, massagesMedical and Dental Health insurance25 days holidayPerks such as "Kids Pass" for discounted days out, smart tech schemeVolunteering and charity days
Apply now to find out more about this Backend Software Engineer / Developer (Python C# AI) opportunity.
