Join a Fintech Revolution - Newly created role - As the first in this role, you’ll play a key role in defining how backend engineering evolves within a fast-scaling global fintech – with full support from leadership and autonomy to innovate.

DATAHEAD has been exclusively retained by a fast-scaling global fintech that’s disrupting the banking space through automation, AI, and cloud-native engineering. Their platform is used by major financial institutions to streamline and digitize complex document processing and they’re now growing their world-class engineering team in London.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of robust, scalable backend systems at a business that's solving real-world problems at a global scale.

What You’ll Be Doing

Designing and building backend microservices in Python
Writing clean, robust, production-grade code using Test-Driven Development (TDD)
Developing asynchronous, event-driven systems using RabbitMQ
Working with MongoDB and other NoSQL databases
Deploying and maintaining services using Docker and Kubernetes
Shipping services within a Microsoft ecosystem (Azure/OpenShift)
Collaborating with engineers, product managers, and leadership to scale the platform

What We’re Looking For

5+ years’ experience in backend development, ideally in fintech or SaaS environments
Advanced Python skills and deep experience with microservices architecture
Strong understanding of TDD, CI/CD, and production-quality standards
Experience with message queues (RabbitMQ preferred)
Solid NoSQL knowledge, particularly MongoDB
Hands-on with Docker and container orchestration using Kubernetes
Exposure to Microsoft-based infrastructure (Azure/OpenShift preferred)
Strong communication, ownership mentality, and a drive to build from scratch