Lendable
Finance / FinServ
LeadPythonEngineer
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“Lead Python Engineer at Lendable. Skills: Python, FastAPI, Data pipelines, APIs, Services, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Team leadership. Shaping the systems and data infrastructure that power our US products. Owning the technical direction of your squad”
Industry & Context.
Relentlessly resourceful to solve problems and find smarter solutions than the status quo
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Deep, modern Python you write clean, idiomatic, well-tested code and hold others to the same standard, Some experience building and maintaining data pipelines, ETL processes, or data-intensive backend services, Solid understanding of FastAPI or a comparable modern Python web framework, Automated testing skills across unit, integration, and functional levels, Experience working with cloud infrastructure, ideally AWS, and comfortable with Docker and Kubernetes, Ability to drive technical decisions and communicate clearly with both engineers and non-technical stakeholders
Nice to Have
Interest in leading or mentoring a small team of engineers, with the ability to balance hands-on delivery with team development, Experience in a cross-functional or data-focused engineering environment is a plus, Familiarity with US financial products or regulated markets is a bonus, but not essential
What You'll Do.
Shaping the systems and data infrastructure that power our US products
Owning the technical direction of your squad
Mentoring a small team of 1–2 engineers
Designing and building robust data pipelines
Keeping quality and scalability at the forefront
Driving technical decisions
Communicating clearly with both engineers and non-technical stakeholders
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work in small teams of exceptional people; Balance hands-on engineering with team leadership; Communicate clearly with both engineers and non-technical stakeholders; Experience in a cross-functional or data-focused engineering environment is a plus
Communication Scope
Ability to drive technical decisions and communicate clearly with both engineers and non-technical stakeholders
Full Job Description
ABOUT LENDABLE Lendable is on a mission to build the world's best technology to help people get credit and save money. We're building one of the world’s leading fintech companies and are off to a strong start: - One of the UK’s newest unicorns with a team of just over 700 people - Among the fastest-growing tech companies in the UK - Profitable since 2017 - Backed by top investors including Balderton Capital and Goldman Sachs - Loved by customers with the best reviews in the market (4.9 across 10,000s of reviews on Trustpilot https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/lendable.co.uk) So far, we’ve rebuilt the Big Three consumer finance products from scratch: loans, credit cards and car finance. We get money into our customers’ hands in minutes instead of days. We’re growing fast, and there’s a lot more to do: we’re going after the two biggest Western markets (UK and US) where trillions worth of financial products are held by big banks with dated systems and painful processes. JOIN US IF YOU WANT TO 1. Take ownership across a broad remit. You are trusted to make decisions that drive a material impact on the direction and success of Lendable from day 1 2. Work in small teams of exceptional people, who are relentlessly resourceful to solve problems and find smarter solutions than the status quo 3. Build the best technology in-house, using new data sources, machine learning and AI to make machines do the heavy lifting About the role We’re looking for a Lead Python Engineer to join our Data Team, where you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the systems and data infrastructure that power our US products. In this role you’ll balance hands-on engineering with team leadership — owning the technical direction of your squad, mentoring a small team of 1–2 engineers, and still getting deep into the code yourself. You’ll design and build robust data pipelines, APIs and services that drive real decisions across the business, all while keeping quality and scalability at the forefront. You’ll b
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