Lead Python Engineer

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, and loved by customers with the best reviews in the market.

Requirements

• Interest in leading or mentoring a small team of engineers, with the ability to balance hands-on delivery with team development
• Deep, modern Python expertise; 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
• Strong 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

Benefits

• Flexible working
• Socials & connection
• Health coverage
• Retirement & savings
• Employee referral programme
• Office meals & snacks
• Sustainable commuting