Abound - Lead Software Engineer
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Requirements
• Strong experience building production systems in Python • Experience leading engineers or technical projects, even without formal management responsibility • Experience collaborating directly with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions • Strong engineering judgement and the ability to make pragmatic technical trade-offs • Comfortable working in fast-paced environments where accuracy, reliability, and clear communication are essential • Proficient in writing well-structured async Python code with type hints and unit tests • Experience maintaining codebases for business-critical systems • Strong sense of ownership and a focus on delivery • Experience working with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) • Experience with lending products or financial services would be a bonus
Responsibilities
• Lead and manage a team of up to five engineers, supporting their growth through regular 1:1s, feedback, and performance management • Design and build Python services and features that power new lending products and client integrations • Collaborate with Product Managers and other stakeholders to understand, challenge, and refine requirements • Translate product ideas into clear technical plans and deliver production-ready systems • Support engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance • Participate in the full software development lifecycle - from design and implementation through testing, deployment, and monitoring • Help structure the team's delivery process, including sprint planning, sizing, and retrospectives • Provide second-line support during business hours, troubleshooting and resolving production issues that affect clients
Benefits
• Everyone owns a piece of the company - equity • Hybrid with 3 days a week in the office • 25 days’ holiday a year, plus 8 bank holidays • 2 paid volunteering days per year • One month paid sabbatical after 4 years • Employee loan • Free gym membership • Team wellness budget to be active together - set up a yoga class, a tennis lesson or go bouldering
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