Back-End Engineer, Offers Platform — Python & APIs

Methodfi; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech-driven finance company is looking for a Back End Engineer to join their Offers Team in London. The successful candidate will help optimize loan offer systems, develop user interfaces, and maintain APIs while working primarily in Python. You will contribute to a dynamic team of professionals dedicated to improving the customer experience. The role offers a competitive salary between £65,000 and £80,000, along with robust benefits including flexible working, health insurance, and professional growth opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working

Medical insurance from Vitality

Private GP service

25 days holiday plus extra for birthday

Generous parental leave

Cycle-to-work scheme

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python with a strong background in back-end engineering.
• Experience designing, building, and managing relational databases.
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining API endpoints.
• Confidence working across the full stack, including front-end development.
• Strong communication skills to translate business needs into effective technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to reduce optimization model runtimes.
• Evolve and consolidate existing offer generation services.
• Develop and maintain interfaces for customer loan interactions.
• Build and enhance data models and pipelines.

Skills

Proficiency in Python

Strong communication skills

Experience with API endpoints

Knowledge of relational databases

Front-end development in React/TypeScript

Education

Degree in maths, physics, computer science, engineering

Tools

Django

PostgreSQL

Figma

Job description

A tech-driven finance company is looking for a Back End Engineer to join their Offers Team in London. The successful candidate will help optimize loan offer systems, develop user interfaces, and maintain APIs while working primarily in Python. You will contribute to a dynamic team of professionals dedicated to improving the customer experience. The role offers a competitive salary between £65,000 and £80,000, along with robust benefits including flexible working, health insurance, and professional growth opportunities.