Lead Software Engineer (Python / Rust) - FinTech (London Area)

Orbis is working with a rapidly growing FinTech firm whose core product offering has been providing exceptional value to the Investment Management industry. They are now seeking a Lead Software Engineer with excellent Python or Rust experience to head up its back-end Software Engineering team.

As a Lead Software Engineer with genuine enthusiasm for the Investment Management and FinTech industry, this role offers a rare opportunity for you to work with one of the most impressive firms in this space at an incredibly exciting time.

Your key responsibilities in this role will be:

• Shaping and executing strategies for the firm’s suite of financial software systems.
• Architect and develop scalable cloud-native back-end services in AWS using Rust / Python.
• Mentoring and leadering to a highly skilled team of back-end software engineers, managing delivery and quality

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Extensive commercial experience using Python and either Rust or C++/Golang but with a strong understanding of Rust.
• Strong previous experience leading engineering teams and mentoring developers.
• Proven track record in developing distributed systems in a microservices architecture on cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred).

If you feel your experience is a good fit with the above, please apply with an updated CV in the first instance