Backend Software Engineer

Backend Software Engineer / Developer (Python C# AI) London / WFH to £100k

Are you a Backend Software Engineer with Python and / or C# coding skills combined with a strong knowledge of software engineering best practices and system design?

You could be joining a global reinsurance group, building the technology platform behind a diverse portfolio of insurance products used across its international businesses.

The technology team is small, agile and heavily focused on greenfield development, giving you the opportunity to have real influence over architecture, engineering practices and how AI is embedded into the software development lifecycle.

As a Backend Software Engineer, you’ll be an individual contributor working primarily on backend and cloud-native development. A major part of the role will be exploring how AI can improve both engineering productivity and the products themselves - using tools such as Claude alongside strong software design principles, patterns and engineering best practice.

• You have strong backend software engineering skills, with Python or C# (or both!)
• You have a strong knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals such as OOP, multithreading, Design Patterns and are comfortable with system design
• You understand what makes a good frontend and how to ensure connectivity between front and backend systems, React or Angular skills preferred
• You have a good understanding of cloud native architectures (Azure / AWS), event driven systems, microservices, CI/CD, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker
• You’re keen to use and adopt more AI into processes and the product, you understand “milestone development” and what good system design looks like, how to get the optimum results from AI with proper use of design patterns and best practices - they use Claude but open to experience with other tools
• You’re collaborative with great communication and problem solving skills, ideally with experience in a start-up / small team environment

As a Backend Software Engineer you will receive a competitive package:

• Salary to £100k
• Bonus
• Pension, Income Protection, Life Assurance, Critical Illness Cover, Employee Assistance Programme
• Company Share Scheme
• Enhanced paternity leave and benefits
• Wellness benefits such as free PT sessions at the onsite gym, massages
• Medical and Dental Health insurance
• 25 days holiday
• Perks such as “Kids Pass” for discounted days out, smart tech scheme
• Volunteering and charity days