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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Python Developer - **Company:** Fundment - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** £65,440.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Software as a Service, Software Quality, Code Review, Relational Databases, Distributed Systems, Middleware, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Memcached, MySQL, NumPy, SQL Databases, SQLAlchemy, Reliability of Systems, Backend, Git, Fastapi, Pandas, Event Driven Architecture, Gitlab-ci, Api Design, Restful APIs, Docker - **Published:** September 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5889027441 ## About the Role This role is best suited to someone with at least 4 years' experience in Python based environments, who enjoys working in a fast-paced setting, values ownership and responsibility, and thrives in a collaborative, supportive team where real impact is encouraged., * Python 3.x with FastAPI, Pydantic, SQLAlchemy, Pandas, and NumPy * Relational databases: MySQL and PostgreSQL * GCP experience is a plus, but not required * Modern Middleware is a plus - e.g. Pub/Sub, Memcache * Docker, GitLab CI/CD, Git What We're Looking For * 4+ years of professional experience writing production-grade Python * Strong understanding of modern Python libraries, REST APIs, and async patterns * Familiarity with SQL and working with relational databases at scale * Passion for pragmatic clean code, robust architecture, and scalable systems * Strong communicator, comfortable with both collaboration and taking ownership * Experience working in fast-paced product teams, ideally within SaaS or fintech * (Bonus) Experience working in GCP or a similar cloud-native environment ## Description We're looking for an experienced Python Software Engineer to join our product engineering team. 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