Mid-Level Software Engineer (Python) - RegTech - UK

Suade is a market-leading regtech SaaS company with cutting-edge technology that automates regulatory reporting, compliance and financial risk solutions for financial institutions. Our technology leads the market on most metrics, and we are supported by an unprecedented need for new technology to solve complex and growing regulatory burdens. We serve Tier 1 banks across Europe, North America, and Asia.

The Midlevel Software Engineer role is for you if you are an experienced software engineer with a love of systemising and codifying real-world problems. If you are interested in learning about finance, are mathematically minded, and enjoy working with non-technical teams to turn their knowledge into working code, we would like to talk to you. 

Salary: £50,000 to £65,000 based on experience

Please note:

• We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Candidates who need visa sponsorship now or will need it in the future will not be considered.
• This role is based in London. Suade has a flexible working policy, but you will need to be available to come into the London office when required. Some travel may be required.

Suade is an equal opportunity employer. We are building a world-class team, and we know we need a diverse mix of talented people doing their best work.

Responsibilities 

• As part of the RegTech team, you will use your expertise in software engineering to translate business requirements into technical specifications and lead the architecture, development and expansion of our regulatory portfolio. You will work closely with our Project Managers and Business Analysts, and you will build upon your experience to: 
• Contribute to the delivery of our product roadmap, shipping code that our customers may be using to solve their regulatory problems the same day. 
• Grow your coding skills and domain knowledge, and become responsible for part of our portfolio, becoming the internal reference within the team. 
• Collaborate with other engineers who are as passionate as you are about stopping the next financial crisis. 
• Contribute new ideas to the architecture of the platform and see some of those ideas implemented. 
• Understand the main problems that we are solving with our product. Participate in internal reviews and design sessions to keep our product up to date. 
• Drive the adoption and use of best practices like TDD and code analysis 
• Be aware of and consider non-functional requirements like performance, security, maintainability. 

Skills and Experience

• 3 - 5 years’ relevant experience working with Python 

• Practical experience working collaboratively using version control systems like Git and platforms like GitHub or GitLab 

• Experience working with non-technical stakeholders, business requirements, and ambiguity 

• Experience with unit tests, automated testing and knowledge of best practices 

• Exposure to large codebases involving multiple authors, features and timelines 

Desirable

• Comfortable using a Unix-based operating system (e.g. Ubuntu) 

• Experience working in agile frameworks like Kanban or Scrum 

• Experience improving or refactoring existing code as requirements change 

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or Engineering 

• Personal, academic, or internship projects involving scripting, automation, or data handling 

• 25 days' holiday + public holidays
• Flexible holiday: choose when you take your holidays by swapping bank holidays if you would like
• Additional tenure-based holiday: an extra day of annual leave for every year of service after 2 years
• Flexible working hours and remote working (subject to conditions)
• Monthly social events
• Annual ski trip and residential offsites
• £500 ‘work from home’ set up budget when you join
• £500 personal training & development budget per year
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave (subject to conditions)
• Company pension (Nest)
• Perkbox benefits plan