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Backend Engineer (Python, FastAPI, Flask, Django)
£45,000 - 70,000
Chakeshill Drive 101, Bristol
£45,000 - 70,000
Requirements
Must:
- 3-5 years professional backend engineering experience with Python
- Strong experience with FastAPI (or similar modern Python frameworks)
- Experience with relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL) and ORMs such as SQLAlchemy
- Experience working in cloud environments (GCP preferred)
- Solid understanding of testing, CI/CD, Git workflows, and clean code principles
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset
- Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline
- Exposure to GPU computing or acceleration frameworks (e.g. CUDA, CuPy, Numba) (Desirable)
- Experience with Terraform or infrastructure-as-code tooling (Desirable)
- Familiarity with Kubernetes or other cloud orchestration platforms (Desirable)
- Interest in high-performance or numerical computing (Desirable)
- Experience within insurance, finance, or analytics-driven environments (Desirable)
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain backend services in Python using modern frameworks (e.g. FastAPI)
- Design and implement REST APIs for internal platforms and third-party integrations
- Collaborate with scientists to support a GPU-accelerated risk modelling engine
- Optimise backend services for scalability, performance, and reliability
- Integrate with underwriting, analytics, and portfolio systems
- Support cloud-native deployments (GCP environment)
- Write clean, well-tested, well-documented code following best engineering practices
- Work in a cross-functional team alongside engineers, data scientists, and domain specialists
Description
We are an innovative analytics organization operating within the insurance and risk sector, looking for a Backend Engineer to join our growing technology team in Bristol. Our company builds advanced underwriting and risk modelling platforms that leverage modern software engineering, cloud infrastructure, and high-performance computing. This role offers an excellent opportunity to work on technically challenging, real-world modelling systems in a hybrid working environment, alongside highly skilled engineers and scientists. We offer a competitive salary ranging from £55,000 - £70,000 and the chance to influence and shape a growing platform.
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