Senior Python Developer

Are you curious, excited by experimentation and always looking for a better way of doing things?

Do you want to keep learning and developing whilst getting hands-on, payment-building experience?

Do you want to have the opportunity to be play an important role in a rapidly growing and exciting Fintech business?

If so, we would love to hear from you!

We are looking to hire high-energy, and value-adding talent to join Blenheim Chalcot to work with Modulr, the fastest growing payments business in the UK and Europe.

About Modulr

At Modulr our mission is to move money efficiently to power business productivity. We are building a new digital payments service to make money flow more efficiently through businesses and the economy. This is a new type of payments account that is built for businesses that need faster, easier and more reliable ways to move money.

Our flexible platform and innovate approach allows our customers to utilise our payments account instead of a traditional bank account. Our accounts come with a sort code and account number, access to payment systems (eg Faster Payments and Visa) and everything our customers need from a payments account. They can instantly open as many accounts as they need, automate how they make and receive payments as well as the reconciliation processes these create. All in real time, 24/7 through their own systems utilising our API that integrates into any platform.

Our founding team has a wealth of experience in the payments industry and growing successful businesses. Modulr is backed by payments giants PayPal Ventures and FIS Ventures, as well as startup and scale up specialists Blenheim Chalcot, General Atlantic, Frog and Highland Europe which enables us to leverage their resources and expertise to drive our growth initiatives. These partnerships provide us with the necessary provisions to propel our business to new heights.

Modulr values

• Building the extraordinary and going that extra mile

• Owning the opportunity, be passionate and proud of the time you invest

• Move at pace, reach your goals faster with us supporting you each step of the way

• Achieve it together, working as a team and being Modulite

In this role you will work in a cross-functional team who are asked to solve a problem, rather than be handed a task to do. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a high-growth environment with a fast-paced and collaborative culture where you will have great opportunities to work on challenging problems. You will be employed by Blenheim Chalcot supporting Modulr with their exciting growth plans.

The Tech Team

At Modulr we are focused on building autonomous squads that are focused on working in the best possible way. We operate in a tribes and squad model with each area focused on a particular growth area. Each squad is small and cross-functional. We have big ambitions and have many interesting challenges ahead. Our strategy is to provide our customers with seamless connectivity into payment schemes both domestically and overseas no matter where they're based.

About the tech:

static void (Tech tech) {

String stack = switch (tech) {

case FRONTEND-> "React";

case BACKEND-> "Python";

case BUILD_TOOLS -> "Github Actions";

case CACHE -> "Redis";

case CLOUD -> "AWS";

case FRAMEWORKS -> "FastAPI";

case INFRASTRUCTURE -> "CDK";

case MQ -> "Kafka";

case ORM -> "SqlAlchemy";

case SCHEMA -> "Postgres";

default -> {

logger.info("Oops! We haven't selected this tech yet, come help us decide!);

}

};

logger.info("%s : %s%n", tech, stack);

About the role:

• Design, develop, analyse, document and support testing of products, systems or subsystems

• Coordinate with other teams at sub-system and system level to identify software needs and solutions

• Improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes

• Develop and execute test procedures for software

• Proactively identify issues, bottlenecks, gaps, or other areas of concerns or opportunities and work to either directly affect change, or advocate for that change

• Work in an agile environment - Scrum or Kanban

• Document best practices, guides, systems design, reference architectures and implementations

• Participate in design and code reviews

• Contribute to the evolution of our architecture to make it more flexible and easier to use

About you

• Clear and responsive communication

• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, appropriate judgment and decision-making skill

• Commitment to collaboration and teamwork

• Proven ability to effectively manage timelines and deliverables

• Meeting deadlines and strong attention to detail

• You are a self-started, motivated team player who thrives in a fast-paced environment

Technical knowledge required

• Web Frameworks: Proficiency in Python web frameworks like FastAPI or Django.

• Database Management: Thorough understanding of database systems (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and concepts like triggers, indexing, and query optimization.

• Distributed Systems: Familiarity with systems like Redis and Kafka.

• Front-End Skills: Basic to intermediate knowledge of front-end technologies, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Familiarity with frameworks like React or Vue.js is a plus.

• Problem-Solving: Proven ability to diagnose, debug, and resolve complex technical issues efficiently.

• Experimentation: be it at work or a side project be able to demonstrate some experience using LLMs and building agents

• Version Control: Experience with Git and collaborative version control workflows.

• Collaboration: Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team.

• Autonomy: Ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks and projects.

Job ID 701667976