Python Developer

Role Title Python Developer   

Business Function Technology

Location Wrexham / London  

Who we are & what we do

Founded in 2016, Chetwood is a new kind of bank. We create targeted products to make people better off.

Unlike traditional banks, we're not looking to build a customer base and then cross-sell to them. Instead, we focus on distinct customer segments that are underserved by the market, creating innovative products to meet their needs. We do this through different brands, not one, because what works for one customer isn't necessarily right for all customers. We also do this for other industries and companies too, offering them white-labelled products with no upfront investment.

We come from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences, and it's because of this that we're able to challenge every aspect of how financial services operate today and build unique and dynamic products for our customers.

We're always on the lookout for exceptional talent to join the team. We're looking for people who share our belief in challenging conventions and making a positive difference for our customers

Role Purpose

Chetwood have embarked on an ambitious programme to build class leading development systems and services as part of a wider banking capability programme. Running on an AWS serverless core, we aim to create business advantage over other banking peers by providing an agile, scalable and highly parameterised platform that deliver its financial propositions and offer finance capabilities to other third parties.

As a Python Developer at Chetwood, you will form a pivotal part of the business. As a data-driven company, DevOps is key to ensuring that we can make our customers better off and push our use of technology further every day.

Key Responsibilities

• Help to build and support new features across our backend systems with the production of high quality code
• Improve functionality of existing systems and help reduce tech debt through lessons learned and incremental improvements
• Provide insights and input for technological choices for new projects
• Sharing knowledge of the data itself and process details within the DevOps/DataOps teams and wider business
• Collaborating with our internal Test Team to test all work as part of the development lifecycle
• Support junior members of the team(s) with Python knowledge and best practices

Essential Skills & Experience

• Excellent Python skills - both procedural scripting and object-oriented development
• Able to write scalable, reusable code
• Strong understanding of Python fundamentals and best practices (including security considerations)
• Comfortable working with VCS (including code reviews, GitFlow, release management)
• Proficient understanding of CI/CD processes
• Knowledge of RESTful APIs - both for using first/third party APIs and building our own for first/third party consumption

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Good SQL and experience with data warehouses
• Knowledge of AWS services: AWS services you'll work with frequently include Lambda, S3, Pinpoint, SNS, SQS, Kinesis, Step Functions, QuickSight, Redshift, DynamoDB, API Gateway, and many more
• Experienced at TDD - writing Unit Tests and E2E tests
• Understanding of how to architect resilient, highly available and efficient data pipelines and microservices
• Understanding of exception handling and error management implementations

What we offer

• A relaxed, sociable and flexible working environment.
• Great benefits including: life insurance, pension, private medical insurance (including dental and optical), free breakfast and drinks, monthly social events.
• Competitive salary.
• Opportunity to work for a progressive and exciting company.

Chetwood Highlights

Here are just a few examples of what we've achieved so far and what's coming soon. 

• Secured strategic investment from Elliott Advisors of £150mil of capital, underpinning the planned growth of the business over the next few years. 
• Secured a full banking licence from the PRA in the only retail bank to do so that year.
• Launched the LiveLend Reward Loan; the world's first dynamic loan that responds to improvements in customers' credit score. 
• Secured several distribution partnerships with our lending product and have already seen 400%+ growth in new business in the since 2019. 
• Launched SmartSave; providing customers with a simple, online savings account at a great rate. 
• Launched Chetwood's very own custom built cutting-edge decisioning tool
• Launched BetterBorrow; a quick and simple loan where customers receive their money in 30minutes or less
• Achieved and maintained an 'Excellent' Trustpilot rating from both lending and savings customers. 

Chetwood Financial Ltd does not accept speculative or unsolicited CVs from Recruitment Agencies.

Any unsolicited CVs received will be treated as the property of Chetwood Financial and Terms & Conditions associated with the use of such CVs will be considered null and void.