Business Engineering Developer
6 days ago
London
A market-leading UK pensions institution is seeking a Business Engineering Developer to join its dynamic, cross-functional technology team. This is a rare opportunity to build and enhance the critical systems that underpin a multi-billion-pound insurance platform — spanning trading, operations, finance, and actuarial functions. The role sits at the heart of the business, combining hands-on development with meaningful collaboration across teams including Strats, Trading, Operations, and Risk. The successful candidate will contribute to a fast-moving, technically ambitious environment that supports one of the most sophisticated pension risk transfer platforms in the market. Key Responsibilities: • Enhance and maintain core business systems, including:, • Trade and feed processing, • Workflow management, • Risk and finance reporting, • User-facing tools and interfaces, • Design and build new applications using Python, ReactJS, SQL Server/PostgreSQL, and web services, • Contribute to the firm’s proprietary codebase (built on a secure in-house language used across the financial industry), • Partner closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders to deliver pragmatic, high-impact solutions About You: • 3+ years of professional software development experience, ideally in financial services (e.g. insurance, trading, or banking), • Strong Python development skills and a willingness to work across a varied tech stack, • Comfortable working with SQL databases, distributed systems, and modern web frameworks, • Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, team-oriented approach, • Familiarity with the software development lifecycle and best engineering practices Nice to Have: • Web development experience (Flask, React, JavaScript), • Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS) and Linux environments, • Knowledge of proprietary financial engineering platforms (e.g. SecDB, Athena, or Quartz) Why Join? • Be part of a highly specialised, low-ego engineering culture that values autonomy, impact, and technical excellence, • Gain exposure to a full spectrum of business domains — from front office pricing to back office reporting, • Help shape the future of UK pensions and work on systems that support financial security for over a million people, • Enjoy strong career progression, hybrid working, and a culture built on long-term trust and innovation