Senior Software Engineer

Understanding Recruitment
London, UK
18 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Compensation
£130,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Django Web Framework Hardware Design Python (Programming Language) PostgreSQL Redis Software Engineering Backend Graphql Docker

Job description

Senior Software Engineer (Python)

💰 Up to £130,000 + excellent benefits (including work from abroad)

📍 Hybrid - 2 days (some flex) onsite in Central London (London Bridge)

Are you a Senior Python Engineer who loves solving deep technical challenges?

Want to help reinvent how future hardware is created? 🚀🔬

Join a top-tier, Series A engineering team building a revolutionary platform that turns high-level hardware requirements into complete circuit designs. You’ll work on complex problems at the crossroads of software, data and engineering, collaborating with experts across multiple disciplines.

What You’ll Do

  • Own and evolve backend systems across data models, algorithms, infrastructure and APIs.
  • Build modern Python services across a wide-ranging backend codebase.
  • Work closely with product and engineering teams to understand real hardware-design challenges.
  • Prototype, test and deliver reliable, scalable solutions.
  • Support other engineers through pairing and technical guidance.

Tech & Environment

💻 Python (3.11), Django, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, Redis, Docker, collaborative, high-performance engineering culture.

What They’re Looking For

  • A Electronic Engineering degree from a top/Russell group university or similar.
  • Strong software engineering experience with Python.
  • Architectural decision-making and high-impact on previous projects.

Want to help shape the future of hardware design?

Apply now and make your mark on the next wave of innovation âœ

Requirements

  • A Electronic Engineering degree from a top/Russell group university or similar.
  • Strong software engineering experience with Python.
  • Architectural decision-making and high-impact on previous projects.

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Inspecting default bridge architectures and custom Docker networks

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Structuring and scaling the backend engineering team

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Software engineering journey and local Manchester roots

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Transitioning into backend engineering from web development

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Comparing in-memory and Redis storage for cache scalability

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