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# Senior Software Engineer

- **Company:** Understanding Recruitment
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £130,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Django Web Framework, Hardware Design, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Redis, Software Engineering, Backend, Graphql, Docker
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.understandingrecruitment.com/job/senior-software-engineer-9213/

## About the Role

* 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?

## 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


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