Lead Python Engineer - Software and Data Software · London ·

Are you passionate about revolutionising engineering with AI? Here at Monolith AI we’re on a mission to empower engineers to use AI to solve even their most intractable physics problems. We’ve doubled in size over the last four years, and we have ambitious plans moving forward. It’s an exciting time, and to continue our growth, we are recruiting a Software Engineer focussing on Python for our Software Team.

Our Tech Stack:

Python, FastAPI, Redis, Postgres, React, Plotly, Docker, Athena SQL, Athena & EMR Spark, ECS, Temporal, AWS, Azure.

What you can expect as a Software Engineer at Monolith AI:

As a Senior/Lead Software Engineer at Monolith, you’ll play a crucial role in helping to implement our application which has been carefully designed and spec’d out. You’ll work closely with our existing Software-team members who will be on hand to help unblock any issues you run into. Your primary role will be to deliver a high-standard quality of Python code in-line with best practices.

What you’ll be working on:

You’ll be working primarily on the development of our Monolith Platform. This will be a lot of new feature development as we start to roll out new, cutting-edge data science tools and models which allow engineers to model complex physical systems using AI, reducing test times by up to 70%. Given we’re a startup, we work at a fast pace where there’s always opportunity for exposure to new technologies and practices.

There’s a huge opportunity for cross-team collaboration in this role. You’ll speak with DevOps, QA, Product, Data Science regularly.

Your skillset:

• You have a minimum of 7 years experience working in Software Engineering.
• At least 3 years of experience coding in Python.
• At least 2 years of experience coding in React.
• Team Lead experience.
• Experience working on Cloud Infrastructure - AWS or Azure.

Nice to haves:

• Experience building data platforms/data pipelines.
• You’ve had the opportunity to and enjoyed being part of a fast-paced and growing Software Engineering company.
• You’re not fazed by the prospect of working autonomously.
• It’s a bonus if you have experience using workflows like Airflow or Temporal, especially in a distributed system environment.

Interview Process:

1. Recruiter Screen & Intro to Monolith (30 mins)
2. Take Home Assignment (120 mins)
3. Interview (60 minutes)
4. Culture Fit (45 minutes)

Why Monolith?

Our culture is passionate, engaging and collaborative. We are genuine, we bring our true selves to work and celebrate those little quirks that make us different. We have a culture of learning, we encourage new ideas, out of the box thinkers and risk takers. We’re all human and sometimes we make mistakes, but we brush ourselves off and try again. Our culture encourages freedom, flexibility and creativity.

Our values are:

• Bring yourself to work
• Always be curious and open
• Think like an engineer
• Work smart, not hard
• Be in this together

Our benefits & perks for UK employees:

• 30 days paid annual leave + bank holidays
• Pension with NEST
• Vitality health insurance
• Wellness allowance through Heka
• A day off to volunteer per year
• Regular socials

A few things to note:

• Monolith is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity and inclusion. We welcome people of different nationalities, backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.
• We don’t have an end date to apply for this role, but we will prioritise early applicants, so if you’re interested then please apply soon.
• We are not open to working with external recruitment agencies at this time.
• If you don’t quite match everything above but you feel you can succeed in this role then we encourage your application and look forward to hearing from you.

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