Senior Software Engineer (Python/Microservices/Knowledge Graphs)

(Salary: £55,000 - 70,000. Hybrid working, London office)

Are you passionate about building great solutions that make a big impact on everyday lives? Want to contribute significantly to the company's success? If you want to join a small and profitable business operating at the cutting edge of technology, whilst learning every day, read on …

About the Role

As a Senior Software Engineer in the team; you will work on building the platform that enables the automation of an industry. The core services allow our solutions to communicate with third-party APIs in a reliable and scalable manner. You're an expert with Python and backend frameworks, SOA and microservices. You have been developing scalable software products for several years and have a passion for your craft, writing great code.

You should love shipping to customers. Nothing we build matters if it isn’t solving problems for our customers and you love learning. Engineering is ever-changing. You enjoy exploring areas that you might not have experience with yet. You will be keen on developing clean and maintainable code and mentoring other developers in achieving the same.

Most of all you will enjoy working with a great team and be passionate about the work you do.

Responsibilities

Our Software Engineers work across the technical stack, designing and implementing the infrastructure and skills that make our solutions indispensable to our clients.

Tasks include:

• System Architecture: Design scalable, secure architectures (microservices, event-driven, etc)
• Python Development: Lead Python projects, ensuring high performance and scalability
• Public API Development: Design secure, scalable public APIs
• Large-Scale Data Handling: Build systems to manage and process large data volumes efficiently
• Simplification & Optimization: Identify and simplify over-engineered solutions
• Generative AI & ML: Integrate Gen AI solutions and explore machine learning for business applications
• AWS Cloud Expertise: Architect and deploy systems using AWS services (Lambda, API Gateway, S3, etc)
• Security Mindset: Implement security best practices across development processes
• CI/CD & Automation: Set up CI/CD pipelines and automated testing to accelerate delivery
• Collaboration: Work with cross-functional teams to align on goals and deliver results

Requirements

We are looking for someone who is passionate about technology and enjoys learning and applying the latest developments.

Must-have experience

• Experience working with Knowledge Graphs
• Using Python as your main language for designing and building systems that process large volumes of data efficiently
• Broad architecture exposure including microservices, event-driven and monolithic environments
• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services including serverless, EC2, RDS, and more
• Strong SQL skills for database design and query optimization
• Experience with API development and a focus on performance and security

Nice to have experience

• Leadership experience guiding a team, reviewing code, and ensuring simple, effective solutions
• Experience with Generative AI and an interest in Machine Learning
• Know how to develop CI/CD pipelines and understand common CD strategies such as dark launches and feature toggling
• Experience with vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, FAISS) and graph databases (e.g., Neo4j)
• Have experience undertaking TDD as a design just as much as a development tool

About the Team

Our team is a multi-disciplinary team of experts with everyone contributing their area of specialism; from infrastructure to knowledge graphs, Real Estate Operations to dialogue design.

Working in a truly collaborative style, where everyone is heard and brings something valuable to the conversation allows us to push the boundaries in this new area of technology. We are fundamentally challenging the way one of the largest industries in the world operates, and our commercial success pays testament to the skill, commitment and passion that our team displays every day.

Apply now and help us shape the future of AI technology!