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London, United Kingdom£100K-£120K + Equity

Senior Software Engineer at VC-backed AI data platform

Are you a Python expert looking to redefine the future of data orchestration? Join this fast-growing, VC-backed AI startup in London and take end-to-end ownership of a declarative data pipelining platform. This is a unique opportunity to join a high-velocity team of generalists where you will ship daily and shape the culture of a company backed by top-tier global investors. If you thrive in serverless environments and love solving complex backend challenges at scale, this is the role for you.

Overview

Role overview

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will build and scale the core experience of an AI-native data pipelining platform. You will implement features across the full stack, with a heavy focus on backend systems, while owning projects end-to-end. This role is critical for shaping the infrastructure that data teams use to manage complex lifecycles.

Company

About the company

VC-backed AI data platform

Responsibilities

What you will do

  • Design, implement, and maintain scalable backend features using Python and FastAPI while owning the full development lifecycle.
  • Build exceptional product experiences by collaborating closely with customers to understand their pain points and data orchestration needs.
  • Scale the core declarative framework to ensure robust data observability and pipelining efficiency for enterprise-grade data teams.

Candidate profile

Who this is a fit for

  • Over 5 years of professional experience building and shipping full-stack products with a mastery of Python and backend system design.
  • Proven track record working in AWS cloud environments with a strong understanding of containerization and CI/CD best practices.
  • Fast-paced generalist with an opinionated approach to shipping high-quality code and conducting experiments to drive product growth.

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What makes it remarkable

Why this role is remarkable

  • Impactful founding-team environment where you will directly contribute to shaping the product culture and strategy from the ground up.
  • Backed by top-tier VCs from San Francisco, New York, and London, providing significant runway and global market reach.
  • High-velocity engineering culture that deploys to production multiple times daily using a modern, serverless cloud-native tech stack.

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