Backend Software Engineer

SR2; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

A mission-driven technology firm in the UK is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to design and build scalable backend systems and APIs. The role offers significant responsibilities including implementing AI-driven features and enhancing voting workflows. Ideal candidates will have experience in Go, Python, or TypeScript, as well as a hands-on approach to problem-solving. This position provides a competitive salary range of £50,000 - £84,000, plus equity and benefits including wellness budgets and flexible work arrangements.

Benefits

Enhanced Mat and Pat leave

Wellness Budget

Private health care

Flexible hours & working

Qualifications

• Experience writing production code in Go, Python, or TypeScript.
• Experience with RESTful APIs; gRPC is a bonus.
• Familiarity with SQL and/or NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Designing and building scalable backend services and APIs.
• Working on workflow systems for large-scale voting operations.
• Prototyping and productionising AI-enabled features.
• Refactoring and modernising legacy services.
• Collaborating closely with engineers, product, and operations.

Skills

Strong software engineering fundamentals

Production code in Go

Production code in Python

Production code in TypeScript

Experience with RESTful APIs

Familiarity with SQL

Familiarity with NoSQL databases

Problem-solving skills

Job description

Senior Software Engineer
Tech for Impact

Location: Bristol / Hybrid
Level: Software Engineer / Senior Software Engineer
Salary: 50k-84k + equity + benefits

The opportunity

These lot have been my client for over 7 years, and they get better every day! They are on a mission to equip investors with the tools to steward their capital responsibly. What does that mean? Millions of people contribute towards our investment system yet most people have no control or visibility about where their money is going and therefore no choice on the impact they can make with their money. My friends have built an incredible platform which is changing the way voting is done, and done for good. They’re now scaling both their core platform and a brand-new AI product, which is a game changer!

We are hiring for 3-4 roles for the team. A fullstack engineer, 2 backend software engineers and a platform focused engineer.

As a Software Engineer, you’ll focus on building robust, scalable backend systems and APIs that support voting workflows, reporting, and new AI-driven research capabilities.

What you’ll be doing

• Designing and building scalable backend services and APIs
• Working on workflow systems that support large-scale voting operations
• Prototyping and productionising AI-enabled features
• Refactoring and modernising legacy services
• Collaborating closely with engineers, product and operations

What you’ll bring

• Strong software engineering fundamentals
• Experience writing production code in Go, Python or TypeScript
• Experience with RESTful APIs (gRPC a bonus)
• Familiarity with SQL and/or NoSQL databases
• A pragmatic, hands-on approach to solving complex problems

Why them

• Real ownership over meaningful systems
• Engineers close to production and decision-making
• A culture that values learning, feedback and continuous improvement
• The chance to shape how capital markets behave - for the better
• 5 Glassdoor reviews

Process and Benefits

• 3 stage interview process (inc tech test)
• Salary 50 - 85,000 DOE + Shares
• Enhanced Mat and Pat leave
• Wellness Budget
• Prv health care
• Flexible hours & working
• They encourage 1 day per week in the Bristol office. The team commit to getting together at least once a month for a company wide get together