Lead Software Engineer

ScultureAI; London; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ScultureAI is looking for an experienced Lead Software Engineer in London to develop scalable backend systems and build RESTful APIs. The ideal candidate will have over 6 years of experience, particularly with Python and Django, and will work in a remote-first environment with flexible hours. This role offers competitive salary and equity options, along with a learning and development budget to support career growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity options

Flexible working hours

Learning and development budget

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software development experience.
• Deep expertise in Django and Django Rest Framework.
• Experience with several large language models (LLMs).

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable backend systems using Python and Django.
• Build and manage RESTful APIs to support frontend applications.
• Contribute to architecture decisions and improve system reliability.

Skills

Python

Django

RESTful APIs

Celery

Kubernetes

Tools

Docker

AWS

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

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ScultureAI, recently named as one of Europe’s top 100 startups by the Europas, is developing groundbreaking tech solutions for shaping organisational culture using large-language models and other cutting-edge Al technologies. Organisational culture is crucial, but shaping it is hard - "typical approaches to culture change ... rarely produce real results" (John Kotter, Harvard Business School). ScultureAI aims to change that. Shaping culture for the better will help not just businesses but society more generally, partly because of the improved productivity and performance of our customers but also because of improvements in employee mental and physical well-being that come from a healthy organisational culture.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Lead Software Engineer with a strong background in Python and Django to join our team. In this role, you will take ownership of developing scalable backend systems, building RESTful APIs and ML Pipelines, while ensuring our AI-powered solutions are performant and reliable.

Requirements

• Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable backend systems using Python, Django, and Django Rest Framework (DRF).
• Build, optimize, and manage RESTful APIs to support frontend applications and AI integrations.
• Implement and manage asynchronous task processing using Celery.
• Develop, integrate and deploy multiple LLMs into production systems.
• Ensure system reliability, scalability, security, and performance by leveraging Kubernetes for orchestration and scaling.
• Write clean, efficient, and testable code while maintaining high standards of software quality.
• Contribute to architecture decisions and improve the scalability and reliability of our systems.
• Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure quality and adherence to coding standards.
• Collaborate with other team members and help foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software development experience, with a focus on Python.
• Deep expertise in Django and Django Rest Framework (DRF).
• Experience with Celery for task queuing and orchestration.
• Experience working with several large language models (LLMs).
• Proficiency in designing and building RESTful APIs.
• Solid understanding of software architecture, system design, and best practices for scalable web applications.

Nice-to-have

• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes for container orchestration and deployment.
• Experience deploying applications on AWS or other cloud platforms.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment.
• Knowledge of other AI frameworks or libraries (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow).
• Competitive salary and equity options.
• Flexible working hours and a remote-first environment.
• Opportunity to work on groundbreaking AI technology.
• Learning and development budget to support your career growth.
• A supportive, inclusive team culture where your contributions make a real impact.