Senior Product Engineer - Python & Django focused

Owen Thomas | Pending B Corp; Remote; GBP 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A mission-driven technology company in the UK is looking for a senior Python engineer to build backend services and collaborate with product teams. You'll have a product mindset and experience in software engineering with a focus on quality and delivery. The role is fully remote within the UK, offering a competitive package of £85–95k base, up to 10% bonus, equity scheme, and leading benefits. If you desire to impact AI systems positively, this opportunity awaits.

Benefits

Equity scheme

Market leading benefits

10% bonus

Qualifications

• 4–6+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience in start-ups or scale-ups strongly preferred.
• Proven senior-level ownership and ability to operate with ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Build and own backend services using Python (Django).
• Design APIs and workflows for high-volume usage.
• Collaborate closely with product and design teams.

Skills

Python (Django)

API design

Collaboration with product teams

Communication skills

TypeScript

Vue.js

Job description

The company: We’re working with a profitable, mission-driven technology company that has been operating quietly at scale for over a decade and is now experiencing explosive growth due to AI demand.

The platform connects organisations with high-quality, real human data - data that is now being used by some of the most advanced AI teams in the world to train and evaluate their models. What started in research has rapidly expanded into AI and platform services, and the engineering team is scaling fast to keep up.

The business recently restructured into multiple product verticals to handle demand and is now hiring senior engineers to help shape the next phase of growth.

You’ll join a senior-heavy, product-focused engineering team working on systems that sit at the intersection of AI, research, and real-world human input.

This is a backend-first role (≈70%), with the opportunity to work across the stack where it makes sense.

You’ll be expected to think like a product engineer - balancing delivery, quality, and long-term platform health.

• Building and owning backend services using Python (Django)
• Designing APIs and workflows that support high-volume, real-world usage
• Collaborating closely with Product and Design to shape features end-to-end
• Improving platform reliability, scalability, and developer experience
• Contributing across the stack when needed (TypeScript / frontend exposure)
• Operating in a fast-moving, slightly scrappy environment where priorities evolve quickly
• Python (Django) – core backend
• TypeScript (nice to have)
• Vue.js on the frontend
• Modern product tooling and CI/CD practices
• 4–6+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Proven senior-level ownership - comfortable operating with ambiguity
• Product mindset: able to think beyond tickets and code
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Experience in start-ups or scale-ups strongly preferred

Experience in AI, data platforms, or research tooling is a bonus - not a requirement.

• 30-minute intro call (engineering & talent)
• 60-minute paired programming session (Python-focused) - Emphasis on communication, collaboration, and testing
• Product & engineering interview (tech + product thinking)
• Final behavioural conversation with senior leadership
• Platform already used globally, now scaling rapidly due to AI demand
• Strong product culture with real-world impact
• Senior-only hiring bar - quality over quantity
• Fully remote within the UK
• Clear growth plans: engineering team scaling from ~60 → 100+
• Competitive package: £85–95k base, Up to 10% bonus, Equity scheme and Market leading benefits

If you’re a senior Python engineer who enjoys building thoughtful products, working closely with product teams, and wants to have a tangible impact on how AI systems are built and evaluated - this is a genuinely strong opportunity.

Apply with your CV and we’ll be in touch if it looks like a good fit.

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