Senior Software Engineer

Aspire Technology; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Job summary

Aspire Technology is seeking a Senior Product Engineer to influence what gets built in a product-led, high-growth environment. You will work with Product Managers, Designers and Engineers to shape customer value.

The role focuses on owning problems from customer needs to production delivery, building scalable Python/Django products and robust APIs, with ownership across the lifecycle.

The opportunity includes a strong base package, bonus and equity, and the chance to impact the platform direction.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience with Python and Django.
• Experience with Django REST Framework.
• Proven track record building customer-facing web apps.
• Experience in a product-led engineering environment.
• Experience with APIs and databases.

Responsibilities

• Build and develop scalable products using Python and Django.
• Develop robust APIs and backend services.
• Collaborate across Product, Design and Engineering teams.
• Own features through the full product lifecycle.
• Translate customer problems into well-designed technical solutions.
• Support and improve production systems.
• Contribute to technical direction and engineering best practices.
• Challenge existing approaches to improve the product.

Skills

Python

Django

Django REST Framework

Product engineering

APIs

Tools

PostgreSQL

AWS

Celery

Job description

We are currently working with a high-growth technology company operating at the intersection of AI, data and research, who are looking for an exceptional Senior Product Engineer to join their engineering team.

This is a genuinely product-focused engineering opportunity for someone who wants to have a direct influence on what gets built, why it gets built and how it ultimately delivers value to customers.

Python and Django are absolutely crucial to this role. We are specifically looking for an engineer with strong commercial experience across both, alongside a proven track record of building and evolving customer-facing products.

The role

You will work as part of a highly collaborative, cross-functional engineering team, working closely with Product Managers, Designers and other Engineers.

The role will involve taking ownership of problems from understanding customer needs through to designing, building, shipping and supporting solutions in production.

You will:

• Build and develop scalable products using Python and Django
• Develop robust APIs and backend services
• Contribute across the wider full-stack environment where required
• Work closely with Product and Design to understand customer requirements
• Translate user problems into well-designed technical solutions
• Take ownership of features throughout the full product lifecycle
• Make pragmatic technical decisions focused on customer and business value
• Support and improve production systems
• Contribute to technical direction and engineering best practices
• Challenge existing approaches and identify opportunities to improve the product

What we're looking for

• Strong commercial experience with Python
• Strong hands-on experience with Django
• Experience with Django REST Framework
• Proven experience working in a Product Engineering / Product-led environment
• Experience building and maintaining modern web applications
• Experience working with APIs and databases
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, testing and production systems
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Product mindset is key

The biggest differentiator for this role is product thinking.

We are not looking for someone who simply wants to receive tickets and implement requirements. We want an engineer who is comfortable asking why something is being built, understanding the underlying customer problem and working with Product and Design to determine the best solution.

You should be comfortable taking an idea from problem → solution → build → production → iteration, with genuine ownership throughout.

Nice to have

Experience with any of the following would be advantageous:

• AWS / GCP
• Event-driven architecture
• NoSQL databases
• Celery
• Observability/ monitoring
• Platform or data infrastructure products
• AI / data-focused products

The opportunity

This is an opportunity to join a technically strong, product-led organisation where engineers have genuine influence over the direction of the platform.

The role comes with a strong base package, alongside a bonus and equity package, providing the opportunity to participate directly in the company's growth.

If you're a Senior Product Engineer with strong Python and Django experience, enjoy working closely with Product and Design, and want genuine ownership over the products you build, we'd be very interested in speaking with you.