Software Engineer

Stott and May; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Stott and May is seeking a Software Engineer who will own customer projects from concept to production, partnering with clients to understand workflows and build end-to-end solutions. You’ll work across the stack, connecting APIs, data sources and AI tools while shaping the technical approach based on real customer needs.

You’ll join an early-stage startup environment, taking ownership beyond writing code, and collaborating with customers to deliver production-ready software and integrations for

Qualifications

• Strong commercial software engineering experience.
• Experience building products or significant features from conception through to deployment.
• Comfortable working across different parts of a product rather than being limited to one area of the stack.
• Experience working directly with customers, users or non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to understand complex business problems.
• Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of ambiguous problems.
• An interest in applied AI and modern engineering tooling.

Responsibilities

• Work across the full lifecycle of a project from customer discovery to deployment.
• Own customer projects and shape solutions end-to-end.
• Connect APIs, data sources, AI platforms and existing customer systems.
• Build products, tools and integrations end-to-end.
• Support customers post-launch and iterate based on usage.

Skills

Software engineering

End-to-end product development

Customer-facing

Communication

Independent work

Applied AI interest

Cloud platforms experience

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

I’m working with an early-stage start-up helping organisations solve complex operational problems through bespoke software and applied AI.

They work with customers across finance, healthcare, manufacturing and the public sector, helping them understand where technology can genuinely improve the way they operate and then building the solutions to make it happen.

They’re now looking for a Software Engineer who wants more ownership than a traditional engineering role.

You’ll work closely with customers to understand the problem, help shape the solution and then build it from initial concept through to production and deployment.

The role

You’ll be involved across the full lifecycle of a project, including:

• Working directly with customers to understand their workflows, systems and technical challenges
• Helping identify where software and AI can genuinely improve how they operate
• Designing solutions and deciding what should actually be built
• Building products, tools and integrations end-to-end
• Taking projects from early prototype through to production and deployment
• Connecting APIs, data sources, AI platforms and existing customer systems
• Supporting users after launch and improving products based on how they’re actually being used
• Taking ownership of customer projects as the team continues to grow

This isn’t a role where requirements are handed to you and you simply work through tickets. You’ll have real ownership over both what gets built and how it gets built.

What they’re looking for

• Strong commercial software engineering experience
• Experience building products or significant features from conception through to deployment
• Comfortable working across different parts of a product rather than being limited to one area of the stack
• Experience working directly with customers, users or non-technical stakeholders
• Strong communication skills and the ability to understand complex business problems
• Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of ambiguous problems
• An interest in applied AI and modern engineering tooling
• Comfortable working in an early-stage start-up where projects and technologies can vary between customers

Tech

The team is technology agnostic and cares more about strong engineering fundamentals and your ability to pick up new technologies than experience with one specific stack.

That said, technologies commonly used across customer projects include:

You’ll also work with major cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure and GCP, alongside APIs, data integrations and modern AI tooling.

Experience with areas such asLLMs, RAG, agents, MCP or AI integrations is useful, but not essential if you’re a strong software engineer who can learn quickly.

You’d be joining a growing start-up at an early stage, with the opportunity to take real ownership of customer projects and influence how the engineering and delivery function develops.

The projects vary significantly between customers, so you won’t spend years maintaining the same product or solving the same problem. One project could involve financial services, another manufacturing or healthcare.

If you’re a Software Engineer who enjoys building products end-to-end, working closely with users and having ownership beyond just writing code, this could be a great fit.