Software Engineer - Backend Python - Up to £65k DOE ID43375

🚀 Are you a backend-focused Python developer ready to help shape real-world tech?

Do you enjoy building robust systems that directly interact with hardware?

Want to join a small, fast-moving team where your ideas will have immediate impact?

Our client is seeking a talented and driven Software Engineer (Python) to join a tight-knit group of engineers building a category-defining product that blends smart software with innovative hardware. If you’ve been craving a role where your backend skills power something real , not just abstract data—you’ll want to read on.

Why This Role is Great

This is more than “just another Python backend role.” It’s your chance to:

• Own your builds – take features from concept to deployment, working end-to-end across codebases.
• Bridge the digital and physical – help write the backend systems that interact with real-world hardware.
• Shape how things are done – join early enough to influence architecture, tools, and best practices.
• Build for growth – contribute to a system that’s scaling rapidly, where performance and stability matter.
• Be a voice, not a cog – work closely with an elite group of product, hardware and software engineers where your opinions count.

What You’ll Be Working On

• Designing and building Python backend components that interface with hardware and embedded systems.
• Developing robust, testable software architecture to ensure system reliability in the field.
• Creating and maintaining APIs, both internal and external, with scalability in mind.
• Writing clean, production-quality Python code that connects seamlessly across devices, cloud services and data pipelines.
• Contributing to deployment workflows, cloud integration and system observability.
• Helping shape the engineering culture and decision-making in a close-knit, mission-driven team.

About You

You’re a backend-leaning software engineer who enjoys building things that have a physical presence . You may come from a pure software background, or perhaps you’ve dabbled in hardware too—but either way, you're excited to see your code do something real.

You'll thrive here if you’re:

• Confident writing Python for production systems.
• Comfortable across the stack—even if your strength is in backend, you're happy dabbling in cloud, APIs, or integration.
• Naturally curious about how systems talk to each other—especially software-to-hardware.
• Experienced in building robust, testable codebases and can explain trade-offs in architecture.
• Familiar with cloud services (e.g., AWS), Docker, or CI/CD tools, or keen to deepen your expertise in these areas.

Nice-to-Have Experience (or Areas You’ll Grow Into)

• Working with distributed systems or IoT-style devices.
• Building internal tools or observability dashboards.
• Firmware, device protocols, or embedded development exposure.
• Systems performance optimisation or memory/latency tuning.
• Python frameworks like FastAPI or similar.
• Any work in telemetry, edge computing, or robotics.

The Perks

• Competitive salary and meaningful equity
• Hybrid working – mix of remote and in-office collaboration, with flexibility built-in
• Opportunity to work with physical product and see your work deployed in the real world
• Tight feedback loop – work with users, get real data, improve rapidly
• Flat, transparent structure – where ownership is encouraged and supported