Senior Software Engineer
Software Engineer (Mid–Senior)
Python Full Stack
A fast-growing, technology-led consumer health & beauty scale-up is looking for a mid-level to senior Software Engineer to join its collaborative engineering team.
The business builds and operates multiple direct-to-consumer brands, supported by a highly bespoke ecommerce platform, internal tooling, and in-house manufacturing systems. Technology sits at the heart of the company, enabling personalised products that make a meaningful difference to customers’ lives.
This is a hybrid role, with regular collaboration time in a London-based office and flexibility to work remotely for part of the week.
The role
You’ll join an agile, cross-functional tech team working across the full stack, partnering closely with Product, Design, and Operations to deliver scalable, high-impact software.
The role has a strong backend focus in Pytho n, with exposure to modern frontend technologies and the opportunity to influence architecture, tooling, and engineering best practices as the platform continues to scale.
This is a great opportunity for an engineer who enjoys ownership, autonomy, and seeing their work have real-world impact.
What you’ll be doing as a Software Engineer
- Designing, building, and deploying new features across a multi-brand ecommerce platform
- Writing high-quality, well-tested, maintainable code
- Contributing to architectural decisions and engineering standards
- Collaborating with Product and Design to translate requirements into robust solutions
- Working end-to-end across backend, frontend, and infrastructure
- Helping scale systems to support rapid business growth
What we’re looking for in a Software Engineer
Essential experience
- Strong experience with Python and web frameworks such as Flask, Django, or similar
- Experience working with relational databases (MySQL preferred) and ORMs (e.g. SQLAlchemy, Alembic)
- Solid understanding of frontend fundamentals: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
- Strong grasp of software engineering principles:
- Git/version control
- Object-oriented programming
- Testing (unit & integration)
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment
Nice to have
- Experience with TypeScript and React
- Exposure to frontend design systems
- Experience with Docker and cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
- Knowledge of modern web architecture and performance optimisation
- A proactive, pragmatic mindset — someone who takes ownership and gets things done
Why apply to be a Software Engineer?
- Join a mission-driven, high-growth tech business
- Work on products used by millions of customers
- Real influence over technical decisions and product direction
- Strong focus on learning, development, and career progression
- Competitive salary (£70k - £90k DOE)
- Equity, and a comprehensive benefits package
- Flexible hybrid working model with office based near Paddington