Python Software Engineer – Bristol (Hybrid) £40,000 – £55,000 stock real ownership Location: Bristol (3 days per week in office) I’m working with a small SaaS company in Bristol building a behavioural data platform used by consumer brands to understand where their marketing actually works. They’re a tight-knit team (1 senior engineer data scientists), so this isn’t a “small cog in a big machine” role, you’ll be hands-on across the platform and have genuine input into how things are built. What you’ll be doing: Building backend systems and APIs in Python Working on internal tools and customer-facing platform features Contributing to data pipelines that power the product Getting involved across the stack (it’s a startup, everyone does a bit of everything) Tech: Python (FastAPI / Django / Flask) Linux (this is a Linux-first environment) Docker / containerised services SQL / NoSQL databases REST APIs What they’re looking for: Around 2–4 years experience with Python in a backend environment Experience building APIs or backend systems (not just scripting/data work) Comfortable working in Linux environments Some exposure to Docker or containerisation Someone who enjoys working in smaller teams and taking ownership Nice to have (not essential): Frontend exposure (HTML/CSS/JS) Data processing / pipelines AWS or cloud experience Why it’s interesting: Small team = real ownership and impact You’ll work closely with senior engineers and data scientists Product-focused environment (not consultancy) Opportunity to shape how things are built