Senior/Staff Python Developer - FULLY REMOTE
High-growth AI Insurance Startup
We're working with a well-funded, fast-scaling AI company building a highly ambitious product at enterprise scale. They're now looking to add Senior and Staff-level Python Developers to continue building the product.
This is a product engineering role (not consultancy)
🔧 What you'll be doing
* Architecting the backbone of revolutionary AI systems
* Create backend systems that deliver sub second response times
* Help to guide and mentor an extremely strong team of engineers
* Help to create robust, scalable platforms to process commercial claims faster than every before.
🧠 What they're looking for
* Expert Python skills with proven experience building high performing systems
* 8+ years of backend engineering experience, ideally with some insights into distributed systems
* Some systems architecture exposure
* Performance engineering exposure
* Mentoring experience
Preferred Superpowers
* Background building AI/ML platforms
* Experience operating within regulated industries
🏗 Team & environment
* Small, high-calibre engineering team (~8 engineers)
* Fast-paced, high-ownership culture
* Serious technical ambition — strong people to learn from, but expectations are high
* Backed by recent oversubscribed funding and a very strong customer pipeline
💰 Package
* Senior: ~£90k–£110k
* Staff: £110k-£130k (target level)
* Meaningful equity at an early stage
* Clear growth trajectory as the company scales toward Series A
👉 Interested or curious? Drop me a message for a confidential conversation