Job Description
Senior Software Engineer | Python | AI Systems | London | £120k to £160k + Equity
Location: London hybrid
Salary: £120k to £160k + meaningful equity
Building AI systems is easy. Building AI systems that behave predictably in production is not.
We are working with a well funded Series A startup tackling exactly that problem. Their platform captures operational knowledge and turns it into production grade systems that AI can interact with safely and reliably. The focus is not foundation model development or experimental agents. The real challenge is the engineering around AI. Evaluation, control, reliability and designing systems that behave consistently in production.
The engineering team is small, senior and deeply technical. Engineers work directly with users, own problems end to end and help shape both the technical architecture and product direction. It is an environment where correctness, thoughtful design and long term system quality genuinely matter.
If you enjoy solving difficult systems problems and building software that actually holds up in the real world, this is a rare opportunity.
Tech stack
* Python (FastAPI, Django or Flask) - experience across Rust, Golang, C++ useful
* AWS (experience with Azure or GCP also useful)
* Cursor and Claude Code
* SQL and strong database design
What you will work on
* Designing and building backend systems that power a complex AI platform
* Developing ingestion pipelines and integrations with production customer systems
* Owning schemas, data models and backend architecture with a focus on correctness and scale
* Building tooling that enables AI capabilities while maintaining strong control and evaluation standards
* Working directly with customers to translate workflows into reliable systems
What they are looking for
* Strong backend or systems engineering experience
* Deep Python experience or equivalent strength in a strongly typed language
* Strong SQL and schema design skills
* Experience building complex systems that evolve over time
* Comfort working in early stage environments with high ownership and ambiguity
Why join
* Small, exceptional engineering team
* High ownership and autonomy
* Meaningful equity
* Direct influence on product and technical direction
If this sounds interesting, get in touch: imogen@sr2rec.co.uk
Senior Software Engineer | London | £120k to £160k | Python | FastAPI | AWS