Principal Software Engineer / Architect (Python/Django)

Job: Principal Application Architect & Developer (Python/Django)

TR Ref: CLDB/TR13616

Location: Remote but based in South England, within 1 hour of Surrey or the M4 Corridor (Bristol to London) for monthly meetups.

💥Join a high-growth company that's transforming an entire industry.

Our client has a powerful, data-driven, AI/ML platform that's changing the way businesses connect with their customers and partners. Enjoying stellar growth, they’re now on track to again double revenue in the next 12 months, so this is a rare opportunity to join at such a pivotal stage.

We’re looking for a Principal / Lead / Senior Software Engineer to lead the design, development and scaling of their core platform. This is a high-impact, senior role, ideal for a hands-on Developer, with business acumen, who enjoys working in a smaller team, wearing multiple hats across architecture, DevOps and product innovation.

🔧 Your Role

• Lead the end-to-end development of robust B2B and B2C applications.
• Own architecture and DevOps, ensuring scalability, security and performance.
• Work with customers, partners and the business to translate their needs into smart technical solutions.
• Shape the technical roadmap and define best practices, as you may well be asked to hire and lead additional Devs.

Tech stack: Python, Django, HTML/CSS/JS, SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL), ORMs, RESTful APIs, AWS, Docker, Git and various third-party integrations (web and mobile).

✅ What You’ll Need

• 5+ years hands-on Python development using Django
• Web tech skills, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript (ideally also Vue.js)
• Proficient in SQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and ORMs
• Experience designing and integrating RESTful APIs
• Good understanding of agile and using Git for version control
• Solid DevOps skills – CI/CD, Docker, deployment automation
• Familiarity with AWS services and infrastructure
• Strong business analysis and design skills
• Clear and effective communicator, translating tech to non-tech and vice versa
• Experienced leading multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, inc. setting priorities, estimating work, progress reports etc.
• Proactive, self-motivated and comfortable taking ownership

💡 Why Join?

• Generous Equity / Share options with real wealth creation potential.
• High impact. Your decisions and work will directly shape the future of the platform, company and, potentially, an entire industry.
• Rapid Growth. They are scaling rapidly, so this is an exciting time to join
• Cutting-edge challenges inc AI/ML, working with large datasets, third-party integrations and scalable, high-performance architecture
• Flexible remote working with only occasional meetups
• Continuous learning – encouraged to experiment with new tech