Senior Software Engineer at trg.recruitment, London Area, £Contract Rate

London, UK (Hybrid – 3 days per week on-site)

Contract (£500–650 outside IR35) & Perm available (£100-120k + 10% Bonus + Equity)

About the Role

Join a fast-growing AI SaaS company in London as a Fullstack Python Engineer, building large-scale, data-driven systems that power intelligent automation and next-generation learning products. You’ll work on high-performance backend services, APIs, and working with frontend teams using TypeScript, Node, React and AWS, collaborating closely with data, product, and DevOps teams in a highly technical, engineering-led environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and scale backend systems and APIs using Python / Typescript
• Design distributed, high-throughput services and event-driven components
• Collaborate across teams to deploy, monitor, and optimise microservices
• Contribute to an engineering culture focused on performance, quality, and automation

Requirements

• Proven experience with Python (5+ years in production environments)
• Familiarity with Typescript, React, PostgreSQL, Kafka/RabbitMQ/Elixir, React, Docker, and AWS/GCP
• Strong understanding of microservices, distributed systems, and modern CI/CD pipelines
• Clear communicator who thrives in collaborative hybrid teams