Python Software Engineer

Abound

Software Engineer building backend systems using Python and Django at a fintech startup. Involved in architecture and technical design with a focus on high-quality delivery.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDjangoGraphQLPostgresPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and ship high-quality backend features using Python, Django, RESTful APIs, GraphQL, Pydantic, Postgres, and Google Cloud
Own backend work from concept through delivery, including technical design, implementation, testing, deployment, and iteration
Collaborate with internal teams and external engineering partners to deliver features with cross-team dependencies
Work closely with frontend to shape excellent user-facing and internal experiences
Bring strong technical judgment to the table, improving not just how systems work, but how they scale and evolve
Contribute to backend architecture, API design, data modelling, performance, reliability, security, and developer experience
Raise the standard of your own work and the work of those around you

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong hands-on experience building backend systems with Python
Practical experience working with Django
Experience designing or consuming RESTful APIs
Experience designing and exposing GraphQL APIs for frontend applications
Experience working with Postgres and relational data models
Familiarity with Pydantic, typed Python, or modern Python engineering practices
Some experience with cloud infrastructure, ideally Google Cloud, or a strong desire to learn
A good eye for clean architecture, API design, performance, reliability, and maintainability
A product-minded approach: you care about the “why” behind what you’re building
A strong sense of ownership and accountability
The ability to uncover unknowns, navigate ambiguity, and turn complex problems into clear, shippable solutions
Pride in your craft, clean code, thoughtful reviews, and helping others grow
Ideally, you'll also have:
Experience with PDF generation or document rendering workflows
Experience in early-stage or fast-moving product teams
Familiarity with observability, monitoring, alerting, and infrastructure operations
A data-driven approach to decision-making
Openness to change, innovation, and the ways AI will reshape how products are built and used

Benefits

Comp & perks

Everyone owns a piece of the company - equity
Hybrid with 3 days a week in the office
25 days’ holiday a year, plus 8 bank holidays
2 paid volunteering days per year
One month paid sabbatical after 4 years
Employee loan
Free gym membership through WellHub
Team wellness budget to be active together - set up a yoga class, a tennis lesson or go bouldering

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonDjangoRESTful APIsGraphQLPydanticPostgrescloud infrastructureAPI designdata modellingperformance

Soft Skills

technical judgmentownershipaccountabilityproblem-solvingclean codecollaborationproduct-minded approachnavigating ambiguityattention to detailmentorship