Senior Software Engineer (Python)

Company: Burns Sheehan
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Location: London
Job Description:

Senior Software Engineer – Python | Django | AWS

Hybrid 1 day a week – Central London

£70,000 – £95,000

Private medical | Learning budget | Conference allowance | Strong progression opportunities

Python, Django, AWS, SQL

Series B, high-growth AI-driven SaaS scale-up

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 Star Glassdoor with strong engineering culture

We’re partnered with a fast-scaling, AI-driven SaaS company building products that transform how large enterprises operate their financial processes.

With recent Series B funding and a growing business of 150+ employees, they’re investing heavily in engineering and AI.

We’re looking for several Senior Software Engineers to join small, cross-functional squads combining backend, frontend, AI, product and design. Teams rotate periodically to encourage broad platform exposure and avoid silos, giving engineers the chance to work across different problem spaces.

This is a hands-on role focused on building scalable, high-quality systems that power a widely used enterprise platform.

This is a strong fit for someone who enjoys product-focused engineering, values clean code, and wants to work in an environment where autonomy and collaboration are both high.

Ideal Profile:

  • 4+ years commercial Software developer experience (ideally with project example in Python)
  • Strong experience building backend systems using Django or similar frameworks
  • Experience designing and building RESTful APIs
  • Solid understanding of SQL databases (PostgreSQL preferred)
  • Comfortable working in a cloud environment (AWS)

Senior Software Engineer – Python | Django | AWS

Posted: April 24th, 2026