Lead Software Engineer, Platform

Salary: £53,000 - 93,000 per year

Requirements

• Strong backend experience using Python and frameworks such as Django or FastAPI
• Experience designing distributed systems and cloud architectures, with AWS preferred
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration
• Experience with PostgreSQL and building scalable data pipelines or async workloads
• Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable backend systems and microservices
• Define architecture across APIs, data models, and service boundaries
• Develop cloud-native infrastructure using AWS, containers, and infrastructure-as-code
• Work with ML and data teams to deploy compute-heavy workflows into production
• Lead code reviews and mentor engineers

Technologies

• AI
• AWS
• Backend
• Cloud
• Django
• Docker
• FastAPI
• Kubernetes
• Machine Learning
• PostgreSQL
• Python
• microservices
• DevOps
• Support

More

We are a mission-driven technology company building advanced AI-powered platforms to accelerate scientific innovation. Our team operates with strong engineering ownership and close collaboration across engineering, data, and machine learning. This is a remote role based in the United States, offering a salary of $190,000 to $230,000 plus equity, 401k, healthcare insurances, and PTO. The role offers the opportunity to influence architecture and work on complex, high-impact systems at scale.

last updated 35 week of 2026