Honu is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our small agile team.

We are looking for the top technologists who are systems thinkers, with a strong foundation in software engineering, design. You should have years of experience in building complex software solutions, better if in a product company, while armed with a healthy dose of practical skepticism and pragmatism.

We're taking a revolutionary approach and people who bring a diversity of experience and a track record of creative solutions are particularly welcome.

The Role

Have a hugely visible impact, building towards our first public release and beyond, as a member of a small, tight-knit team, including working closely with the founder
Collaborate with the team to define the strategy and vision for how we will build effectively and be successful
Work closely with other engineers across the company to build delightful features that span various parts of the system
Develop RESTful APIs using FastAPI and Pydantic
Work with SQL and NoSQL databases, as well as ORM tools like SQLAlchemy and SQLModel
Write clean, maintainable and efficient code
Ensure code quality through TDD and observability practices
Containerise applications using Docker
Participate in Agile XP methodologies like pair programming and code reviews
Integrate OAuth for security and user authentication
Work with Python and Poetry for package management
Utilise GitHub for version control and team collaboration
Deploy applications to Google Cloud Platform using Terraform
Occasionally work with React and TypeScript for frontend development
Monitoring and supporting production, staging, research, and demo environments
Ensure our platforms are reliable, scalable, secure and extensible
Improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes

Ideal Profile

You believe in easy-to-maintain code and identify with modern concepts such as clean coding, automated testing and continuous deployment.
Strong systems thinker, able to see the bigger picture at different resolutions simultaneously.
Multi-sector/disciplinary background. Experience in speaking to subject matter experts in diverse fields, understand, and develop models - in a continuous iterative process.
You’re considerate, humble, and a strong believer in teamwork.
You're comfortable taking ownership, accountability and responsibility.
You possess extensive technical proficiency in Python ( 3+ years professionally ) and are comfortable with a range of libraries and, ideally, cloud-based architecture (AWS/GCP/Azure etc. we use Terraform to deploy to GCP)
Based in the UK or Europe.
You're available to meet in the UK or Europe for a 3-day team working session every 8-10 weeks.

Nice to haves

Airflow, Airbyte, Python, DBT, Postgres, and BigQuery on GCP.
Knowledge of OAuth/API user credential handling and feed acquisition from sources such as Shopify, QuickBooks, Google Analytics, Facebook, Salesforce, and many others
Experience with 3rd-party API integrations
DevOps experience ( incl. Terraform )
React and Typescript experience
Fintech experience is a big plus, eCommerce experience is nice to have, but not a requirement.

Tech Stack

Our stack is Python-centric on the backend, React / Typescript on the front end, and we are running on GCP. We have a pragmatic, non-dogmatic approach and will refine the tech stack, finding the right tools for the job, as the product evolves.

Our Process

First call with founder ( 30 mins )
Technical Screening with our CTO (30 min)
Pair programming Technical Assessment ( 1hr)
Final chat with team members (1-1.5 hours)

We are a young business with a huge amount of evolution to come. Alongside a salary, we are able to offer:

Competitive stock options package
Remote-first working policy
Regular company offsites

We are growing fast and will be sure to respect your time and expectations each step of the way. We embrace diversity in all forms and are dedicated to building an inclusive, equitable environment for all people to do their best work with us.

We’re an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability status. If there are any suitable adjustments that can be made to ensure a smooth interview process, please do let us know.

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