Product Engineer (Mid / Senior / Staff / Principal)

TECHNOLOGY

• Python, FastAPI, TypeScript, React/Next.js, PostgreSQL, GitHub and Google Cloud Platform
• Prior experience with these tools is not required; the employer will support learning
• A recent Principal Engineer hire came mainly from a Java background although the role has no Java

WHO THE EMPLOYER IS LOOKING FOR

• No fixed checklist of years, frameworks or job titles
• People who take ownership of problems, not just tasks, and treat ambiguity as the interesting part
• People with good judgement under uncertainty who can explain why they landed on a trade-off
• People who ship and learn rather than waiting for a perfect design
• Evidence of owning something meaningful end to end, whether after two years or twenty; the employer warns that people who have mostly worked in tightly defined roles where hard decisions were made elsewhere tend to struggle

HOW THE TEAM WORKS

• Small, experienced, low-ego team with fast feedback and few layers; disagreement is welcome and decisions are explained
• Based in Soho, central London, with a strong in-office culture
• Work-life balance is stressed: do excellent work and have a life alongside it

PAY AND BENEFITS

• £80,000 - £160,000 a year depending on experience and level; the range is wide because the employer hires from mid-career to principal
• Equity: all full-time employees join the share-options scheme at the end of probation; pension with employer matching of individual contributions up to 8% (16% total) under a net-pay structure; private healthcare with BUPA; unlimited leave; £1,000 annual learning and development budget; Cycle to Work scheme; laptop and any accessories needed

WORKING PATTERN AND HIRING CONDITIONS

• Hybrid role based at the Soho, central London office; the employer describes a strong in-office culture
• The employer may use AI tools to support parts of hiring (reviewing applications, analysing resumes, assessing responses); people make the final hiring decisions