Python Software Engineer

Abound is a fintech company redefining consumer lending in the UK and beyond, using AI and Open Banking data to make fair and affordable personal finance available to more people. We’re looking for a Software Engineer to help build high-quality backend systems that accelerate our mission.

Requirements

• 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
• 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

• 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

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