Hiring: Senior Software Engineer (Python & Distributed Systems)
12-month onsite contract building and scaling Python backend services in a Cambridge data collection lab: integrating prototype wearable devices and their audio, video, and IMU sensor streams into reliable distributed data pipelines. Core stack is Python with FastAPI/Flask/Django on Linux, plus IP networking and systems debugging.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 8+ years of professional Python backend software engineering and data processing experience
- Strong Linux systems knowledge and shell scripting (Bash)
- Solid understanding of IP networking (IPv4/IPv6, VLANs, routing)
- Experience building RESTful/concurrent distributed systems
- Practical experience with modern frameworks like FastAPI, Flask, or Django
- 100% onsite in Cambridgeshire (Central Cambridge and Bourn Quarter facilities)
Full description
Job Title: Senior Software Engineer (Python & Distributed Systems)
Location: Cambridgeshire, UK (5 days onsite – Central Cambridge & Bourn Quarter)
Contract Length: 12 Months
Overview
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to support and scale software systems inside our Cambridge data collection lab. You will build and integrate backend services for cutting-edge prototype wearables, handling multi-modal sensor streams (audio, video, IMU) to ensure data collection is fast, accurate, and reliable.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop backend services to integrate prototype wearable devices into data collection pipelines.
- Deploy, monitor, and optimize distributed systems ingesting real-time sensor modalities.
- Build automated tooling for data validation, system health, and pipeline diagnostics.
- Provide onsite troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and network debugging in a live lab environment.
- Collaborate with audio/video engineers, technicians, and international research teams.
Requirements
- Python: 8+ years of professional backend software engineering and data processing experience.
- Linux & Automation: Strong Linux systems knowledge and shell scripting (Bash).
- Networking & Distributed Systems: Solid understanding of IP networking (IPv4/IPv6, VLANs, routing) and building RESTful/concurrent distributed systems.
- APIs: Practical experience with modern frameworks like FastAPI, Flask, or Django.
- Work Arrangement: 100% onsite in Cambridgeshire across central Cambridge and Bourn Quarter facilities.