Software Engineer (Backend & distributed systems)

At Permutable, we’re building intelligent systems to automate market analysis using advanced NLP and multi\-LLM frameworks. Our goal is to dramatically accelerate how financial information is processed, understood, and acted on, enabling faster, smarter decisions for financial analysts. As a small, ambitious startup, you’ll work directly with our founder and a core team of talented engineers to drive innovation.

What You’ll Do

• Design \& Build robust software systems – develop scalable backend services and APIs that power our AI\-driven applications.


• Develop \& Optimise data pipelines – implement efficient, reliable systems for ingesting, processing, and serving financial data.


• Engineer Cloud\-Native Solutions on AWS (Lambda, ECS/EKS, S3, Redshift, etc.) and automate deployments with GitHub Actions \& Pulumi.


• Collaborate \& Brainstorm with our engineering team – we frequently share ideas to innovate, plan strategy and decide on next steps.


• Own Your Responsibilities – your code will directly shape our core platform and reach production rapidly.

• 2–3 years of professional software engineering experience (or equivalent).


• Python expert with strong software engineering fundamentals.


• Experience with DevOps practices: CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions), containerisation (Docker), automated testing, and monitoring.


• Strong academic background in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field, ideally from a top\-tier university.


• Startup mindset: proactive, resourceful, ambitious, eager to learn, and comfortable wearing multiple hats in a fast\-moving environment.


• Bonus: hands\-on experience with distributed systems, AWS services, or AI/LLM applications.

• Hybrid Flexibility: Spend 3 days/week in our Vauxhall hub.


• Real Responsibility: From day one, your contributions will influence our product’s performance and reach production quickly.


• Collaborative Culture: Participate in regular brainstorms where every voice matters, and benefit from mentorship by senior engineers.


• Career Growth: Broaden your expertise across software engineering, cloud infrastructure, and AI\-driven applications at the frontier of automated market analysis.


• A Close\-Knit Startup Culture: Work alongside a small, supportive team that makes time to connect, from regular socials and offsites to sports events and office treats.

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