Senior Staff Engineer

2 weeks ago

London Area, United Kingdom Wave Talent Full time

I’m supporting an early-stage AI startup building genuinely transformational tooling for some of the most document-heavy industries out there. They’re now looking for a Senior or Staff Software Engineer who wants to design and ship AI-driven product capabilities end-to-end, from the first customer conversation all the way to production rollout and adoption. What you’ll be doing Owning core product components from concept → architecture → build → deployment → customer adoption Designing scalable systems for data extraction, workflow automation, document analysis and multi-step content generation Using tools like Cursor, Copilot, and Claude Code to move fast and focus on high-level engineering decisions Collaborating with customers and internal teams to understand real business problems Implementing secure-by-default, privacy-first approaches Staying close to research and continually experimenting with new AI techniques Mentoring engineers and helping shape engineering best practices About you Strong Python engineering background with a track record of shipping real product features Experience in high-growth, fast-moving environments Confident designing and maintaining APIs and integrations Comfortable working end-to-end across architecture, coding, deployment and customer delivery You think like a product engineer, working in tight loops, understanding the “why,” and focusing on real user value You use AI coding tools as leverage rather than novelty Curious, honest, quick to dive deep, and not afraid to challenge assumptions Strong communicator who can explain complex ideas clearly Ambitious, resilient, and motivated by solving genuinely tricky problems What’s on offer £100k–£150k salary Meaningful equity Unlimited annual leave Enhanced pension £100 monthly wellbeing budget £1000 annual L&D budget Strong parental leave package Interview process Short intro call with engineering leadership Live technical task + deep-dive In-person culture conversations with the wider team, including founders

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