Software Engineer (Backend & distributed systems)
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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.
Requirements
- 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.
Benefits
- 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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At Permutable, we transform decision-making through specialist LLM tools built by highly skilled practitioners with decades of financial experience. We deliver plug-and-play solutions that provide immediate value, saving traders and financial institutions 90% of their analysis time while delivering superior market insights. Founded by Wilson Chan, former trader at Merrill Lynch and Citibank, Permutable AI emerged from a deep understanding of financial professionals' challenges in today's data-saturated environment. Our team unites elite AI specialists with seasoned financial experts to create revolutionary tools that combine market understanding with cutting-edge language model capabilities. Our Trading Co-Pilot exemplifies our mission, transforming complex data into actionable intelligence with minimal implementation effort. Designed for commodities, equities, and financial trading professionals, it continuously monitors markets and delivers timely insights directly into existing workflows. Users consistently report saving up to 90% of time traditionally spent analysing news and market events. We specialise in empowering financial institutions with real-time, AI-driven insights through plug-and-play LLM tools requiring minimal technical integration. Hedge funds and research teams rely on our AI analyses to forecast market movements and identify investment opportunities. Investment banks access advanced AI models and financial market knowledge without lengthy integration processes, while asset managers leverage our insights to rapidly adapt their strategies. Our client relationships are characterised by rapid value delivery. Where traditional AI implementation might require months of integration work, our clients typically begin seeing tangible benefits within days of engagement. Looking ahead, we're focused on forging strategic partnerships with global financial institutions to broaden the impact of our cutting-edge solutions.
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