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About Esenda Esenda powers over £1.5bn of inbound and outbound payments annually, in the education space - from tuition and catering fees to supplier payments and payroll. We’re a revenue-generating startup with strong product-market fit, and we’re growing fast. Join us now and you’ll work on impactful features that directly shape our platform and make a real difference to our customers. What you’ll do • Design, build, and ship reliable backend services and APIs in Python (Flask) that power core product functionality., • Own features end-to-end: data modelling (Postgres), API design, testing, production rollout and ongoing improvements., • Help uphold strong engineering standards through thoughtful code reviews, testing discipline, clean architecture, and pragmatic decision-making., • Improve service reliability and operability: monitoring, alerting, logging, runbooks, and reducing on-call toil over time., • Work closely with the technical team to scope product ideas, focused on delivering customer-facing outcomes (not just “tickets”)., • Contribute to delivery practices: CI/CD improvements, incremental shipping, and maintaining a high-quality codebase., • You’ll join an on-call rotation (1 week in 4) compensation: paid as an extra £300 per on-call week. What we’re looking for • 5+ years experience building and operating production backend systems., • Strong experience with Python, and hands-on use of Flask (or similar frameworks)., • Solid understanding of Postgres (schemas, migrations, query performance, transactions)., • Experience designing and maintaining APIs (REST; event-driven experience is a plus)., • Comfortable shipping in cloud environments—ideally AWS—and working with modern CI/CD pipelines., • A strong quality mindset: you care about maintainability, security, reliability, and clear documentation. Bonus points for • Payments/fintech knowledge (reconciliation, idempotency, auditability, ledger concepts)., • Experience with distributed systems patterns (queues, background jobs, retries, rate limiting)., • Security experience (threat modelling, OWASP-style concerns, secure API design)., • Familiarity with Terraform. Why join us? • £60k salary + equity, • 40 days holiday (incl. bank holidays), • Pension scheme (3% employer contribution), • Fully remote, UK-based, with 3 in-person meetups per year, • A transparent, collaborative, and supportive culture Our stack (today) • Backend: Python, Flask, • Data: Postgres, • Cloud: AWS, • Edge: Cloudflare, • Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, • Delivery: CI/CD, automated testing, observability tooling How we work • Pragmatic, high-ownership teams with a bias to shipping, • Clear communication, strong collaboration, and continuous improvement, • Code reviews and sensible standards that keep quality high without slowing delivery Interview process • 30-min intro call (role fit, values, ways of working), • Practical exercise (small take-home or pairing session), • Technical interview (backend fundamentals, API design, production thinking), • Team chat + Q&A

Who we are Count is the first fully automated financial adviser in the UK. We provide affordable, personalised strategies that revolve around the user. From saving to investing, budgeting to tax, we are on a mission to empower Brits to take control of their finances every day. The founders, Alex and Laura, have extensive backgrounds in finance and are in the process of raising pre-seed funding. We are now looking for an exceptionally talented Senior Software Engineer who is comfortable being both hands-on and a strong architect, with the opportunity to grow as the company grows. We are an early-stage startup with a huge market opportunity and a first-mover advantage. We are looking for highly motivated people that really want to leave their mark in the industry! This is a pivotal role, where you will collaborate closely with the founders and assume responsibility as a key member of the team. This role reports directly to the CTO. If you’re ready to make your mark and unlock incredible career growth opportunities, join us in building the future of financial advice in the UK. Please note that we are unable to sponsor visa applications, so you must have the right to work in the UK. What you can expect Are you looking to join an exciting FinTech startup with immense growth potential? This is your chance! We are looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to own and drive the platform development and operational excellence of Count. We offer a remote-first, full-time role. What we are looking for • A minimum of 2 years of mobile app development, • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, • Expertise in Node.js, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Git, and Agile methodologies, • Strong experience with Node/Express.js, • Strong experience with React, • Good knowledge of SQL and relational databases, • Understanding of RESTful API best practices and microservices, • Demonstrated success building highly elegant, scalable, and responsive applications for consumers, • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills Nice to Have • Experience with Python, • Experience with React Native / Expo, • Exposure to Postgres, • Experience with Next.js, • Experience with fintech or the financial industry is a plus We are looking for someone who is: • Motivated – We are building something big and love what we are doing. If you can feel about your work that way, you'll love working with us., • Proactive & Solutions-Oriented – You take ownership of problems and drive them to resolution., • Strong Communicator – We are all about open communication and honest work culture., • Collaborative – You enjoy working with others to create the best solutions., • Growth-Minded – You are constantly learning, improving processes, and implementing best practices. Why you should choose us The chance to make your mark and join a high-potential startup at an early stage with immense growth potential. We welcome everyone to contribute ideas and suggestions as we embark on our journey. • Freedom & Flexibility – Work from wherever and enjoy the flexibility you need. What counts for us is that we achieve our goals., • Ownership & Impact – You will play a crucial role in shaping the technical enhancement of our platform, with significant ownership and influence. Benefits • A competitive salary + bonus, • Employee equity scheme

Aveni is redefining how financial institutions use AI. We build real, production-ready agentic systems that reshape how banks, advisers and financial services firms operate, replacing fragmented processes with intelligent, end-to-end workflows. We have been recognised as Fintech of the Year for two consecutive years and awarded Best Specialist Technology Service at the Professional Adviser Awards 2025. Backed by leading investors including Puma Private Equity, and commercially supported by Lloyds Banking Group and Nationwide Building Society, we previously completed one of Scotland’s largest Series A rounds. Since then, we’ve continued to grow rapidly as adoption of AI in financial services accelerates, and we’re now scaling our engineering organisation to meet that demand. Our engineering team includes experienced software engineers and PhD-level AI specialists, with strong ties to the University of Edinburgh, giving you access to exceptional expertise and opportunities for continuous learning as part of the day-to-day work. The Role Aveni is building next-generation AI systems for UK financial services, where safety, compliance, and trust are non-negotiable. We're hiring a Senior Software Engineer to work on AI and agentic platform capabilities that power intelligent, automated workflows for financial services. This is a high-impact role building foundational technology that underpins Aveni's AI-first strategy. Your work will focus on: You'll work on systems that govern how AI agents behave in regulated financial contexts, designing and implementing policy enforcement, safety controls, behavioural monitoring, and evaluation frameworks. This work sits at the intersection of platform engineering, AI/ML systems, and compliance-by-design architecture. You'll be joining at a pivotal moment as Aveni scales from startup to enterprise-grade AI FinTech, working on problems that matter: making AI safe, auditable, and trustworthy in high-stakes financial environments. What You’ll Be Doing Build Production-Grade Systems • Design and implement scalable Python services powering AI-driven workflows, • Develop resilient, observable systems with strong error handling and compliance traceability, • Work within a serverless, event-driven AWS architecture Own Delivery End-to-End • Take ownership of features from design through to production, • Collaborate with Product, AI Platform, and Compliance teams, • Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and delivery Shape AI & Agentic Systems • Build intelligent workflows using LLMs and agentic architectures, • Integrate AI models into production systems, • Design guardrails, policy enforcement, and behavioural monitoring for AI agents Mentor & Elevate the Team • Support and guide junior and mid-level engineers, • Lead code reviews and promote engineering best practices, • Contribute to documentation, demos, and knowledge sharing Drive AI-Augmented Engineering • Use AI coding tools to accelerate development and improve quality, • Help define best practices for AI-assisted software engineering What We’re Looking For Must Have • Strong Python expertise in production environments, • Experience building cloud-native systems on AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, EventBridge), • Experience working with LLMs or AI/ML systems, • Strong understanding of APIs, async systems, and scalable architecture Nice to Have • Experience with AI safety, guardrails, or policy enforcement, • Background in agentic systems or autonomous workflows, • Experience in financial services or regulated environments, • Familiarity with Node.js / TypeScript, Terraform or CDK, • Knowledge of observability tools and ML fundamentals You’ll Thrive If You Are • Pragmatic and able to balance speed with long-term quality, • Curious about AI, especially safety and responsible usage, • Comfortable working in a fast-moving scale-up environment, • A strong communicator who can explain complex ideas clearly, • Passionate about mentoring and raising team standards Career Growth This role offers a clear path into Staff or Lead Engineer positions, where you’ll: • Drive architectural decisions across multiple teams, • Own complex, cross-cutting AI systems, • Shape Aveni’s long-term AI platform strategy Join Us in Making a Difference At Aveni, we believe that diversity drives innovation. We’ve built our business to ensure an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute their best work. If you’re passionate about technology and its ability to drive positive change for the future of financial services, we’d love to hear from you. Even if you don’t meet 100% of requirements, we’d like to hear from you anyway if you believe you’d fit in. Apply now to join us on our mission to transform the financial services industry through AI. Benefits at Aveni. What you’ll love: • Remote-first working across the UK, • Work abroad policy, • Co-working spaces available, • 34 days holiday (including flexible bank holidays) and your birthday off, • Company-wide off-sites, • Optional Personal Development Plan, • Flexible benefits platform, • Protection essentials including Life Insurance, Income Protection, Critical Illness cover, and Pension (up to 5% matched employer contribution with optional increased contributions), • Private health and dental care, • Potential share options, • Enhanced family leave

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