Staff/Lead Python Engineer (FastAPI, Orchestration) in Edinburgh

What we are building Mimica is an AI-powered process intelligence platform enabling enterprises and individuals to reclaim their most precious resource: time. We've all seen repetitive tasks and redundant processes quietly drain productivity and creativity. Not because companies don’t want to become more efficient, but because they don’t know where to start. Mimica automatically analyzes your team’s work, then generates the AI agents to execute it. Our software turns everyday work into data-backed decisions, helping companies remove process bottlenecks, automate the right tasks, and upskill teams with precision and confidence. We’ve raised $26 million in Series B financing and are scaling fast. Backed by investors including Khosla Ventures and Paladin Capital, our proprietary AI technology is trusted by Fortune 500 companies to accelerate transformation. Mimica is recognized as a Top 100 AI Start-up by Accel and an industry Leader by the Everest Group. Our team Behind our platform is a team of exceptionally talented people, remote-first and globally distributed across 16+ countries. We're looking for curious, collaborative people excited to solve complex problems. You'll join a fast-paced environment built on high ownership, bottom-up thinking, and transparent, open communication – helping some of the world's leading organizations transform the way work gets done with AI. Where we are in our scale-up journey We’ve achieved strong product-market fit and are now scaling with intention. You’ll join a 50+ person team of Senior+ engineers and Product leaders who prioritise product impact over mere headcount. We have 8 cross-functional teams, including a dedicated Platform team focused on infra taking on end-to-end project management responsibilities as we grow. Who are we're looking for: At least 8 years of experience and above as a Software Engineer, and previous Lead/Staff/Principal level of responsibilities. Strong proficiency with Python and Backend-Engineering Strong experience with async/concurrent programming Experience owning projects from start to finish, including speccing, architecture, development, testing, deployment, release and monitoring Strong skills in building maintainable tests Strong experience with observability and tracing. Knowledge of best practices for performance optimisation, memory management. Experience mentoring others, especially in good software development practices, patterns, and fundamentals. Drive to continually develop your skills, improve team processes and reduce technical debt. Fluency in English and ability to effectively communicate abstract ideas, complex concepts and trade-offs. Nice to have: Having been a founding/early member of an Engineering team Experience working within a fast-growing Scale-up environment – delivering value quickly and iteratively Experience with GCP Who you are not: You're not a Junior or Mid-level engineer. While we value mentoring, coaching, and curiosity, at this stage, we're looking for Senior+ Engineers to help lay a solid foundation before expanding to junior engineers. You use Python, but you're not familiar with its fundamentals. In this role, we're looking for people who can set standards, have seen good practices and can explain and defend technical options. You don't have experience with complex architectures. We have a high technical bar, as we're building with scalability in mind, so this role would not be a good fit if you have a shallow understanding of architecture and networking of data-intensive applications. Recruitment Stages Stage 1 | Recruiter Screen with Technical Recruiter Stage 2 | Take-home Challenge (async) + Follow-up (Live) - with Engineering Manager + colleague in an equivalent role Stage 3 | System Design (Live) - with Engineering Manager + someone you'd work closely with. Stage 4 | Founders/Behavioural Interview - with TL + Co-founder/CTO Location This is a fully remote position. You can be based anywhere in the UK, Europe, or the Americas within a UTC-7 to UTC+3 timezone. What we offer Generous compensation + stock options - aligned with our internal framework, market data, and individual skills. Distributed work: Work from anywhere - fully remote, in our hubs, or a mix. Company-issued laptop, remote setup stipend, and co-working budget Flexible schedules and location Ample paid time off, in addition to local public holidays Enhanced parental leave Health