Applied AI Engineer — Real‑World Deployments

Understanding Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Understanding Recruitment is partnered with a well-funded Defence AI start-up in the UK. We are seeking Software Engineers who can build production-grade software and AI-powered systems, writing robust Python code and tackling real-world deployment challenges.

You will work closely with end users and stakeholders to translate complex problems into practical engineering solutions, spanning backend, distributed systems, and infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Hands-on software engineer capable of writing production-grade code.
• Experience with Python and backend systems.
• Experience with distributed systems and infrastructure.
• Ability to work with end users and stakeholders.
• SC clearance eligibility or willingness a plus

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy advanced software and AI-powered systems in real-world environments.
• Work directly with end users to understand challenges and turn them into practical solutions.
• Write production-quality Python and solve problems across the software stack.
• Integrate AI capabilities into existing infrastructure, systems and workflows.
• Own engineering challenges end-to-end from requirements to deployment.
• Collaborate with engineers and AI researchers to turn cutting-edge tech into practical solutions.

Skills

Python

Backend engineering

Distributed systems

Infrastructure

Systems integration

Job description

Understanding Recruitment is partnered with a well-funded Defence AI start-up in the UK. We are seeking Software Engineers who can build production-grade software and AI-powered systems, writing robust Python code and tackling real-world deployment challenges.

You will work closely with end users and stakeholders to translate complex problems into practical engineering solutions, spanning backend, distributed systems, and infrastructure.