Backend Software Engineer - Cambridge, England

TN United Kingdom; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI company in Cambridge is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to join their high-performing computing team. The role involves developing and optimizing production-grade applications, with a strong focus on performance and system-level programming. Candidates should have extensive experience in Rust or C++ and a relevant technical degree.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in systems or performance-critical software (Rust or C++).
• Proven experience building larger C++ or Rust codebases.
• Background in Linux systems, possibly including kernel/driver-level programming.

Responsibilities

• Develop production-grade Rust applications for ML inference.
• Optimise multithreaded, high-throughput systems for performance.
• Design APIs for low-latency server-side ML services.

Skills

Concurrency

Memory/cache optimisation

CPU-level tuning

Cloud-deployed applications

Education

Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or other Technical discipline

Job description

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Client:

FryerMiles

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

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Posted:

21.05.2025

Expiry Date:

05.07.2025

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Job Description:

Backend Software Engineer - £70,000 to £100,000 per year DOE - Cambridge - Hybrid

FryerMiles are delighted to be working with a leading AI company in Cambridge, to assist in their recruitment of a Backend Software Engineer to join their high performing computing team.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Develop production-grade Rust applications for ML inference
• Optimise multithreaded, high-throughput systems for performance
• Optimise code for latest larger server, multicore CPU's
• Work with TensorFlow, ONNX Runtime, and proprietary runtime stacks
• Design APIs for low-latency server-side ML services
• Collaborate on compiler/runtime and hardware acceleration layers
• Contribute to open-source and customer-facing codebases

Requirements:

• 5+ years in systems or performance-critical software (Rust or C++)
• A degree in Engineering, Computer Science or other Technical discipline.
• Proven experience building larger C++ or Rust codebases
• Strong grasp of concurrency, memory/cache optimisation, and CPU-level tuning
• Experience with cloud-deployed, real-time applications
• Background in Linux systems, possibly including kernel/driver-level programming

Backend Software Engineer - £70,000 to £100,000 per year DOE - Cambridge - Hybrid