Graduate Software Engineer

Understanding Recruitment; Greater London; Presencial; GBP 35 000 - 50 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Understanding Recruitment partners with a Defence AI start-up seeking a Graduate Software Engineer in the UK. You will work at the intersection of software engineering, AI and real-world deployment, tackling challenging technical problems alongside experienced engineers and researchers.

You’ll help deploy sophisticated software into operational environments and own early-stage projects, with opportunities to influence architectures and end-to-end delivery.

Qualificações

• Strong foundations in Computer Science, Software Engineering or closely related discipline.
• Experience with challenging university projects, internships, research, open-source contributions or independent projects.

Responsabilidades

• Build and deploy advanced software and AI-powered systems in real-world environments.
• Write production-quality code across complex software systems.
• Collaborate with engineers and AI researchers to tackle difficult technical problems.
• Deploy software into environments where it is actually used.
• Take meaningful ownership early in your career and demonstrate impact.

Conhecimentos

Python

Algorithms

Data structures

Software engineering fundamentals

AI interest

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Ferramentas

Git

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Graduating soon or recently graduated and looking for something more challenging than a traditional graduate software engineering role?

I'm partnering with a well-funded, VC-backed Defence AI start-up building advanced AI-powered systems designed to solve complex problems in real-world operational environments.

They're looking for Graduate Software Engineers who want to work at the intersection of software engineering, AI and real-world deployment.

This isn't a role where you'll spend your first year working through a backlog of small features.

It's an opportunity to work alongside exceptional engineers and AI researchers, tackle difficult technical problems and help deploy sophisticated software into environments where it actually gets used.

What makes this interesting?

• Building and deploying advanced software and AI-powered systems in real-world environments.
• Writing production-quality code and developing your skills across complex software systems.
• Working alongside experienced software engineers and AI researchers on challenging technical problems.
• Getting exposure to everything from backend engineering and systems integration to AI deployment.
• Working directly with end users to understand complex challenges and develop practical engineering solutions.
• Taking meaningful ownership early in your career and seeing the direct impact of what you build.

Who would be a good fit?

We're looking for graduates with strong foundations in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a closely related technical discipline.

You might have developed your skills through challenging university projects, internships, research, open-source contributions or building technically ambitious projects independently.

Particularly interesting backgrounds include:

• Strong programming ability, ideally with Python.
• A solid understanding of algorithms, data structures and software engineering fundamentals.
• An interest in AI, distributed systems, backend engineering or complex software architectures.
• Experience tackling difficult technical problems beyond standard coursework.
• The ability to learn quickly, think independently and communicate technical ideas clearly.

You don't need previous experience in Defence AI or Forward Deployed Engineering.

What matters is your technical ability, curiosity, adaptability and willingness to take on problems that don't always have an obvious solution.

UK | Office-first with flexibility | Travel required

UK right to work and eligibility for SC clearance required