Principal Software Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data company seeks a principal software engineer to join a dynamic team in developing cutting-edge mobile applications. The role involves creating platforms for machine learning models for Android and iOS, collaborating closely with team members to provide innovative solutions to complex problems.

Qualifications

• Experience developing platform-independent software libraries in modern C++ (C++11 or later).
• Familiarity with machine learning libraries like PyTorch, CoreML, TensorFlow is a plus.
• Experience in Android and iOS development is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-performance mobile application framework for machine learning.
• Analyze and convert specifications into actionable technical requirements.
• Participate in code and design reviews to ensure quality.

Skills

C++

Signal processing

Python

Real-time streaming systems

Communication

Job description

Job Description

We have partnered with a cutting-edge data company to make an important senior engineering hire. We are looking for a collaborative, customer-focused, and creative principal software engineer to develop a high-performance mobile application framework that powers on-device machine learning models, enabling advanced data processing on Android and iOS platforms.

Responsibilities:

• As part of a small, fast-paced team, tackle complex problems and turn them into effective business solutions.
• Analyze and convert business and functional specifications, as well as change requests, into actionable technical specifications for implementation.
• Independently break down complex technical requirements into manageable, implementable components; develop high-performance software solutions that are maintainable, scalable, reliable, and testable.
• Participate actively in code and design reviews to ensure quality and alignment with best practices.
• Adhere to company-defined development and operational standards and processes.
• Take on additional tasks as they arise, supporting team and project needs.

Requirements:

• Experience developing platform-independent software libraries in modern C++ (C++11 or later dialects)
• Experience optimizing code for CPU and memory efficiency
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Customer obsessed, demonstrates initiative, has a learning mindset, takes ownership
• Proven ability to deliver results
• An analytical mindset
• Experience with real-time streaming systems
• Signal processing expertise
• Python knowledge, especially with libraries used by data scientists (NumPy, Pandas, SciPy, etc.)
• Familiarity with Machine-Learning libraries (PyTorch, CoreML, TensorFlow, etc.) a plus
• Experience in Android development
• Experience in iOS development: Swift, Objective-C a plus
• Experience in Python extension development such as Pybind