Senior Software Engineer

Platform Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 96,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Very strong stock options

Job summary

AI Startup in London is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join a backend-biased team building scalable, performant systems and delivering end-to-end features with direct customer impact.

You will collaborate with product and ML teams to translate complex ideas into robust software, own architectural decisions, mentor juniors, and help steer the future direction of the software function. This hybrid London role offers stock options and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Strong ability across scalable and performant systems.
• You have a product mindset.
• Statically typed language experience.
• Experience with API design.
• Low ego and love of engineering.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable, performant systems.
• Design and deliver end-to-end features with direct impact on customer value.
• Work with product and ML teams to translate abstract concepts into concrete software.
• Own key architectural decisions and drive technical direction.
• Mentor junior team members and help the team scale.
• Shape the future direction of the software function.

Skills

Scalable systems

Product mindset

Statically typed languages

API design

Low ego

Job description

Senior Software Engineer - Up to £160,000 - London

Title: Senior Software Engineer

Company: AI Startup

Location: London (Hybrid)

Pay: Up to £160,000

Additional: Very strong stock options

Company:

A recently funded AI start up, spun out from an elite academic institution are looking to grow their software engineering team, specifically with a mission-critical hire to help scale their systems holistically while leading new development.

They are combining incredibly niche domain expertise with AI to conduct research and development in the physical world.

Role:

• This is a backend-biased position but given the size of the team you will be working across the stack when needed


• Build scalable, performant systems


• Design and deliver end-to-end features with direct impact on customer value


• Work with product and ML teams to help translate abstract and complex concepts into concrete software


• Own key architectural decisions


• Continually make incremental improvements to their systems


• Help the team scale by mentoring junior team members


• Play a significant role in the future direction of the software function

About you:

• Strong ability across scalable and performant systems


• You have a product mindset


• Statically typed language experience


• Experience with API design


• Low ego and love of engineering