Senior Software Engineer - Data / Scientific

Technical Futures Ltd; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shares

30 days holiday

Private healthcare

Pension Plan

Life Assurance

Job summary

Technical Futures Ltd is seeking a Senior Software / Data Engineer to design high-performance backend systems and APIs. You will work with engineers and scientists, applying modern Python tooling, Rust, and cloud/HPC concepts to build scalable platform layers.

The role emphasizes quality, collaboration, and shaping the architecture of complex engineering software, with hybrid work options and a strong benefits package.

Qualifications

• Strong academic background in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or Scientific Software.
• Experience with modern Python tooling and packaging.

Responsibilities

• Design and engineer systems and the APIs between them—services that coordinate work, manage state and handle failure.
• Collaborate with engineers and scientists to shape the platform layer design.
• Focus on code quality and robust backend architecture.

Skills

Python

Rust

API design

Cloud computing

HPC job management

Code quality

REST APIs

Linux

Containerized services

Education

Software Engineering / CS / Physics or Scientific Software related

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

OpenTofu

Job description

Exciting deep-tech start-up seeks a bright, forward thinking Senior Software / Data Engineer to join their dedicated team. With strong software engineering skills in modern languages (to include Python and Rust), experience architecting high performance backend systems, and backed by a good academic history, you'll bring curiosity about scientific computing and care for code quality.

Applications are welcomed from Senior level Engineers with experience designing systems and the API between them; with experience of modern Python tooling and packaging, knowledge of Cloud computing or HPC job management, identity and authorization flows.

This cutting-edge technology company, focused on optimizing complex engineering systems, seeks a top class Senior Software / Backend / Data Engineer who will confidently work collaboratively with engineers and scientists to have a real say in how the platform layer is designed.

The Senior Software / Data Engineer should bring the following skills and experience:

• Strong academic background. Could be Software Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or Scientific Software related.
• Strong software engineering skills in modern languages ( to include Python & Rust).
• Experience designing systems and the APIs between them - services that coordinate work, manage state and handle failure.
• Focus on code quality.

Some / most of the following should support the skills above:

• Experience of Cloud computing or HPC job management.
• Identity and authorization flows.
• Deploying containerized services on Linux.
• Infrastructure as code (such as Ansible, OpenTofu).
• Modern Python tooling and packaging.
• Data storage and pipelines, including large simulation results and model serving.
• REST API's.

Hybrid working available (3 days office /2 WFH), a very generous base salary dependent on your level of skills and experience and benefits to include Shares, 30 days holiday + time off between Xmas and New Year, Private healthcare, Pension Plan, Life Assurance and more