Senior Software Engineer - HPC/ Backend / API

Technical Futures Ltd; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shares

30 days holiday + holidays between X-m

Private healthcare

Pension Plan

Life Assurance

Job summary

Technical Futures Ltd seeks a Senior Software Engineer (HPC / Backend / API) to join a dedicated team. You will design high-performance backend systems and APIs, using modern Python tooling and Rust, while maintaining strong code quality.

Hybrid working (3 days in the office, 2 days WFH) is available; you will collaborate with engineers and scientists to influence the platform layer and its service APIs in a cutting-edge deep-tech environment.

Qualifications

• Masters or PhD in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or related.
• Strong software engineering skills in Python and Rust.
• Experience designing systems and APIs between them with a focus on reliability.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve APIs between services coordinating work and state.
• Develop high-performance backend systems with attention to code quality.
• Collaborate with engineers and scientists to shape the platform layer.

Skills

Python

Rust

Backend design

APIs

Cloud computing

HPC

Code quality

Linux

Education

Masters/PhD preferred

Tools

Ansible

OpenTofu

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Exciting deep-tech start-up seeks a bright, forward thinking Senior Software Engineer (HPC / Backend / API) 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 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 Engineer should bring the following skills and experience:

• Strong academic background. Could be Software Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or Scientific Software related. Masters / PhD ideally.
• 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.