Senior Software Engineer - Quantum-Safe & AI-Driven Cloud

Arqit Limited; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Arqit Limited, a global pioneer in quantum-safe encryption, seeks engineers to join a fast-moving product team. You will contribute to scalable enterprise software, mentor peers, and apply AI tooling across design to deployment. The role involves customer interaction, agile delivery, and ensuring system resilience.

Candidates should have experience with cloud environments, cross-platform development, and strong communication skills to thrive in a high-autonomy setting.

Qualifications

• Experience building scalable, enterprise software and services.
• Experience with hybrid cloud architectures (IaaS/PaaS).
• Ability to embed AI tooling across the software lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Join a fast-moving product team delivering code to customers within weeks.
• Mentor junior engineers and influence product decisions.
• Work with AI tooling across the development lifecycle.
• Monitor production performance and ensure resiliency.
• Engage with customers and internal teams to triage issues in agile sprints.

Skills

Scalable software

Cloud IaaS/PaaS

AI tooling

Java/Kotlin/Rust/Python/C++

Containers/Virtualisation

Cross-platform development

Linux experience

Strong communication

Autonomy in fast-moving environments

Problem-solving

Tools

Containers

Virtualisation

Job description

Arqit Limited, a global pioneer in quantum-safe encryption, seeks engineers to join a fast-moving product team. You will contribute to scalable enterprise software, mentor peers, and apply AI tooling across design to deployment. The role involves customer interaction, agile delivery, and ensuring system resilience.

Candidates should have experience with cloud environments, cross-platform development, and strong communication skills to thrive in a high-autonomy setting.