Senior Software Engineer (Rust - Any Backend Language Accepted)

Understanding Recruitment

City Of London

On-site

GBP 130,000 - 150,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Understanding Recruitment is partnered with a fast-growing UK start-up in the defense sector, seeking Senior/Principal Software Engineers to work on cutting-edge decision-making technology in London on-site.

You'll work with a stack centered on Rust, TypeScript and React on the frontend. The team prioritizes technical acumen over years of experience, and there is up to £150,000 plus equity on offer, with sponsorship not available.

Qualifications

  • Senior/Principal engineers with backend or full-stack focus.
  • Stack includes Rust, TypeScript and React on the frontend.
  • They hire on pure technical acumen, not years of experience.
  • On-site in London; no sponsorship available.

Skills

Backend
Full-stack
High throughput systems
Event sourced architectures

Tools

Rust
Typescript
React

Job description

Fastest Growing Start-up in the UK | Defense | Senior Software Engineer | Rust

We are partnered with one of the UK's fastest growing start-ups. They are a very technically focused group building cutting-edge decision making technology.

The company's founding team has real pedigree, with backgrounds from the UK Special Forces, Palantir and Helsing. They've been building for just over two years, and already have a lot of customers in the UK.

On-site | London

Up to 150,000 + Equity

Senior/Principal Software Engineers:

They're looking to add Senior/Principal Engineers to their team. The team are open to hiring pure backend engineers, or full-stack engineers. Their technical stack is Rust, Typescript and React on the frontend. They do not require any experience in any of these technologies, the team hire on pure technical acumen rather than years of experience with one language.

Bonus point if you have built:
  • High throughput systems
  • Event sourced architectures

No sponsorship is available at this time.

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