Software Engineer

Engg; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

nahc.io in London is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to bridge cutting-edge research with robust production software. You will design core platform components, build backend services, and contribute to algorithms for scalable AI workloads.

This role emphasizes deep technical ownership, concurrency, distributed systems, and collaboration with researchers and infrastructure engineers to deliver production-ready, reliable software at scale.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong professional software engineering experience with ownership.
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Rust, Elixir, Python, Java or similar).
• Experience designing concurrent, parallel or distributed systems.
• Experience with a major cloud platform (AWS, Google Cloud or Azure).
• Interest in software architecture and solving hard problems.
• Hands-on experience with AI coding assistants.

Responsibilities

• Bridge research and production by working with researchers, infra engineers and application specialists.
• Designing and building core components of the software platform.
• Developing backend services, APIs and supporting infrastructure.
• Contributing to algorithms and production-ready AI capabilities.
• Translating research concepts into maintainable software.
• Designing systems to handle large-scale reasoning and inference workloads.
• Working with concurrent, parallel and distributed systems.
• Making architectural decisions around performance, reliability and scalability.
• Writing well-tested, maintainable code and contributing to engineering standards.
• Participating in code reviews and design discussions.
• Shaping how AI-assisted development tools are used across the organization.

Skills

Software engineering

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Modern programming languages

Concurrency

Code reviews

Problem solving

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

AWS

Job description

nahc.io - Software Engineer Software Engineer United Kingdom Engineering – Software Development / Full-time / On-site

We’re working with an early‑stage, well‑funded stealth AI company developing a new generation of reasoning technology. The team brings together experience from frontier AI research, enterprise software, biotech, defence and aerospace, and is tackling some genuinely difficult problems at the intersection of AI, software engineering and large‑scale computation. They’re now looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join the London team and play a key role in turning cutting‑edge research into robust, production‑quality software.

This is a role for someone who enjoys getting deep into technical problems—whether that means designing systems, working on algorithms, solving concurrency challenges, or figuring out how to make complex workloads reliable at scale.

What you will do:

• You’ll work closely with researchers, infrastructure engineers and application specialists, helping bridge the gap between research and production.
• Designing and building core components of the company's software platform
• Developing backend services, APIs and supporting infrastructure
• Contributing to algorithms and the implementation of novel AI capabilities
• Translating research concepts and prototypes into maintainable, production‑ready software
• Designing systems capable of handling large-scale reasoning and inference workloads
• Working with concurrent, parallel and distributed systems
• Making architectural decisions around performance, reliability and scalability
• Writing well‑tested, maintainable code and contributing to engineering standards
• Participating in code reviews and technical design discussions
• Helping shape how AI‑assisted development tools are used across the engineering organisation

What you will need:

• A Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong professional software engineering experience, with evidence of taking significant technical ownership.
• Excellent proficiency in at least one modern programming language — examples include Rust, Elixir, Python, C, Java, F#, Haskell or similar.
• Strong foundations in software design, including both functional and object‑oriented approaches.
• Experience designing and building concurrent, parallel or distributed systems.
• Experience working with a major cloud platform such as AWS, Google Cloud or Azure.
• A strong interest in software architecture, algorithms and solving technically challenging problems.
• Hands‑on experience with modern AI coding assistants such as Claude or Codex.

Nice‑to‑haves:

• Experience with AI, machine learning or scientific computing.
• Experience working on inference, optimisation or other computationally intensive workloads.
• Previous experience in an early‑stage startup.
• Experience working effectively in a distributed or remote engineering environment.
• DevOps / platform engineering experience.
• Experience taking research or experimental software and turning it into reliable production systems.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgement. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.