Software Engineers New Belfast

Arqit Limited; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Arqit Limited in Belfast is seeking talented software engineers to join a fast-moving product team building quantum-safe encryption solutions. You will contribute to design and code across significant system components, collaborating with architects and senior developers.

We embrace AI tooling across the development lifecycle, focusing on solving tough design problems and delivering high-quality software to customers within rapid iterations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience building horizontally scalable, mission-critical enterprise software.
• Experience with hybrid architectures and cloud IaaS/PaaS.
• Familiarity with AI coding companions and AI tooling in the SDLC.
• Deep knowledge of Java, Kotlin, Rust, Python or C++.
• Strong communication, autonomy, and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Joining a fast-moving product team where code ships to customers within weeks.
• Refining definitions and designs for significant system components ready for implementation.
• Embracing AI tooling across the software development lifecycle, from design to deployment.
• Monitoring production changes and addressing issues to ensure resiliency and performance.
• Responding quickly to issues flagged by internal teams or customers.
• Working within an agile methodology, delivering value in short, iterative cycles.

Skills

Cloud scalability

Distributed systems

Inter-team communication

Autonomy

Adaptability

Analytical thinking

Tools

Containers

Virtualization

AI tooling

Cross-platform development

Job description

Join our growing team and become part of a close-knit, welcoming group of world-class engineers, who are passionate about building products that make a real difference.

Our team thrives on solving complex technical challenges and has a long history of delivering world-first cybersecurity solutions. With experience spanning Silicon Valley startups and large-scale multi-national corporations, our team offers an exceptional environment for mentoring, learning, and growth.

This spirit of innovation extends beyond our own walls: we maintain strong ties with Belfast's leading universities through collaborative research projects, and are now launching new initiatives in AI, networking, and encryption.

Our 100+ staff worldwide describe Arqit as succeeding in providing a positive and inclusive working environment, where staff feel that managers care about the success and well-being of their teams, and individuals feel valued as employees.

This is a rare chance to join Arqit, a global pioneer in quantum-safe encryption, at a pivotal moment of innovation and opportunity.

What you'll be doing

• Joining a fast-moving product team where your code ships to customers within weeks, not quarters.
• Working with our systems architects and senior developers to refine the definition and designs for significant system components ready for implementation.
• Embracing AI tooling across the full software development lifecycle, from design and coding through to testing and deployment, focusing your time on the harder design problems, and getting the product right.
• Monitoring how your changes perform in production, and stepping in quickly to resolve any issues, so resiliency and performance are never in doubt.
• Responding swiftly and prioritising issues flagged by our internal teams, or raised by our customers.
• Working within an agile methodology, delivering value in short, iterative cycles.

What we're looking for

• Demonstrable experience building horizontally scalable, mission-critical enterprise software and services
• Experience with hybrid architectures and developing for cloud IaaS and PaaS environments.
• Practical experience using AI coding companions and embedding AI tooling across the software development lifecycle.
• Extensive experience developing with any of Java, Kotlin, Rust, Python or C++
• Experience working with containers, virtualisation technologies, and cross-platform development.
• Exposure to Linux or development for mobile platforms would be advantageous.
• Strong communication skills while working with high autonomy in fast-moving environments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organisational skills.
• A genuine passion for technology and continuous self-development.
• Adaptability, pragmatism, and the ability to thrive in a fast-moving environment.

Please note: the ability to work without visa restrictions is ESSENTIAL.