Staff Software Engineer – London

Oxford Knight; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech firm is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their London team. The successful candidate will work on high-performance distributed systems, deal with massive data, and lead projects within a talented group of engineers. This role promises significant technical challenges and a conducive work environment for innovation.

Qualifications

• BSc/MSc in Computer Science or related engineering field.
• Experience in leadership and technical ownership.
• Proficient in OO or functional programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Build complex distributed systems with low latency.
• Solve real-world problems in an agile environment.

Skills

In-depth programming experience

Leadership

Problem-solving

Education

BSc/MSc in Computer Science

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Staff Software Engineer – London, London

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Client:

Oxford Knight

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

4

Posted:

17.06.2025

Expiry Date:

01.08.2025

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Job Description:

Summary:

A ‘big’ tech firm are looking for Senior- and Staff-level software engineers to join their London team. Working on a highly distributed platform, handling petabytes of data and ~15 million queries/ second, the successful senior software engineer will be joining a London-based team of X10 engineers of world-class calibre. Building complex distributed systems with low latency, the software engineer will be solving complex real-world problems in an agile and diverse engineering environment.

Requirements:

• BSc/MSc in Computer Science / related engineering field
• In-depth programming experience with any OO or functional language
• Experience in a position of leadership (project or people), responsibility and technical ownership