Software Engineer, Deployed
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: $80 – $140 per year
Software Engineers, are you tired of building products you never see used in the real world?
I'm working with awell-funded, VC-backed Defence AI start-up building intelligent systems designed to solve some genuinely difficult real-world problems.
They're looking forForward Deployed Engineers who want to do more than sit behind a desk writing code against a backlog.
Thinksoftware engineering, AI, complex systems and real-world deployment - working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and challenging operational environments.
What makes this interesting?
- Building and deploying sophisticated software systems in real-world environments.
- Working closely with end users to understand complex technical and operational challenges.
- Writing production-quality code and solving problems across the software stack.
- Integrating AI-powered capabilities into existing systems and workflows.
- Taking ownership of engineering problems from initial requirements through to deployment.
- Working alongside highly capable software engineers and AI researchers.
Who are we looking for?
- Engineers with strong foundations insoftware engineering, Python and complex systems , who enjoy solving ambiguous technical problems.
- You might come from a high-performance engineering team, an AI start-up, a defence technology company or a technically demanding software environment.
- Experience inbackend engineering, distributed systems, infrastructure or systems integration would be particularly interesting.
- You don't need to have worked in a Forward Deployed role before.
- What matters is your ability towrite great code, communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders, think independently and make complex technology work in practice.
- This is for engineers who enjoy being close to the problem, taking ownership and seeing the direct impact of what they build.
UK | Office-first with flexibility
UK right to work and SC clearance eligibility required
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