Senior Software Engineer - Southampton

Salary: £80,000 - 80,000 per year

Requirements

• Strong software engineering fundamentals
• Solid understanding of systems design, concurrency, networking, and performance
• Experience with at least one systems-level or strongly typed language (e.g. Rust, Go, C++, Java, or TypeScript with a systems mindset)
• Proven experience building and deploying backend services and APIs
• Experience working with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure) and containerised environments (Kubernetes)
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly and deliver in unfamiliar areas
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and taking ownership of loosely defined problems
• Experience with (or strong interest in learning) Rust (desirable)
• Exposure to machine learning systems, model serving, or inference pipelines (desirable)
• Kotlin or Android development experience (desirable)
• Familiarity with Docker and CI/CD practices (desirable)
• Previous experience in a startup or early-stage environment (desirable)
• Interest in hardware-integrated software, computer vision, or industrial/technical domains (desirable)

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing backend services using modern systems technologies (e.g. Rust/Axum), including APIs, WebSocket services, authentication, and file management
• Owning and evolving the data layer, working with PostgreSQL and relational data models
• Leading cloud infrastructure on GCP, including Kubernetes (GKE), monitoring, storage, and infrastructure-as-code (Pulumi)
• Building and maintaining production systems for machine learning, including deploying models and developing inference services
• Contributing to client-side development, including Kotlin-based applications for wearable/smart devices
• Collaborating closely with a small engineering team through code reviews, pair programming, and architectural decision-making

Technologies

• AI
• AWS
• Android
• Azure
• Backend
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Computer Vision
• Docker
• GCP
• Hardware
• Java
• Kotlin
• Kubernetes
• Machine Learning
• PostgreSQL
• Rust
• TypeScript
• JavaScript
• Mobile

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We are an innovative technology business transforming how complex, safety-critical industries operate. Our company is building cutting-edge solutions that combine augmented reality, AI, and computer vision to modernize traditional workflows and connect industries fully. You will be part of a small, high-impact, remote-first team at a pivotal stage of growth, where your engineering decisions will shape the products success. We offer a competitive salary of £70,000 to £80,000 and a remote working environment with occasional visits to our Southampton office.

last updated 14 week of 2026