Lead Software Engineer | Defence AI Start-Up | London

About this role

This role combines hands-on software engineering with technical leadership at a defence AI start-up, focusing on architecting scalable systems and mentoring engineers while working on autonomous and AI technologies. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of professional software engineering experience with proficiency in backend languages like Python, Java, C++, Rust, or Go, plus the ability to design complex distributed systems and thrive in fast-paced start-up environments. A standout requirement is prior experience in defence, aerospace, robotics, autonomy, or safety-critical systems, though this is listed as a bonus rather than essential.

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