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Lead Software Engineer | Defence AI Start-Up | London
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Lead Software Engineer | Defence AI Start-Up | London
Lead Software Engineer required to join a rapidly growing London-based defence AI start-up building next-generation autonomous and AI-driven systems supporting critical national security missions.
Founded by experienced operators and technologists, and backed by leading investors, the company is entering an exciting growth phase. This is a hands-on technical leadership opportunity to shape the architecture, mentor engineers, and build highly scalable software powering cutting-edge AI and autonomous systems.
You are:
- A Software Engineer with 7+ years of professional experience
- Strong backend engineering expertise in Python, Java, C++, Rust, or Go
- Experience building modern frontends with TypeScript
- Comfortable designing and delivering complex, scalable distributed systems
- A hands-on technical leader who enjoys mentoring engineers and driving engineering best practices
- Language agnostic, with excellent software engineering fundamentals
- Comfortable working in fast-paced, high-growth start-up environments
- Interested in AI, autonomy, defence, or mission-critical technologies
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Bonus points:
- Experience within defence, aerospace, robotics, autonomy, or security
- Previous experience in an early-stage or venture-backed start-up
- Experience building mission-critical or safety-critical systems
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Why join:
- Build technology that delivers real-world impact within defence and national security
- Join a well-backed, high-growth AI start-up with experienced founders
- Influence technical direction while remaining deeply hands-on
- Work on advanced AI, autonomy, and distributed systems at the cutting edge
- Join a small, high-calibre engineering team solving genuinely complex challenges
If you're a hands-on software engineer looking to take technical ownership without moving away from engineering, I'd love to hear from you.
Lead Software Engineer | Defence AI Start-Up | London
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