Durlston Partners
Software Engineer (General, Deployed & Lead)
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Software Engineer (General, Deployed & Lead)
We're scaling the engineering team at a fast-growing deep tech company
I'm partnered with a deep tech company building at the frontier of UK technology, working on genuinely hard problems with real-world impact (humanitarian, surveillance and defence). The team is growing fast, and I'm running engineering hiring across three tracks. If you're UK-based, want serious technical challenge, and like the idea of work that matters read on.
Software Engineer
up to £120,000 depending on experience / London - 4 to 5 days in office
- Backend, frontend or full stack
- 4+ years' experience, with a couple of junior slots open (1+ year) for exceptional early-career engineers
- Backend: C++, Java, Rust or Python
- Frontend: TypeScript/JavaScript with Angular or React
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Deployed Software Engineer
up to £120,000 depending on experience · London base + regular travel
A field-facing engineering role for someone who likes getting out of the office. Weekly travel to UK and overseas sites, sometimes for extended stretches, working directly with the people using what we build.
- 3 to 4+ years, with networking and hardware exposure
- Excellent communication is essential, this role is as much about people as code
Lead Software Engineer
up to £150,000 depending on experience · London · 4 to 5 days in office
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For an engineer moving toward technical leadership who wants to stay 100% hands-on. You'll own technical decisions for an area of the core enterprise product, splitting your time between writing code and mentoring/reviewing.
- Same core stack as the SWE track
- You've led small teams (2–3) or mentored junior engineers
- Interest in DevSecOps or database work is a plus
Interested, or know someone who'd be a fit? Drop me a message.
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