10Nex Consultancy
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Junior Software Developer – AI / Cybersecurity
Location: Manchester, UK
Salary: Competitive / DOE
Level: Graduate / Junior
I’m working with a growing technology company operating at the intersection of software, AI, and cybersecurity that is looking to hire an exceptional junior developer.
This is not a high-volume graduate hire.
They’re looking for someone with a standout academic background, excellent technical fundamentals, and clear evidence of strong problem-solving ability who wants to join a small, ambitious technical team and take on meaningful responsibility early in their career.
You’ll ideally have:
- First-Class degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Mathematics, Physics, or another highly technical subject
- Strong academic record from a leading UK or international university
- Excellent programming and computer science fundamentals
- Strong experience with Python and/or another backend programming language
- Evidence of technical ability through university projects, internships, research, personal projects, or open-source work
- Strong understanding of algorithms, data structures, and software engineering principles
- Genuine interest in AI, cybersecurity, backend engineering, or data-intensive systems
- Experience with APIs, databases, cloud technologies, or machine learning would be advantageous
- Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
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Candidates with additional academic distinction such as top university results, scholarships, research experience, competitive programming, Olympiads, or exceptional technical projects would be particularly relevant.
You’ll be joining a small technical environment where junior engineers are expected to contribute properly from an early stage.
You’ll have the opportunity to:
- Work closely with founders and senior technical leadership
- Build software that forms part of a real-world technology product
- Work across areas including AI, cybersecurity, fraud prevention, and intelligent decision-making
- Take ownership of technical problems early in your career
- Gain exposure across backend engineering, data, and AI
- Work in an environment where technical ability and problem-solving are valued over years of experience
- Grow alongside the company as the engineering team expands
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This would suit an exceptional recent graduate or junior engineer with 0–2 years' experience who wants a technically demanding role and significantly more responsibility than a traditional graduate programme.
If you have a First-Class technical degree, strong coding ability, and a track record of excelling academically or technically, I’d be very keen to hear from you.
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