Platform Recruitment
Senior Software Engineer
- LocationLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Listed19/10/2026
- Salary£160,000/yr
- FieldSoftware engineering
Average of 46 Software Engineer senior jobs in the United Kingdom we read: £8,340/mo · updated October 22. A market reference, not this job's salary.
About the job
Senior Software Engineer - Up to £160,000 - London
Title : Senior Software Engineer Company : AI Startup Location : London (Hybrid) Pay : Up to £160,000 Additional : Very strong stock options
Company :
A recently funded AI start up, spun out from an elite academic institution are looking to grow their software engineering team, specifically with a mission-critical hire to help scale their systems holistically while leading new development.
They are combining incredibly niche domain expertise with AI to conduct research and development in the physical world.
Role :
- This is a backend-biased position but given the size of the team you will be working across the stack when needed
- Build scalable, performant systems
- Design and deliver end-to-end features with direct impact on customer value
- Work with product and ML teams to help translate abstract and complex concepts into concrete software
- Own key architectural decisions
- Continually make incremental improvements to their systems
- Help the team scale by mentoring junior team members
- Play a significant role in the future direction of the software function
About you:
- Strong ability across scalable and performant systems
- You have a product mindset
- Statically typed language experience
- Experience with API design
- Low ego and love of engineering
- Good TypeScript skills
Full details are available. Please don't hesitate to get in touch with max@platform-recruitment.com to learn more.
Job details
- Company
- Platform Recruitment
- Level
- Senior
- Posted
- 19 October 2026
- Advert site
- linkedin.com
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