Senior Software Engineer

C++ / Embedded Software / ML / Machine Learning / Python

Senior Software Engineer - AI/ML Foundation Model | Future CTO Potential

Role:
Senior Software Engineer

Location:

West London - 3/4 days per week

Sector:
Artificial Intelligence | Physical Engineering | High-Performance Computing

Type:
Full-time | Permanent

Salary: up to £150,000 + Equity options

About the Company

We're representing a pioneering AI startup that has developed a novel machine learning foundation model capable of achieving 100% automation in the development of control software, no supervision, no debugging, and instantly deployable.

The Opportunity

This is a founding engineering role, the Lead Software Engineer will be the one of the first dedicated technical hirers and will play a pivotal role in shaping the company's technology strategy, architecture, and engineering culture.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, and optimise scalable, high-performance systems for ML-driven automation.
Lead the development and deployment of next-generation control software solutions.
Collaborate with the founding team to define technical strategy, architecture, and infrastructure.
Contribute to end-to-end software delivery - back-end, front-end (as needed), and cloud infrastructure.
Introduce best practices for performance, security, and scalability.
Mentor future engineers as the team grows.

Requirements:

High-performance / high-transactional computing environments.
C++ and modern software engineering best practices.
Cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure, or similar).
Exposure to or interest in machine learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, Tensor Flow)
Building and scaling complex systems end-to-end.

C++ / Embedded Software / ML / Machine Learning / Python