Graduate AI Software Engineer AI Tech Scale Up - Comp + Equity

Job Title: Graduate AI Software Engineer (AI Scale Up)

Client: AI Scale-Up – Founded by ex-HRT, Deep Mind and Palantir Engineers

Salary: Up to £150k 1st Year Comp + Equity

Location: London (Hybrid)

Sells: Work on cutting-edge AI systems that power innovation al ownership of greenfield projects, modern tech stack (Python/FastAPI/Cloud), and a culture that rewards curiosity, autonomy, and clean engineering.

An AI Tech company is expanding its high-calibre engineering team and looking for Software Engineers who thrive on building elegant, scalable systems from the ground up.

You’ll be joining a small, world-class team working on distributed backend platforms, data-driven AI tools, and core infrastructure supporting advanced technologies.

Role

• Design and build production-grade backend systems using Python and FastAPI
• Develop distributed, high-performance services and APIs for AI-driven platforms
• Contribute to architecture decisions, scalability planning, and system optimisation
• Implement best practices in testing, CI/CD, and performance monitoring
• Work heavily on AI tooling and agentic coding agents
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation across the engineering organisation

Skills

• A Computer Science degree from a top university (Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, Durham etc.)
• Strong Python skills (FastAPI preferred; Flask or Django also considered)
• Experience with agentic coding tools is useufl
• Familiarity with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerisation
• Understanding of software engineering best practices — testing, CI/CD, clean code
• A genuine interest in AI systems, automation, and applying engineering to real-world impact

Sells

• Chance to shape core architecture in a high-impact environment
• Flat, engineering-led structure with autonomy and trust
• Work on complex, meaningful technical problems that matter
• Strong equity offering and long-term growth opportunities
• Culture built around innovation, ownership, and collaboration