Senior Software Engineer UK

Full-time /London (Engineering)

About Applied Intuition Defence

Applied Intuition UK is a software and infrastructure supplier that accelerates the deployment of next-generation autonomous capabilities to the warfighter across air, land, sea, and space. A subsidiary of Applied Intuition, we deliver dual-use solutions to national security customers that build upon several years of product development and experience from commercial autonomy programs. Based in London, our seasoned defence team hails from Palantir, Anduril, SpaceX, Google, Lockheed Martin, and the UK and US Armed Services. Learn more at appliedintuitiondefense.com.

About the role

As a senior software engineer on the UK engineering team, your day-to-day activities will vary. Somedays you might find yourself in the field, working alongside our forward deployment team integrating with customer platforms and technologies, other days you might be leading the design on a brand-new product to satisfy the requirements of various different customers and partners that we work with. Every day is different, and each day is exciting. You are given the opportunity to showcase the skills you’ve learned during your career, and teach the more junior members of the team. You will build, test and deploy your software and watch it actually be used.

At Applied Intuition, you will:

• Lead the design, development, and optimization of new tools and products, taking them through from incubation all the way to production

• Spot the ineffectiveness of the processes and code you work with daily to ensure the team are always working to the best of their abilities

• Integrate software from customers and other teams into the products we are making

• Write, test, and debug efficient modern C++ code for complex software solutions with the help of AI tooling

• Work closely with product managers and customers to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions

• Train and mentor junior engineers as we grow the UK team, fostering a culture of learning and improvement

• Build awesome software that you are proud of

We’re looking for someone who has:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science/related engineering field

• 5+ years of hands-on experience developing performant modern C++, or high willingness to learn C++ which is our primary programming language for all development

• Strong procedural and object-oriented programming experience that employs clean code principles and good OOP design patterns/principles

• Experience developing in Docker and containerized development environments, and using Linux-based operating systems

Travel Requirements:

• General willingness to travel for company business between our offices, as well as to customer sites

Security Requirements:

• Must have ability to hold UK Security Clearance (current or previous preferred)

Nice to have:

• 7+ years of experience developing software in modern C++ and Python

• Experience working on distributed systems, with simulation technology and autonomy

• Experience with Bazel, Nix and other similar technologies

• Experience deploying to, and working with infrastructure technologies

• Experience working projects related to national security for one or more government agencies

• References who will describe them as low-ego, highly motivated, thoughtfully opinionated, strong communicators and curious listeners