3620 IT & Software Developer jobs in the UK
Lead Software Engineer
£100,000 - 100,000
iDPP
Finborough Road 62, South East London
£100,000 - 100,000
Requirements
Must:
- Active SC clearance and British nationality (no dual nationality)
- Degree in Computer Science, AI, or a related field or equivalent industry experience
- Strong background in Python or similar languages
- Significant experience with backend development, microservices, and distributed systems
- Hands-on experience with AI/ML systems, including LLMs, RAG, or vector databases
- Solid understanding of containerisation and orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes)
- Experience delivering secure, on-premise or regulated systems
- Proven ability to lead technically, mentor others, and take ownership of complex problems
- (Desirable) Experience in defence, government, healthcare, or other regulated domains
- (Desirable) Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code
- (Desirable) Exposure to data engineering, ETL pipelines, or high-volume data processing
- (Desirable) Experience working in SME or start-up environments, comfortable wearing multiple hats
Technologies
AI
CI/CD
FastAPI
Responsibilities
- Leading the design, development, and evolution of intelligent, distributed systems
- Architecting and building AI-driven capabilities, including Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI agents and orchestration workflows
- Designing and maintaining backend services and APIs (primarily Python, FastAPI/Flask)
- Building and scaling data pipelines and search systems using ElasticSearch, Weaviate, Pinecone, and other vector databases
- Engineering secure, containerised architectures using Docker and Kubernetes
- Ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and performance for mission-critical workloads
- Providing technical leadership and mentorship to other engineers
- Contributing to technical strategy, tooling choices, and engineering best practices
Description
We are an innovative UK technology company building a next-generation AI platform for defence and health applications. Our systems operate in highly regulated, mission-critical environments where reliability, security, and performance truly matter. We offer a genuine ground-floor opportunity for a Lead Software Engineer to shape both the technology and the engineering culture within a growing, mission-driven business. The role includes hybrid working with one day per week onsite in either Winchester or Basingstoke and a competitive salary between £90,000 - £100,000 (DOE) plus bonus and benefits.
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