Hybrid Software Engineer

at Sense Street

• Job title: Software Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud, JavaScript, Kafka, Kubernetes, MongoDB, NGINX, Node.js, Postgres, Python, RabbitMQ, Redis
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Software Engineer at Sense Street developing AI systems for capital markets by building APIs and data pipelines. Collaborating with data scientists and product teams on integrating AI capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop bespoke software, APIs, data pipelines, and platform components to bring AI capabilities to life
• Collaborate closely with data scientists, product team, and end-users to implement AI systems
• Shape how new models are integrated and debug system bottlenecks
• Help internal teams and customers derive value from model outputs as needs evolve

Requirements

• Proven experience designing and building robust backend systems using technologies such as Node.js, Python, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, and Kafka
• Demonstrated ability to scale production systems in cloud-native environments, familiarity with Kubernetes, NGINX, and container orchestration
• Experience building and maintaining real-time applications, including working with WebSockets and event-driven architectures
• Understands that solving problems means working across the stack from API development to frontend UIs and infrastructure-as-code
• Have built real-world systems that expose or depend on ML models, including deployment or inference tooling (e.g. model serving, feature stores)
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, with deep knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and system design

Benefits

• Flexi Working
• Pension
• Hybrid working - home/office
• Share Options Scheme
• Private Healthcare