Software Engineer, Platform

Responsibilities

We are representing a confidential AI technology client seeking a Software Engineer, Platform to join their London team. In this role, you will support the design and development of shared platforms used across the organization, working at the intersection of infrastructure, data systems, and AI innovation.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Drive the design and implementation of foundational platforms and systems that serve as the baseline for organizational capabilities
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements, design solutions, and deliver new features within a highly iterative development lifecycle
• Lead technical experimentation with the latest techniques and technologies in AI infrastructure and platform engineering
• Proactively identify opportunities for improvements to current programming practices, including process enhancements and tool upgrades
• Present technical information to teams and stakeholders, providing guidance and insights on development processes and technologies

What We're Looking For

Required qualifications:

• 5+ years of full-time engineering experience, post-graduation, with specialties in back-end systems
• Excitement to work with AI technologies and build agentic experiences
• Extensive experience in software development and deep understanding of highly scalable and reliable distributed systems hosted on public cloud platforms
• Experience building document retrieval and understanding systems, such as RAG, to accurately ingest large-scale knowledge into applications
• Strong track record of independently owning and delivering successful engineering projects, including the ability to collaborate with and inspire others
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Experience working fluently with standard containerization and deployment technologies like Kubernetes, Terraform, and Docker
• Experience with long-running agent/code orchestration platforms, such as Temporal
• Mastery of storing state with structured databases, including Postgres
• Strong knowledge of software engineering best practices and CI/CD tooling (CircleCI, GHA)

Nice to have:

• Experience across multiple cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure, Oracle, on-premise)
• Experience with multiple ways to persist contextual data, including knowledge graphs and hierarchical indexes
• Experience with large data solutions such as Databricks and Snowflake
• Experience with authentication/authorization systems (Zanzibar, Authz, etc.)
• Experience scaling technical products at hyper-growth startups

How We Work With You

Our talent team at Get A Job.ai partners with leading organizations to connect exceptional engineers with transformative opportunities. When you apply through our platform, a dedicated recruiter will conduct an initial screening to understand your background and career goals. We then submit qualified candidates to our client for consideration. Please note that direct contact with the client is not permitted during the recruitment process—all communication flows through Get A Job.ai to ensure a professional and structured experience.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process with our recruiting team.

Equal Opportunity

Get A Job.ai is committed to inclusive hiring practices and equal employment opportunity. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and provide reasonable accommodations throughout our recruitment process.