- Company: Get A Job.ai
- Location: London
- Salary: Pay not listed
Website Get A Job.ai
Represented by Get A Job.ai
Responsibilities
We are representing a confidential public safety technology organization seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Forensic Intelligence team in London. In this role, you will:
- Take ownership of building and delivering advanced video forensics capabilities, including media processing pipelines, forensic playback systems, investigation tooling, and video format research and development
- Design systems that span multiple applications and services, ensuring they scale effectively, remain operable, and evolve gracefully over time
- Drive cross-team design reviews to ensure consistent technical quality and alignment across independently operating teams
- Transform contradictory, incomplete, or ambiguous requirements into coherent technical direction that guides team execution
- Continuously raise the team's quality bar through design reviews, implementing engineering best practices, and leading by example
- Mentor junior and senior engineers through technical and execution guidance, growing the team's depth and independence
- Communicate technical direction to leadership and engage across the organization on architectural decisions and collaboration opportunities
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Demonstrated track record of mentoring engineers across multiple levels and raising the technical standards of a team or organization
- Strong engineering and architecture fundamentals across multiple programming languages, with breadth across the technology stack
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Proven ability to drive alignment across distributed teams
- Capability to translate high-level concepts and customer needs into tangible deliverables working collaboratively with your team
- Desirable: Experience with video or media processing, codecs, streaming, or format analysis
- Desirable: Experience with Azure cloud services and modern languages including TypeScript/React,.NET, Python, Java, or C/C++
This is a hybrid position based in London, with onsite work required Tuesday through Friday and flexibility to work remotely on Mondays.
How We Work with You
As your recruiting partner, Get A Job.ai connects exceptional engineering talent with leading technology organizations. When you apply through our platform:
- Our experienced recruiters will review your application and conduct an initial screening
- We'll prepare and submit your profile to our client for consideration
- We'll guide you through each stage of the interview process
- Please do not contact the client directly; all communication should go through Get A Job.ai to ensure the best candidate experience
Pay
Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process with our recruiting team.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Get A Job.ai is committed to inclusive hiring practices. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every qualification listed. We value diverse perspectives and experiences in building strong teams.
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A recruiter will review your profile and submit you to the client. Do not contact the client directly.
Apply through Get A Job.ai. A recruiter will review your profile and submit you. Do not contact the client directly.
Apply through Get A Job.ai. A recruiter will review your profile and submit you.
Terms used in this posting
- hybrid
- A work arrangement combining both in-office and remote/at-home work, typically on a set schedule.
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London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of 9.1 million people in 2024. Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 15.4 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a 50-mile (80 km) tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London
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Nearby green space: 12 parks within 1.5km — closest is Whitehall Garden (364m). via OpenStreetMap
Nearest public transit: Charing Cross (station, 41m). via OpenStreetMap
- Elevation 18m (59 ft)
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About this role & career path
Traits that fit this role
- Innovation
- Adaptability
- Achievement Orientation
- Intellectual Curiosity
- Attention to Detail
Source: O*NET Work Styles (Distinctiveness Rank).
Typical preparation needed: Job Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. — via O*NET
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Salary & compensation
Workers in Computer & Mathematical occupations earn a national median of $98,769 — via US Census ACS / Data USA
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Listing facts
- Role Senior Software Engineer
- Employer Get A Job.ai
- Location London
- Type Full Time
- Pay (from listing) Pay not listed
- Posted September 16, 2026
- Apply by October 16, 2026
- Overview Full job description on this page (436 words)
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- Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
- Confer with data processing or project managers to obtain information on limitations or capabilities for data processing projects.
- Confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design systems and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.
- Consult with customers or other departments on project status, proposals, or technical issues, such as software system design or maintenance.
- Coordinate installation of software system.
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