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Software Engineer

Cambridge, United Kingdom
Category
Software & Data
Job Type
Full-time
Experience
Mid-Level

Job Description

We are a high-growth AI company in the Greater Cambridge area seeking Software Engineers to join our small but rapidly expanding development team. You will work across a wide range of projects, from early-stage prototypes to fully developed products, helping to build new technologies that solve complex, real-world challenges. This is a hands-on role with significant autonomy, responsibility, and exposure to varied technical domains.

You will have the opportunity to work across the full prototype-to-product lifecycle in a fast-paced R&D environment

Key Responsibilities

  • Designing and developing software for both prototype systems and production-ready products

  • Working across multiple projects concurrently, adapting to different technical challenges

  • Collaborating with engineers to integrate software with hardware and wider system components

  • Rapidly learning and applying new technologies to support diverse R&D efforts

  • Contributing to problem-solving at all stages of the development lifecycle

  • Supporting software used to control hardware platforms, sensors, or custom devices

Requirements

  • Strong academic background (2:1 or above) in a STEM discipline (Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, etc.)

  • Demonstrated ability to solve difficult or ambiguous technical problems

  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

  • Willingness and ability to learn new tools, languages, and technologies quickly

  • Working knowledge of Python

Desirable (Not Required)

  • Experience interfacing software with hardware or embedded systems

  • Familiarity with computer networking

  • Experience with deep-learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch)

  • Understanding of machine learning, statistics, optimisation, or algorithm development

  • Experience developing mobile applications (iOS and/or Android)

This role is suitable for both graduate-level applicants and more experienced engineers, as long as they demonstrate strong problem-solving abilities and a desire to learn.

Please apply with your CV and a short covering note, including your salary expectations and availability.

Posted October 2, 2026

Company Info

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Quell

Scotland-based defence AI company with the Deep Truth machine learning framework, the SkySpyke 360-d...

Industries
AI & Defence SoftwareCounter-DroneSensors & EW
Company Size11-50

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