Software Engineer

Orbital
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
3 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

API
Artificial Intelligence
Automation of Tests
Code Review
Continuous Integration
Distributed Systems
Fault Tolerance
Python
Next.js
SQLAlchemy
TypeScript
React
Large Language Models
Backend
FastAPI
Kubernetes
Deployment Automation
Front End Software Development
Terraform

Job description

  • Work on complex Backend, and Infrastructure projects
  • Take ownership of key technology decisions and lay the groundwork for the company's ambitious growth plans
  • Develop, test, refactor, deploy, maintain and support production software
  • Collaborate with a cross functional team (an AI product manager, VP of AI, legal domain experts, data scientists and software engineers) to define user stories, quickly experiment and ship new features along with implementing both functional and non-functional requirements
  • Champion quality and reuse across the product and the codebase
  • Collaborate with individuals across the business to ensure the features you develop have real business impact for customers and actually move key business metrics as we design and build a brand new product that doesn't yet exist in the market
  • Participate in architecture and code reviews to continuously improve the quality, maintainability, security and scalability of our applications

Requirements

Do you have experience in TypeScript?, Do you have a Master's degree?, * Proficiency in Python with proven experience building and scaling backend systems from scratch.

  • Experience with FastAPI and SQLAlchemy for robust backend solutions.
  • Experience with Terraform for infrastructure as code, ensuring scalability and reliability.
  • Proficiency in managing and scaling applications in a cloud environment.
  • Experience with k8s.
  • Experience in setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment.
  • Ability to implement and execute automated testing for quality assurance.

It would also be nice if you have:

  • Have experience with Frontend development - ideally React, TypeScript and/or Next.js
  • Experience working with LLM's and OpenAI's API in particular
  • Built or integrated with highly secure, fault tolerant APIs
  • Experience building high performance, distributed systems at scale
  • Proven experience of driving and using modern dev practices like BDD, TDD, 12 Factor, CI/CD

Benefits & conditions

  • Competitive starting salary
  • Matched pension contributions
  • Flexible working hours and location
  • 25 days paid holiday (plus bank holidays)
  • Professional equipment and personal development budget along with training opportunities to learn and develop your skills
  • Cycle-to-work scheme
  • An inclusive community enjoying all-company off-sites, lunches and socials

Security is everyone's responsibility at Orbital. We ask all team members to follow our security policies, complete regular awareness training, and handle sensitive data with care in line with ISO 27001 standards. Spot something unusual? Reporting risks or incidents quickly helps us maintain the strong culture of security and compliance we all depend on.

At Orbital, we're committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We especially welcome applications from people who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. Even if you don't meet every single requirement, or if the right role isn't listed yet, we'd still love to hear from you.

This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on several factors, which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and business requirements.

About the company

Real estate is the world's largest asset class, yet the legal processes and tools behind it remain slow, manual, and underinvested. Lawyers must review dense documents line by line and piece together information across silos, all while clients demand faster, more transparent due diligence. That's where we come in. Orbital Copilot is the AI assistant built exclusively for commercial real estate law. Developed with former practicing real estate lawyers, it accelerates complex due diligence by up to 70% while delivering legal-grade precision. We're trusted by leading firms like Goodwin, BCLP, and Ropes & Gray to remove the busywork so legal teams can focus on what they do best: applying sharp legal judgment, delivering standout client service, and getting deals over the line faster. Working at Orbital means joining a team that's reimagining how real estate transactions get done - moving fast, working collaboratively, and giving people the ownership to make a real impact from day one.

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