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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** Applied Intuition
- **Location:** London, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** £100,000.0 - £160,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Build Automation, C++ (Programming Language), Computer Simulation, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Software Design Patterns, Linux, Distributed Systems, Object-Oriented Software Development, Software Systems, Delivery Pipeline, SC Clearance, Information Technology, C++14, Docker, Programming Languages
- **Published:** August 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5848434164

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in computer science/related engineering field
 * 2+ years of hands-on experience developing performant modern C++, or high willingness to learn C++ which is our primary programming language for all development
 * Strong procedural and object-oriented programming experience that employs clean code principles and good OOP design patterns/principles
 * Experience developing in Docker and containerized development environments, and using Linux-based operating systems

Travel Requirements:

 * General willingness to travel for company business between our offices, as well as to customer sites

Security Requirements:

 * Must have ability to hold UK Security Clearance (current or previous preferred)

Nice to have:

 * Experience working on distributed systems, with simulation technology and autonomy
 * Experience with Bazel, Nix and other similar technologies
 * Experience deploying to, and working with infrastructure technologies
 * Experience working projects related to national security for one or more government agencies
 * References who will describe them as low-ego, highly motivated, thoughtfully opinionated, strong communicators and curious listeners

## Description

As a software engineer on the UK engineering team, your day-to-day activities will vary. Somedays you might find yourself in the field, working alongside our forward deployment team integrating with customer platforms and technologies, other days you might be helping to design a brand-new product to satisfy the requirements of various different customers and partners that we work with. Every day is different, and each day is exciting. You are given the opportunity to learn amongst talented engineers and build up your skills. You will build, test and deploy your software and watch it actually be used.

At Applied Intuition, you will:

 * Help to design, develop, and optimize high-performance libraries, modules, and products, through from incubation all the way to production
 * Write, test, and debug efficient modern C++ code for complex software solutions with the help of AI tooling
 * Work closely with product managers and customers to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions
 * Contribute to build automation, continuous integration, and deployment pipelines, as needed
 * Build awesome software that you are proud of


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