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# Deployed Software Engineer | Competitive Comp | London HQ

- **Company:** Understanding Recruitment
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, C++ (Programming Language), Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Robotic Automation Software, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Rust (Programming Language), SC Clearance, Build Management
- **Published:** September 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.understandingrecruitment.com/job/deployed-software-engineer--competitive-comp--london-hq/

## About the Role

* Strong software engineering fundamentals
 * Excellent C++, Java, Rust, Python and/or TypeScript/JavaScript
 * Experience building complex production systems
 * Ability to quickly understand unfamiliar technologies
 * Comfortable working directly with technical users
 * Interest in AI, robotics, autonomy or distributed systems

## Description

Deployed Software Engineer

Want to build software that gets deployed into the real world - not just shipped to the cloud?

What you'll do

 * Build and deploy production software into customer environments
 * Integrate with complex systems, data sources and hardware
 * Work hands-on with AI, autonomy and robotic systems
 * Solve technical challenges in real-world environments
 * Turn user problems into product improvements
 * Work across software, infrastructure, networking and AI/ML

What we're looking for

 * Strong software engineering fundamentals
 * Excellent C++, Java, Rust, Python and/or TypeScript/JavaScript
 * Experience building complex production systems
 * Ability to quickly understand unfamiliar technologies
 * Comfortable working directly with technical users
 * Interest in AI, robotics, autonomy or distributed systems

Why join?

 * Competitive salary + equity
 * Build technology with genuine real-world impact
 * Significant technical ownership
 * Work alongside a highly technical engineering team
 * 7% pension, private healthcare and free daily meals

📍 London | Office-first

You'll need the right to work in the UK, be eligible for UK SC clearance, and be open to UK and occasional international travel.


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