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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** Durlston Partners
- **Location:** Greater London, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), WebGL, Rust (Programming Language), Data Processing, ReactJS, Backend, Real Time Data, Front End Software Development
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2859575496-software-engineer

## About the Role

* Strong software engineering fundamentals in C++, Java, Rust, or Python (Backend), or React and WebGL (Frontend)
 * Genuine motivation around critical industries such as ethical defence, civil defence, or humanitarian sectors
 * Comfort with ambiguity, autonomy, and outsized ownership
 * Full Stack candidates should bring solid fundamentals across both backend and frontend disciplines
 * Top tier academic background, Russell Group or globally recognised equivalent (Ivy League, ETH, EPFL, etc.).

## Description

* Backend Software Engineers build the infrastructure that lets autonomous systems collaborate, process data at scale, and take meaningful action in real time
 * Frontend Software Engineers build high performance, data dense visualisation interfaces in React and WebGL, turning complex real time data into something operators can task and control under pressure
 * Full Stack Software Engineers work across both layers depending on where impact is needed most
 * Genuine ownership over technical decisions from day one, within a flat hierarchy and a small, high calibre team


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