Software Engineer

Company: Understanding Recruitment
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will help build a pioneering AI-powered tool for financial modelling, starting with an Excel add-in and expanding toward an AI operating system for strategic decisions. You will own features end-to-end across the stack, collaborating with design and a small elite engineering team to deliver fast, high-quality software. You’ll work with Rust, TS/React, and AI tooling to ship impactful capabilities and improve performance. This is a high-ownership, technically rigorous role with opportunities to grow into leadership.

Pay / Benefits

  • Salary up to 250k DOE + equity
  • Onsite in London 5 days per week
  • Relocation sponsorship
  • Visa sponsorship
  • Strong engineering culture
  • Opportunity to lead technical direction

Responsibilities

  • Own features end-to-end across the stack (Rust services, backend, frontend)
  • Leverage modern AI tools and models to ship high-quality software quickly
  • Develop and enhance AI agents, harnesses, tools, and context optimization
  • Write highly performant code with optimized memory use, queries, and caching
  • Own and improve backend infrastructure and CI pipelines
  • Debug low-level issues and optimise system performance
  • Collaborate with design to ensure polished, cohesive features
  • Take increasing technical ownership as the product scales

Key requirements

  • Top-centile engineer proven by track record
  • Exceptional problem‑solving and strong fundamentals in software engineering
  • High agency, determination, and ownership mindset
  • Ability to move quickly, learn new technologies, and wear multiple hats
  • Genuine interest in AI and experience using modern AI coding tools
  • Ability to work across the stack (not restricted to one area)
  • Passion for building great products, not just writing code
  • High agency
  • Curiosity
  • Product mindset
  • Rust (preferred) or another low-level language (e.g., C++)
  • TypeScript
  • React

Posted: September 17th, 2026