Software Engineer

Company: Understanding Recruitment
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will help build a cutting-edge AI-backed product for financial modelling, starting with an Excel add-in and expanding toward a comprehensive AI operating system. You will own features end-to-end across the stack, from Rust services to frontend, collaborating with a small, elite team. Expect high performance workloads, tight feedback loops with design, and significant technical ownership as the product scales. This is a rare opportunity to shape a new category at the intersection of AI and strategic decision-making.

Pay / Benefits

  • salary up to 250k DOE + equity
  • onsite London office 5 days a week
  • relocation sponsorship
  • opportunity to become a technical leader
  • small elite engineering team
  • build from ground up in ambitious environment

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 improve AI agents, includes harness, tools and context optimization
  • Write performant code, optimise queries, and reduce allocations
  • Maintain and enhance backend infrastructure and CI pipelines
  • Debug low-level issues and optimize system performance
  • Collaborate with design to ensure polished, consistent user experiences
  • Take increasing technical ownership as the product scales

Key requirements

  • Top-centile engineering capability
  • Exceptional problem-solving and strong software fundamentals
  • High agency, determination, and ownership
  • Ability to move quickly, learn new technologies and wear multiple hats
  • Strong interest in AI and experience with modern AI coding tools
  • Ability to work across the stack
  • Genuine passion for building great products, not just writing code
  • High agency
  • Curiosity
  • Product-mindedness
  • Rust (preferred) or other low-level language (e.g., C++)
  • TypeScript
  • React

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Posted: September 24th, 2026