Senior Software Engineer x2 – Engineering Excellence & AI Enablement

Company: Virtual Hire Staffing
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Senior Software Engineer x2 – Engineering Excellence & AI Enablement

Bristol (Hybrid, 2 days/week) – Permanent – Up to £75k + 15% bonus + Bens

A rare opportunity to join the technical excellence function at a major UK investment platform (2M+ clients, £120bn+ AUM, based in Bristol) — helping advance the organisation’s AI capability maturity and raise coding standards across the wider engineering team. You’ll be recognised as a technical expert among your peers, driving best practice through mentoring, code review and cross-team knowledge-sharing, while writing high-quality, well-engineered software yourself. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will influence technical direction at squad level and play an active role in team-wide and cross-team initiatives, contributing to the ongoing evolution of engineering excellence across the business.

Tech skills:

  • Expert-level in one or more languages, ideally Python or JavaScript
  • Strong grounding in secure coding practices and vulnerability management
  • Comfortable acting as a low-level design authority on system architecture
  • Automated testing — developing and evidencing tests alongside code
  • Documentation discipline (Confluence or equivalent)
  • Genuine interest in agentic AI tooling and automation in the SDLC
  • Strong communication — able to influence technical direction beyond your own squad

Benefits: discretionary bonus up to 15%, pension up to 11% employer contribution, private medical insurance, income protection & life insurance, 25+ days holiday plus bank holidays, enhanced parental leave, health cash plan, wellness perks, hybrid working. UK right to work required

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Posted: September 27th, 2026