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Lead Software Engineer - St. Albans @ Understanding Recruitment

The Maltings 40, St. AlbansOnsiteFull-time
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Salary: £100,000 - 100,000 per year

Requirements: Production experience with Rust, or contributions to production grade open source repositories.Minimum of 2 years of experience.Experience working with Tokio or other asynchronous frameworks such as async.std or Smol.Ideally, a background in a core programming language such as C, C++, or Core Java.Candidates from functional backgrounds such as Scala, Erlang, or Clojure are encouraged to apply.Experience developing low-latency, high throughput systems.Nice to have: Experience working with drones or robotics, and working with microcontrollers. Responsibilities: Architect, build, and support reliable, high-performance systems for coordinating swarms and handling sensor data.Develop streamlined communication methods and real-time data processing tools tailored for robotic platforms.Work hand-in-hand with multidisciplinary teams to connect backend infrastructure with robotic applications and sensor arrays.Enhance overall system efficiency, expandability, and dependability within distributed robotic setups. Technologies: ArchitectBackendClojureErlangHardwareSupportJavaRoboticsRustScalaSecurityC++ More:

We are a dynamic scale-up based in London, valued at over 2 billion Euros, specializing in aerial intelligence hardware and software. Our main focus is on the manufacturing of UAVs while developing cutting-edge software that provides actionable insights in defense, security, and professional services. We are excited to expand our Rust Engineering team, focusing on building a greenfield command and control center for unmanned systems. Join us to be part of this pioneering journey!

last updated 32 week of 2026

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