Staff Software Engineer | Cybersecurity Start-Up | London
Staff Software Engineer required to join a fast-growing cybersecurity start-up in London, building technology to solve some of the most challenging problems in modern security.
Built by an experienced founding team with a strong track record of building and scaling successful cybersecurity companies, this is an opportunity to join a high-calibre engineering team where you’ll have genuine influence over the architecture, technical direction, and engineering culture.
What you’ll do
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Remain highly hands-on, designing, building, and shipping complex production systems
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Own some of the hardest technical problems across the platform
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Influence architecture, system design, and technical direction
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Raise engineering standards and provide technical leadership through your work
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Mentor and support junior engineers
About you
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Extensive professional Software Engineering experience, operating at Senior, Principal, or Staff level
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Strong in one or more of Python, C#, Go, or Java
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Excellent system design, architecture, and software engineering fundamentals
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Experience building and scaling complex, production-grade systems
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Comfortable taking ownership of ambiguous technical problems from concept through to production
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A strong communicator who can influence technical decisions while remaining an individual contributor
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Someone who wants broader technical influence while remaining a hands-on IC
Bonus points
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Previous start-up or scale-up experience
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Experience within cybersecurity, cloud, infrastructure, or distributed systems
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Experience helping engineering teams establish technical standards and best practices
Why join?
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Take a senior technical role within a high-growth cybersecurity start-up
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Work alongside a world-class founding and engineering team
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Have significant influence over architecture and technical direction
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Solve genuinely difficult engineering and cybersecurity problems
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Stay hands-on while having impact across the wider engineering organisation
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Competitive salary + meaningful equity
If you’re a Staff-level Engineer who wants to stay close to the code while having a much broader technical impact, let’s connect.
Staff Software Engineer | Cybersecurity Start-Up | London
