Software Engineer

Company: Durlston Partners
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Location: London
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Software Engineer (All Levels) – Frontier AI Startup – London | Up to £300k Base + Equity

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I’m working with a $4BN+ valued, tier-1 VC-backed AI company in London hiring exceptional software engineers across all levels.

  • $100M+ raised from top-tier VCs
  • Deploying AI at scale across some of the world’s most recognised brands

They don’t care about your language – they care about how you think. This is a firm that hires for raw engineering talent above everything else.

What you’ll be working on:

  • Building and scaling core AI-powered systems in a high-performance, high-stakes environment
  • Owning meaningful pieces of infrastructure, tooling, or product from day one
  • Solving genuinely hard engineering problems alongside some of the sharpest minds in the industry
  • Shipping fast – this is a high-velocity team that moves with purpose

What they’re looking for:

  • Exceptional software engineers – language agnostic, but you’re fluent in at least one
  • Background from any of: top-tier trading firms, hedge funds, HFT, Tier-1 IBs, FAANG/Big Tech, or defence
  • Olympiad medallists, ICPC finalists, Putnam Fellows, or top CompSci graduates strongly encouraged to apply
  • Someone who thrives on hard problems, moves fast, and takes ownership instinctively
  • No finance experience needed – elite engineering xwzovoh talent is the only prerequisite

What’s on offer:

  • Up to £300,000+ base + significant equity
  • Work at the frontier of AI with real production scale and impact
  • Flat, meritocratic culture – your output defines your trajectory, nothing else
  • In-office, London – surrounded by genuinely exceptional people

If the best engineers you’ve ever worked with set the bar, this team raises it.

Posted: April 15th, 2026