Software Engineer, Python

Enterprise Recruitment
Sheldon Square, London, United Kingdom
3 weeks ago
£60,000 – £90,000 pa

Salary

£60,000 – £90,000 pa

Posted
26 Aug 2026 (3 weeks ago)

This pioneering deep tech company is developing the future of media technology - enabling scalable, low-latency delivery of rich, immersive content across a variety of platforms. Their work spans everything from XR and interactive streaming to cloud-native media infrastructure.

We are looking for a Software Engineer who is interested in applying Python engineering skills to real-world AI video processing challenges.

To qualify for this role, you’ll need some commercial software engineering experience, good Python skills, an understanding of how video is processed and an interest in AI. Sound like you?

Software Engineer essential requirements

* Commercial Software development experience.

* Python skills

* Experience building tested and maintainable software.

* Understanding of video processing concepts

* Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Software Engineer desirable skills

* C++

* Docker and containerisation.

* AWS or cloud platform experience.

* FFmpeg or GStreamer.

* AI, computer vision or multimodal systems.

* Video curation or data preparation pipelines.

* GPU technologies including CUDA, PyTorch, TensorRT or Triton.

* Batch or real-time processing environments.

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Position: Software Engineer

Location: West London

Salary: £50-90k

Benefits: Pension, Private medical insurance with Bupa, Commuter club, Bike2Work scheme, gym membership, Income protection, Life assurance, equity scheme, continuous professional development.

Key Skills: Python

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I’m not an engineer myself, but have a BSc in Computer Science so have a technical understanding. Feel free to send your CV and I can match you to our other suitable roles. I specialise in recruiting software and electronic engineers for technology companies throughout the UK

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