About the Role
Build the software behind some of the world's most advanced radar systems. CHAOS Industries is a defense tech company founded in 2022 that has raised $1B from investors including 8VC, Accel and Valor Equity Partners. You'll build the backend services, data pipelines and operator-facing apps that turn raw sensor data into decisions people can act on.
Senior Software Engineer (Python / TypeScript / Azure)
London, UK (On-site) | £100,000-£150,000 + pre-IPO stock options
Responsibilities
•Build high-performance Python services that ingest, process and distribute real-time sensor data with low latency, high reliability and security at scale
•Build the web apps (TypeScript and React) operators use to monitor live missions and investigate what the sensors saw
•Design and build secure, scalable Azure services for distributed radar systems, defining the infrastructure as code and instrumentation for what you own
•Work alongside software, hardware and systems engineers, and the teams who take these systems into the field
•Influence architecture and help define the engineering foundations of a fast-evolving platform
Requirements
•Experience building scalable backend systems and owning production services
•Experience with distributed systems and real-time data problems
•Real leverage from AI coding tools, with a considered view on what to delegate and what not to
•Willingness to travel: you'll be based in our Soho office, and most of the team is in San Francisco, so expect to co-locate there for around a week each quarter
•Python for backend services
•TypeScript and React for web applications
•Azure and infrastructure as code
Benefits
•Private medical, dental and vision for you and your dependents, 100% paid by the company
•5% pension match
•Pre-IPO stock options, relocation assistance, and annual bonuses (coming soon)
Notes
•Right to work in the UK required.
