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Senior Software Engineer - AI Systems (Rust/C++)

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AI Summary

Build cutting-edge AI-driven financial modeling tools for elite institutions as part of a high-agency engineering team. Own complex systems end-to-end, leveraging Rust, C++, and AI-native tooling to solve performance and infrastructure challenges. Shape product architecture and engineering culture from the ground up in a fast-paced, autonomous environment.

Key Highlights
Elite engineering team building AI-native financial modeling tools for top institutions
High-agency role with full ownership of end-to-end systems in Rust/C++ and AI tooling
Competitive compensation (£100K–£250K base + equity) with visa sponsorship and London-based work
Key Responsibilities
Design and build high-performance systems in Rust and C++ for AI-driven financial modeling
Develop AI agents and LLM-native tooling to process complex spreadsheets and data
Solve difficult systems, performance, and infrastructure challenges with full ownership
Shape product architecture, engineering culture, and rapid development workflows
Technical Skills Required
Rust C++ AI/ML Systems
Benefits & Perks
£100,000–£250,000 base salary
Significant equity compensation
Visa sponsorship available
Nice to Have
Competitive programming experience (e.g., ICPC World Finalists)
Startup or systems engineering experience
Academic background in computer science or related fields

Job Description


Software Engineer - Rust/C++

💰 £100K - £250k base + significant equity

📍 Central London - 5 days onsite p/week

🌍 Visa sponsorship available


Want to build one of Europe’s most ambitious AI products alongside engineers from Jane Street, Bloomberg, Cambridge, UCL and ICPC World Finalists? 👀

This is small yet elite engineering team are building an AI product which is the future of financial modelling to assist top institutions, consultancies and analysts with making sense of complex spreadsheets.


Now they’re hiring exceptional engineers who want to build at the absolute cutting edge.

What makes this different?

This isn't a traditional Backend / Frontend role.


You’ll be expected to:

⚡ Own problems end-to-end

🦀 Build high-performance systems in Rust + TypeScript

🤖 Work with AI agents, LLMs & AI-native tooling

🚀 Ship incredibly quickly using tools like Cursor + Claude Code

🧠 Solve genuinely difficult systems, performance & infrastructure problems

🎯 Shape the product, architecture and engineering culture from the ground up


They’re looking for:

  • Exceptional technical ability / top-centile engineering talent (strong academic or competitive programming background)
  • Experience with low-level, high-performance or complex systems (C++ or Rust backgrounds ideally)
  • Engineers who thrive on autonomy and ambiguity
  • Startup, systems, AI tooling or competitive programming experience is a huge plus


They want high-agency engineers who can take a hard problem, figure it out and build the solution.


If you're excited by elite engineering, AI-native development and building something genuinely category-defining, apply now! ✅


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