Skip to content
CV Rocket
Get started
How it worksThe enginePricingBlogContactSign in

Open nowPosted 61 days ago

Senior Software Engineer

Workable (global search)108,016 open roles

Where
London, England, United Kingdom
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Your applicationOpen nowSenior Software EngineerWorkable (global search) · London, England, United Kingdom

  1. YouYes, apply to this one.

  2. CV RocketCV written for this posting.

  3. 25 readersRecruiter, hiring manager, skeptic. Round after round.

  4. CV RocketApplied on Workable (global search)'s own form.

The reply lands in your private mailbox

3×more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

The clock on this job

Early applications get read.

7.9% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. Workable (global search) postings stay open a median of 7 days.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 1.6%1 day
  2. 3.6%3 days
  3. 7.9%7 days
  4. 14.9%14 days
  5. 34.0%30 days
This job: posted 61 days ago

Workable (global search) median: 7 days open

The posting

We are seeking a Senior Full Stack & Systems Engineer to join our Defence delivery team. This is a versatile, high-impact role designed for funded client delivery: you will build mission-critical web applications and API backends for central MoD programmes, while contributing to low-level system integrations (Kotlin, Android ART, IPC/AIDL) on tactical edge and Situational Awareness (TAK) platforms.

You will sit at the intersection of modern enterprise software engineering and tactical edge integration, ensuring all code meets MoD Secure by Design (SbD) principles and Def Stan 00-056 safety boundaries.

Requirements

  • Full-Stack Application Development: Design and build resilient, secure web applications, microservices, and APIs (TypeScript, Node.js, React, or Python) for cloud and hybrid MoD landing zones.
  • Edge & Tactical Systems Integration: Develop native Android background services (Kotlin on ART), IPC/AIDL interfaces, and Cursor-on-Target (CoT) data routers connecting front-end C2 displays (e.g., OmniTAK, ATAK) to backend services.
  • Secure by Design (SbD) Implementation: Write clean, well-tested code following NCSC Secure Development Principles, NCSC Cloud Security Guidance, and JSP 440 controls.
  • CI/CD & DevSecOps: Automate build, test, and containerisation pipelines (Docker, GitOps, GitLab CI/GitHub Actions) for both air-gapped systems and enterprise cloud environments.
  • Client Delivery & Mentorship: Lead technical user stories on funded MoD statements of work (SoWs), participate in Agile delivery ceremonies, and mentor mid-level engineers.

Required Qualifications & Experience 1. Defence & Security Baseline

  • Active UK SC Clearance (minimum) with UK nationality/sovereignty requirements.
  • Hands-on experience delivering under MoD software development standards and Secure by Design (SbD) frameworks.

2. Full-Stack Engineering (Web & APIs)

  • 4+ years of production experience with modern Web stacks (TypeScript, React, Node.js, or Python/FastAPI).
  • Strong API design experience (REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket) and relational/non-relational database design (PostgreSQL, SQLite).

3. Systems & Mobile Architecture (Android ART)

  • Proficiency in Kotlin or Java on native Android environments, including background services, thread management, and Inter-Process Communication (IPC via AIDL/Binders).
  • Understanding of event-driven architectures, local socket communication, and memory optimization under resource-constrained conditions.

Desirable / Bonus Qualifications

  • Experience with tactical mapping frameworks (TAK/ATAK, WinTAK, OmniTAK) or military telemetry protocols (Cursor-on-Target / CoT, STANAG 4586).
  • Familiarity with containerisation at the edge (K3s, Podman) or local database layers (Room, RocksDB).
  • Knowledge of Defence safety standards (Def Stan 00-056 / 00-055) and ALARP risk management.

Benefits

  • Competitive Pay: Salaries reviewed annually to ensure they reflect your performance and market value.
  • Loyalty Pension: We invest in your future. Starting at a 5% employer contribution, we increase this by 0.5% every year after your third anniversary, up to a maximum of 8%.
  • Protection: Comprehensive Group Life Assurance for peace of mind.

Purpose & Culture

  • Real Impact: Work on mission-critical projects that secure and improve the UK's digital infrastructure.
  • Autonomy: A culture that empowers you to make decisions, prototype rapidly, and iterate towards success.
  • Service & Community: We support those who serve. 10 paid days for Reservist Military Service.

Work / Life Balance

  • Time Off: 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays, with the flexibility to Buy/Sell additional days to suit your lifestyle.
  • Giving back: 2 paid volunteering days per year.

Development & Growth

  • Master Your Craft: Fully funded professional certifications (AWS, GCP, Agile, etc.) supported by 5 days paid study leave.
  • Expand Your Horizons: An additional £500 annual "Personal Choice" fund to learn whatever inspires you—work-related or not.
  • Support: Access to 1-2-1 professional coaching and team training to accelerate your career.

Health & Balance

  • Premium Health: Vitality Private Medical Insurance (includes Apple Watch, gym discounts, and rewards).
  • Flexibility: Genuine hybrid working with a WFH equipment allowance to perfect your home setup.
  • Wellbeing: Cycle to Work scheme and a commitment to sustainable, healthy working practices.
From $25, paid onceGet the CV for this job

What happens when you press

One press. We do the rest.

  1. A CV for this posting

    Written against Workable (global search)'s own wording, from every piece of relevant proof in your profile.

  2. 25 readers review it

    Recruiter, hiring manager, skeptic and more read every draft, round after round. You get the best round.

    The review screen in CV Rocket: how each CV was read, round by round.

  3. We apply on Workable (global search)'s form

    Our application engine gets through the hardest forms there are. Where a question needs you, AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

    An application in CV Rocket: every answer filled in on the employer's form.

  4. Every reply, sorted

    Workable (global search)'s answer lands in your private mailbox, and we classify it on arrival: interview, question, rejection.

    The CV Rocket inbox: each employer reply classified as an interview, an action or a rejection.

  5. Reply with AI

    AI helps you write the email, checks it and sends it. We show you whether the recruiter read it.

  6. The interview in your calendar

    Full integration with your calendar. The invitation goes straight in.

    An interview invitation in the CV Rocket inbox, added to the candidate's calendar.
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Why it works

3×

more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

ChatGPT writes a CV and never learns what happened to it. We see every reply. For each CV we know:

  • How it was written, and how the review scored it
  • When we applied, and how long after the posting went up
  • Which posting, which company, which city
  • Who got the interview, and who heard nothing

That is how we know which CVs get called.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

The numbers game

More applications. More interviews.

Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting and paid once. Send enough of them and the law of large numbers finds you the job.

Get the CV for this job
By hand5–10
With CV Rocket100
applications a day

Nearby

Live postings like this one

Same employer first, then the same role elsewhere.

Before you press

Straight answers

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

What if my background isn't good enough?

We make the most of the background you have. The CV uses every piece of relevant proof your profile holds, and one of the 25 readers reads your whole profile and flags what the CV left out.

Do you really apply for me?

Yes, on the employer's own form, the hardest ones included. Where a question needs you, you answer it right there and AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

Is it a subscription?

No. You pay once per CV, from $25. Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting.

One job. One CV.
Paid once.

Pick the posting you want. We write for it, apply for you and catch the reply.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.