Staff Software Engineer (User Experience & Platform Interfaces)

📍 London (Hybrid, 3 Days Per Week) 💰 Up to £160k DOE + Excellent Benefits Shape the Future of AI-Powered Scientific Software We're partnering with an innovative and rapidly growing technology company that's revolutionising how complex scientific and industrial environments operate through automation, AI, and advanced software platforms. This is a unique opportunity for a Staff Software Engineer to take ownership of the user experience across an industry-leading platform used in cutting-edge environments spanning life sciences, diagnostics, advanced manufacturing, and research. You'll be joining a highly talented, senior engineering team building the next generation of intelligent, AI-native products where users, developers, and autonomous agents all interact with the same powerful platform. Why This Role Stands Out Most software products manage data. This platform controls and orchestrates real-world operations where robots execute tasks, processes evolve in real time, systems fail, schedules change, and users need to make high-impact decisions quickly and confidently. You'll help define how people interact with automation, AI, and real-world systems at scale. This includes building experiences that: Visualise complex real-time operational dataExplain automated decisions in a way users can trustEmpower users to troubleshoot critical issues quicklyCreate intuitive workflow-building experiencesDeliver consistent experiences across UI, APIs, SDKs, CLI tools, and AI-driven interfacesHelp shape the future of personalised and AI-generated user experiences The Opportunity As a Staff Engineer, you'll operate as both a technical leader and hands-on contributor. You'll work closely with Product, Design, Data, and AI teams to define strategy while remaining deeply involved in delivery and architecture. Key responsibilities include: Leading a high-performing software engineering squadDriving end-to-end delivery of complex product initiativesOwning key areas of platform architecture and technical directionBuilding scalable UI and platform capabilities that accelerate engineering teamsCollaborating with Product and Design to solve customer problems from first principlesMentoring and developing senior engineersInfluencing engineering standards, tooling, and ways of workingHelping define an AI-first software development culture What You'll Be Working On Examples of challenges include: Building intelligent interfaces that explain complex system behaviour in real timeCreating decision-support tools for critical operational workflowsDesigning workflow authoring experiences that feel more like modern development environments than traditional enterprise softwareDelivering personalised experiences based on user role, context, and behaviourBuilding seamless experiences for browser users, developers, system integrators, and AI agentsCreating products that combine real-world automation with AI-native interfaces Technology Environment The engineering team embraces the best tool for the job, with technologies including: ReactTypeScriptGraphQLGoPythonKubernetesgRPCSDK developmentCLI toolingEvent-driven architectureReal-time data streaming systemsAI and autonomous agent technologies What We're Looking For We're interested in engineers who have: Built complex, data-rich, real-time user experiencesStrong JavaScript/TypeScript expertiseExperience designing software in technically challenging domainsA full-stack mindset and appreciation of user experience across every layer of a platformExperience taking products from concept through to delivery and adoptionStrong architectural and technical leadership skillsA passion for solving difficult customer problems rather than simply delivering featuresPrevious experience mentoring or leading senior engineersExposure to AI-enabled products and modern software engineering practices Ideal candidates will bring: 10+ years of software engineering experienceExperience building commercial software productsA track record of balancing speed, quality, and scalabilityStrong stakeholder collaboration skills across Product and Design Why Apply? ✅ Work on genuinely complex, meaningful technical challenges ✅ Influence the direction of an AI-native product platform ✅ Join a highly talented and collaborative engineering team ✅ Significant ownership and autonomy ✅ Opportunity to shape products used in world-changing scientific environments ✅ Competitive compensation and benefits package Benefits Private Health InsurancePension SchemeLife Assurance & Critical Illness CoverElectric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice SchemeCycle to Work & Technology SchemesProfessional Development AllowanceWellbeing Programme & Employee Assistance SupportAdditional Leave EntitlementsEye Care Support