Software Engineering Jobs in United Kingdom

There are 6,078 open Software Engineering jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 1,528 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are cloud, ai and python.

Salary

CurrencyPeriod25thMedian75thPostings
GBPyear£60,000£77,750£100,000398
GBPday£465£625£70043
USDyear$166,100$192,750$215,00038
EURyear€102,500€113,850€124,84514

From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.

Most requested skills

  • cloud 34%
  • ai 31%
  • python 31%
  • java 30%
  • api 29%
  • ci-cd 24%
  • aws 23%
  • agile 23%

How the work is done

  • Hybrid 1,270 · 21%
  • Remote 423 · 7%
  • Onsite 179 · 3%

Visa sponsorship offered in 53% of the 690 postings that state a position on it.

Seniority

  • Senior 1,752
  • Lead 461
  • Staff 227
  • Principal 189
  • Junior 144
  • Middle 110

Who is hiring

  • 1000+ employees 776
  • 501-1000 employees 425
  • 51-200 employees 201
  • 11-50 employees 117
  • 201-500 employees 36
  • 1-10 employees 16
6,078 jobs
Zoftify — Travel Software Development
last month

Python Developer

Open 34d RemoteEurope, North America, UK

Builds backend services and APIs for travel-industry clients using Python, Django/Flask, and PostgreSQL/MySQL in a fully remote, agile team.

Agile API Api Design AWS Azure +11 skills
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Aveni
last month

Lead Software Engineer

Open 29d RemoteUKLead
United Kingdom

Lead AI Software Engineer at Aveni building production-grade agentic systems for financial services using LLMs, Node.js/Python, AWS serverless, and React, while setting technical direction and mentoring engineers.

Agentic AI AI AWS Cloud Cloud Native +12 skills
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Investa
last month

Software Engineer

Open 29d HybridUKMiddle
United Kingdom

Build and scale a zero-commission UK options and stocks trading platform, owning core features end-to-end across a modern full-stack in a fast-moving fintech startup.

Agile Android API AWS Azure +7 skills
60 000 – 85 000 £
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Flow Traders
last month

Senior Software Engineer, C++

Open 77d Europe, UKSenior Licensed NL sponsor — This employer appears on the IND public register of recognised sponsors for work and highly skilled migrants. The recognition belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.

Senior C++ engineer building ultra-low-latency market data and execution platforms for a proprietary systematic trading firm in Amsterdam.

C++ Data Ingestion Networking Observability
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Flow Traders
last month

Senior Software Engineer, C++

Open 69d Europe, UKSenior Licensed NL sponsor — This employer appears on the IND public register of recognised sponsors for work and highly skilled migrants. The recognition belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.

Senior C++ engineer building ultra-low-latency trading systems in Amsterdam, collaborating with quants and traders to analyze and trade across global venues.

API C++ Event Driven Architecture Observability Python +4 skills
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Apple
last month

Early Career - Graphics Software Engineer

Open 34d UK
United Kingdom

Develops and verifies GPU workloads and tools for Apple silicon graphics processors, focusing on real-time graphics, VR/AR, and parallel computing using C/C++ and GPU APIs.

API C++ CUDA Deep Learning Python
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Graphcore
last month

Software Engineer in Build Engineering

Open 80d UK Licensed UK sponsor — This employer appears on the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors for the Skilled Worker and related work routes. The licence belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United Kingdom

Builds and maintains the internal tooling that compiles, tests, and releases Graphcore’s machine-learning software stack on high-performance AI hardware.

AI CMake C++ Distributed Systems Docker +7 skills
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Graphcore
last month

Senior Software Engineer - AI Compute Libraries & Performance

Open 49d UKSenior Licensed UK sponsor — This employer appears on the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors for the Skilled Worker and related work routes. The licence belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United Kingdom

Senior Software Engineer builds high-performance AI compute libraries in C++ for Graphcore's next-gen hardware, optimizing linear algebra and tensor operations for speed and correctness.

Agile AI API C++ Linux +3 skills
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Graphcore
last month

Staff Software Engineer

Open 36d UKStaff Licensed UK sponsor — This employer appears on the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors for the Skilled Worker and related work routes. The licence belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United Kingdom

Staff engineer validates and tests low-level Linux drivers and platform tools for next-gen AI hardware, ensuring production readiness through automated testing and deep systems expertise.

Agile AI CI/CD Cloud C++ +6 skills
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Graphcore
last month

Staff System Software Engineer

Open 36d UKStaff Licensed UK sponsor — This employer appears on the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors for the Skilled Worker and related work routes. The licence belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United Kingdom

Design and automate system-level tests for AI hardware firmware, BMC, and Linux device drivers, ensuring high-quality releases for complex server-class systems.

AI CI/CD C++ Firmware Linux +2 skills
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Aveni
last month

Senior Software Engineer

Open 29d RemoteUKSenior
United Kingdom

Build and scale AI-powered financial workflows on top of FinLLM and other LLMs, designing event-driven microservices, React front-ends, and AWS cloud-native systems for banks and advisers.

Agentic AI AI API AWS Claude Code +18 skills
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Amazon Development Centre Limited
last month

Software Development Engineer, Amazon

Open 22d UK
United Kingdom

Builds and maintains Amazon’s massive product catalog systems, processing billions of updates to power global e-commerce discovery and purchasing.

Distributed Systems E-commerce
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Phlo
last month

Principal Software Engineer

Open 23d UKFull-timePrincipal
United Kingdom

Principal Software Engineer at Phlo, a fast-growing healthtech company, leading AI-native platform development, mentoring engineers, and shaping scalable healthcare solutions using TypeScript, React, Node, and Kubernetes.

75 000 – 85 000 £
X-On Health
last month

Platform Software Engineer

Open 23d HybridNorth America, UK

Builds and maintains software for UK public health systems, focusing on general practice solutions with hybrid office presence.

up to 50 000 £
Selby Jennings London
last month

Python Software Engineer | Trading Systems

Open 23d UK
United Kingdom

Builds and maintains low-latency trading systems in Python that power real-time pricing, execution, and risk management for a systematic trading firm.

Python
Selby Jennings London
last month

Senior C++ Developer | HFT Trading Systems

Open 22d UKSenior
United Kingdom

Build ultra-low-latency C++ trading systems and exchange connectivity for a global systematic investment firm, optimizing performance and reliability in live markets.

C++
Experis UK
last month

Python Developer Birmingham

Open 23d UK
United Kingdom

Develop, support, and enhance business-critical applications, data platforms, integrations, and automation solutions using Python.

Automation Python
45 000 – 55 000 £
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Cognizant
last month

Salesforce Developer

Open 22d UK
United Kingdom

Mid-level Salesforce Developer builds and maintains Salesforce solutions for UK clients, focusing on Service Cloud and Lightning Web Components with DevOps and testing workflows.

Cloud Salesforce
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BlackRock
last month

Software Engineer, AI Labs

Open 24d UK
United Kingdom

About this role AI Labs Overview For more than 30 years, BlackRock has used technology, data, and analytical insight to improve how we serve clients and run our business. AI Labs builds on that foundation by applying…

AI Data Science Generative AI Machine Learning Statistics
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Morson Edge
last month

Senior Staff Software Engineer (Urgent)

Open 23d RemoteUKStaff
United Kingdom

Leads backend architecture for high-volume consumer systems, setting engineering strategy and mentoring teams to build scalable, modern platforms.

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