Senior Software Engineer (Python)

Location: Onsite at the Soho office in London, United Kingdom; travel to San Francisco for approximately one week each quarter is expected. Right to work in the UK is required.

Company

hirify.global develops defense and aerospace technology powered by Coherent Distributed Networks, with products for radar systems, commercial air operators, and border protection teams.

What you will do

• Develop high-performance Python backend services that ingest, process, and distribute real-time sensor data.
• Build TypeScript and React operator applications for monitoring live missions and investigating sensor data.
• Design secure and scalable Azure services for distributed radar systems.
• Define infrastructure as code and instrumentation for owned systems.
• Influence platform architecture and make decisions supporting scale, new capabilities, and long-term maintainability.
• Collaborate with software, hardware, systems, and field operations engineers.

Requirements

• Experience building scalable backend systems and owning production services.
• Ability to solve complex distributed systems and real-time data challenges.
• Strong focus on reliability, security, and scalability.
• Curiosity, strong engineering fundamentals, and ability to learn new technologies quickly.
• Clear communication and effective cross-team collaboration.
• Right to work in the UK and willingness to travel to San Francisco quarterly.

Culture & Benefits

• Small, highly collaborative engineering team working across London and San Francisco.
• Private medical, dental, and vision benefits fully paid for employees and dependents.
• 5% pension match.
• Competitive base salary, pre-IPO stock options, relocation assistance, and planned annual bonuses.
• Opportunity to build technology for advanced radar systems with real-world impact.