Software Engineer, Faculty
2+ days a week in office
Enabling clients to use cutting edge AI to improve the performance of their business
Job no longer available
Enabling clients to use cutting edge AI to improve the performance of their business
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
2+ days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To help organisations across the public and private sectors use AI to understand more deeply, make better decisions and act faster.
Role
Who you are
- Proficiency in Python, and its use in building modern web applications using frameworks such as FastAPI
- A familiarity with Frontend technologies such Typescript or React
- Knowledge of at least one IaC tool (Terraform/CDK, CloudFormation)
- Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL or other similar relational database technologies
- Knowledge of modern CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, GitHub or equivalent)
- Strong understanding of system architecture and design
- Experience collaborating with Product Managers to ensure delightful customer experiences
- Expertise in Docker with deployment on Kubernetes preferred
- Any exposure to Rust would be a bonus
- A background in mathematics, and numerical simulations in particular, would be a bonus
What the job involves
- We're actively seeking skilled engineers to develop our cutting-edge product, Frontier
- Working within the core Platform, this role will require a mix of backend services and cloud infrastructure related work to develop Frontier - our next generation Decision Intelligence AI platform
- As we continue to expand our platform's reach, you'll have the unique opportunity to build a scalable AI focussed product, whilst leading the way in best technical practices
- In this role, you'll be immersed in hands-on work, tackling complex real-world challenges using state-of-the-art technology
- From optimising bed management in healthcare institutions to addressing logistics in the military and supporting sustainability goals in various industries, Frontier empowers organisations to make informed decisions through AI-driven insights
- You'll play a key role in building the product to ensure the scalability for seamless deployment to multiple customers, leveraging your expertise to build a resilient, scalable and robust platform, integrate with operational systems, and simplify deployment among our fleet of customer installations
- Join us on this exciting journey of transforming decision-making with AI and machine learning, revolutionising how businesses thrive utilising Decision Intelligence
- Collaborating with other Engineers in the team, developing and implementing AI-driven software solutions built on a modern, cloud native architecture
- Developing high quality, production-ready code primarily in Python
- Making some contributions to our simulation engine, written in Rust
- Helping define and develop the architecture for the team’s deliverables
- Engaging in code reviews & pair programming with other engineers, directly impacting customer projects and outcomes
- Working in an Agile environment with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, project managers, and business stakeholders, to understand customer needs and translate them into technical requirements
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Faculty work with companies such as Samsung, the BBC, and Just Eat to determine how they can utilise AI, and then assist them in implementing the necessary skills, strategy, and software.
The team has developed a platform with a large cloud computing space for accessing vast amounts of data for use in designing and testing AI models. Frontier, its Design Intelligence platform, develops digital twins for its customers, which give them more insight into useful applications for AI. Applied AI is Faculty's consulting division, working with clients to build and deploy tailored AI solutions.
Faculty has worked with clients in a range of different industries across the public and private sectors, including healthcare, retail, government and energy.
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Autonomy
"People here get a lot of trust to figure things out. They also get the chance to earn a lot of responsibility at a relatively early stage in their..."
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
May 2020
$40.6m
SERIES A
Nov 2019
$10.5m
SERIES A
Total funding: $53.1m
Company benefits
- Hybrid working: We believe people have needs, responsibilities and interests that require something different to a strict working day. We trust people to organise and take accountability for their own work and do our best to support their lives outside Faculty. We provide you with all you need to work from home, including a laptop, keyboard, chair…even Sony headphones!
- Equity, we want you to benefit from Faculty’s growth and success
- Unlimited holidays: We encourage each other to use this time to take a break, work on personal projects, or to spend time with their friends and family
- Fantastic private health, optical and dental cover, for you & your family - including 24/7 unlimited virtual private GP appointments and covering pre-existing medical conditions
- Access to mental health coaching with Sanctus
- Lunch weekly, and more fruit, drinks and snacks than you could ever eat (for office-based employees)
- We work hard and make sure we enjoy what we do. So we have frequent socials and informal get-togethers to help make sure you enjoy your time with us. You’ll make friends and professional connections that will last a lifetime
Company values
- Grow the Best Team - Only hire people you’re convinced will make Faculty better. Take others’ development as seriously as your own. Build strong and collaborative teams
- Do Great Work - Master your craft. Take pride in your work, even when no one is watching. Demand the highest standards from yourself and others. Work hard, but do it sustainably
- Be Humble & Kind - Recognise that you’re always learning, and have something to learn from everyone. Always make the decision that is best for faculty, but treat people kindly as you do it
- Act with Integrity - Have the courage to maintain integrity even when it’s costly to do so. Demand this from others without hesitation
- Seek Truth - Seek the truth over winning the argument. Understand the root cause. Create an atmosphere in which the best idea succeeds, regardless of who or where it comes from.
- Maximise Impact - Care about the impact of your work. Find the thing that is most important to your customer. Design the best solution, not just what’s easiest or fashionable. Get it done fast. Make sure nothing falls through the cracks.
Company HQ
Old Street, London, UK
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Leadership
Marc Warner
(CEO)Previously a Marie Curie Fellow in Physics at Harvard University, specialising in quantum sensing.
Andrew Brookes
(CTO)Previously a CTO at Hillgate and Vice President at BlackRock.
Angie Ma
(Co-Founder)Previously a Scientific Consultant at Bio Nano Consulting.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Faculty
Angie Ma (Co-Founder)
- AI changes everything, and so must we to make sure our people reflect the real diversity of society. We believe that recruiting talent with diverse experiences, perspectives and backgrounds encourages people to think differently and be more creative
- We welcome difference whether it’s ethnicity, religion, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability so please be yourself!
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