Senior software engineer

At UKTL, your work directly strengthens the UK’s technological, cyber, and national resilience. You’ll collaborate with expert engineers, government partners, and industry specialists to detect, understand, and counter emerging threats.

If you’re looking for meaningful work in an inclusive environment that values curiosity, teamwork, and continuous learning, you’ll thrive here.

What this role means for you

As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll be at the heart of projects that matter. You’ll help design and shape the architecture of systems that support security testing and research that protects critical national infrastructure, influencing how we deliver secure and high‑quality software.

This is a hands‑on technical role where your expertise drives real outcomes. You will:

• Work across multiple languages, frameworks, and platforms to solve complex challenges
• Help define and improve engineering best practices, branching and deployment strategies
• Review pull requests, guide colleagues, and raise code quality across teams
• Champion innovation and bring new ideas that help us stay ahead of emerging threats
• Collaborate with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders to shape priorities and deliver meaningful solutions

You’ll join a wider technical community that shares knowledge, encourages experimentation, and supports your growth.

Successful Applicants must be able to commute to the UKTL offices in Birmingham at least twice a week

We strive to offer a great work life balance - if you are looking for full time, part time or flexible options, we will try to make this work where business possible. This will be dependent on the kind of role you do and part of the business you work in.