Software Engineer

Hadean is an award-winning, record-breaking technology enabler.

Our transformational software is changing the ways we plan, build, learn, work and live.

Through immersive virtual systems, unprecedented connectivity and near unlimited scalability we empower our partners to obtain critical, data-driven insights that enhance operational performance and increase their capabilities to drive productivity in ways that were not possible before.

We are bold in our approach and aren't afraid to push the boundaries of what’s possible.

Hadean’s solutions have helped organisations including Microsoft, The British Army, Minecraft, The MoD, Sony, the Francis Crick Institute and more to achieve groundbreaking performances that have revolutionised their operations.

The Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Software Engineer skilled in JavaScript. You will play a crucial role in our mission to provide the front end experience required to realise the full potential of multi-domain training simulators. You will work on huge simulations of the real world, proving the power of Hadean’s innovative technology to seamlessly weave together simulated and real-world data into ground-breaking and highly immersive, live training scenarios. You will work with our team of game AI, infrastructure and distributed computing specialists to design, develop, and maintain new features within our cutting-edge, cloud-native software stack.

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK and be eligible to obtain and maintain SC clearance.

This role requires regular attendance at our London office as part of a hybrid working model.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product and Delivery Managers to refine and design new features
• Take ownership of the functionality and quality in an area of our software stack
• Write high quality, performant and maintainable code, primarily in JavaScript
• Participate in peer code and design review
• Maintain a backlog that balances the timely delivery of features with quality
• Drive continuous improvement in the engineering team
  
  

Skills Knowledge And Expertise

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of professional software development experience
• High level of proficiency with JavaScript, asynchronous programming and Linux
• Experience developing highly interactive Web applications
• (Highly desirable) Development using LLMs
• (Highly desirable) Experience with C++ or Rust
• (Desirable) Knowledge of real-time simulator or game engine architecture
• (Desirable) Experience developing distributed, cloud deployed applications
  
  

Job Benefits

We make Hadean an awesome place to work with competitive benefits…

• Hybrid working with regular days at our fantastic office in Shoreditch, London
• Private Health Insurance
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Enhanced parental leave
• 3 extra days off at Christmas (on top of our standard 25)
• L&D budget
• Regularly scheduled socials
• Share options
  
  

A Place For Everyone

We believe diversity drives innovation and for that reason we strongly encourage those from all backgrounds to apply for roles at Hadean. We are an equal opportunity employer and aim to build a workforce that is truly representative of the communities in which we operate and our clients.

If you need reasonable adjustments at any point in the application or interview process, please speak with the People team who will be happy to support you. If you have a preferred pronoun, please feel free to highlight this during the process (e.g. she/her, he/him, they/them, etc.).