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(Remote) Engineering Manager – AI Native Tech Scale-up – Up to £130k (base) Imagine a world where you can run thousands of simultaneous conversations and instantly transform them into actionable insights for the world's biggest enterprises. That's not science fiction—that's what a forward-thinking client of mine is building. This company has architected a platform that operates at a greater scale, turning human dialogue into a strategic asset. They've closed their Series A, landed major enterprise customers, and solved the "can-it-be-done" problems. Now they need an Engineering Manager to build the high-performing team. "The mission, should you accept it…" • Build, don't babysit: This isn't a role for heavy corp-process or ticket-ticking. The focus is on turning a team of strong senior ICs into a cohesive, accountable, high-performing unit., • Own engineering excellence: You'll design lightweight career paths, run coaching 1:1s, and build a culture where risks are surfaced early and delivery is predictable., • Kill the "zombie projects": Bring discipline to planning. Know when to reset, when to rescope, and how to avoid projects lingering for months without launch., • Champion AI-first ways of working: Use AI as a force-multiplier in your people management—and encourage your engineers to do the same in their dev workflows. "The toolkit you'll bring…" • A proven EM: You've managed engineers before—this isn't your first rodeo. You're ready to hit the ground running on people topics from day one., • Technically literate: You don't need to code, but you can hold your own on real-time systems, WebRTC, and architectural trade-offs., • Startup-proof: You thrive in ambiguity. No "big-company process" crutches—just pragmatic, lean systems that enable speed., • AI-curious: You're already thinking about how AI changes management and development, and you're eager to experiment., • Zero ego: You'll collaborate with product, design, and the founders to drive growth—not just engineering roadmaps. So if this sounds like you then please hit that apply button to find out more.

Senior PHP Backend Engineer— High‑Performance FinTech Location: Full Remote Employment: Permanent Salary: £120,000-£130,000 About the company: Join a lean, venture‑backed product team building automation software that eliminates manual back‑office workflows in complex, traditional industries. The platform is scaling fast, and we’re looking for a Senior PHP Engineer to take ownership of core backend services and performance‑critical systems. You’ll work closely with product and leadership, shaping the roadmap and shipping features that reach thousands of business users. What you’ll do • Architect, build, and evolve robust backend services and APIs in PHP with a strong focus on performance, scalability, and reliability., • Drive profiling and tuning for high‑concurrency/low‑latency environments; lead efforts on caching, queues, and database optimisation., • Implement best practices in security (including payment flows) and compliance (e.g., PCI‑DSS), championing code quality across the codebase., • Own API architecture & integrations, including resilient error handling, idempotency, and graceful retries; support two‑way sync with external systems., • Collaborate cross‑functionally on the product roadmap; contribute to engineering standards, testing discipline, and code reviews. Tech environment: • PHP (modern) with async/event‑loop concepts (e.g., ReactPHP/FrameworkX), custom libraries, and clean, testable design., • APIs: RESTful services, two‑way integrations, robust error handling & retry/backoff., • Performance: high concurrency, low latency, Redis caching, queues/delayed processing, microservices., • Data: MySQL with indexing and query optimisation; profiling for throughput. ___, • Security & payments: network security, payment gateways (e.g., Stripe/PayPal/bank APIs), understanding of PCI‑DSS., • Quality: unit/integration testing, reviews, and design patterns to ensure maintainable code. What we’re looking for • A strong track record delivering complex, production‑grade PHP backends., • Comfort operating at a senior level, owning major technical decisions and trade‑offs., • Evidence of high‑concurrency/scalability work and systematic performance optimisation., • Hands‑on with Redis, queues (e.g., delayed jobs, Kafka/RabbitMQ‑style systems), and microservices., • API craftsmanship: REST standards, two‑way sync, idempotency, error/compensation strategies., • Security & payments: experience integrating payment rails and working with PCI‑DSS or similar., • Bonus points for open‑source contributions or work on complex financial/latency‑sensitive systems. If you’re excited by complex problems, high‑performance engineering, and real product impact, we’d love to hear from you

Full Stack Developer (ReactJS & Java) – Build What Matters Location: Leeds / Bristol UK (Hybrid ) Experience: 5+ years (flexible for strong candidates) Are you a Full Stack Developer who enjoys solving complex problems, building scalable systems, and working with modern cloud technologies? We’re hiring on behalf of a forward-thinking client who is investing heavily in cloud-native platforms, microservices, and automation. This role offers real technical ownership, exposure to cutting-edge architecture, and the chance to work alongside high-performing engineering teams. What You’ll Be Doing • Building modern, responsive UIs using ReactJS, • Designing and developing high-performance backend services with Java & Spring Boot, • Creating scalable REST APIs and microservices, • Writing clear and maintainable Swagger / OpenAPI documentation, • Producing Low-Level Designs (LLD) and shaping technical solutions, • Reviewing code and promoting engineering best practices, • Mentoring developers and contributing to a strong engineering culture, • Writing unit, integration, and automation tests to ensure quality, • Deploying applications using CI/CD pipelines, • Working with Azure and/or GCP to deliver cloud-native solutions, • Taking features from concept to production What We’re Looking For • Strong hands-on experience with ReactJS, • Solid backend expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices, • Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs, • Comfortable creating Swagger / OpenAPI specs, • Strong understanding of software design and clean code, • Experience with testing frameworks and automation, • Practical exposure to Azure and/or GCP, • Experience working with CI/CD pipelines, • Work on modern, scalable, cloud-native platforms, • Flexible working (hybrid / remote options), • Opportunity to influence design, architecture, and best practices, • Collaborative, supportive engineering environment, • Competitive salary or contract rate, • Long-term engagement and career growth opportunities Ideal For Someone Who: ✔ Enjoys full-stack ownership ✔ Likes mentoring and sharing knowledge ✔ Wants to work with modern tech, not legacy systems ✔ Values clean code, automation, and quality delivery Apply now or get in touch for a confidential discussion.

Do you want to build infrastructure that enables entirely new scientific discovery? Have you scaled data systems for ML workloads where performance actually matters? Are you ready to own foundational infrastructure at global, research-grade scale? We’re working with a mission-driven AI research organisation applying advanced multimodal machine learning (audio, spatial, sensor, text, etc.) to understand animal communication. Operating at the intersection of ML research, large-scale data infrastructure, and real-world biological data, this team functions like a high-performance research lab with production-grade engineering standards. They are entering a growth phase and are scaling the core systems that power distributed AI research, large multimodal datasets, and public-facing data platforms. This is not consumer tech or ad optimisation - the infrastructure you build directly enables new scientific discovery. The role This is a Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Backend / Data Performance) position focused on designing, scaling, and hardening the data and backend platforms that support distributed ML workloads and TB–PB scale datasets. You’ll work closely with researchers and engineers to turn experimental systems into reliable, high-performance, production infrastructure. Key responsibilities • Design and optimise high-performance data pipelines for large, heterogeneous datasets, • Scale public-facing data infrastructure supporting ML research, • Optimise distributed AI workloads for latency, throughput, reliability, and GPU utilisation, • Build observability tooling for data quality, pipeline health, and experiments, • Support GPU infrastructure for large-scale model training, • Translate research prototypes into robust, production systems, • Scope and supervise work for interns, PhDs, and post-docs Key details • Salary: up to £150k (may be flexibility to £160k) (UK), • Working model: Fully remote (UK), • Tech stack: Python, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, GCP, GPU clusters, • Visa: No sponsorship, • Seniority: 5+ years backend / infrastructure engineering (flexible for exceptional profiles)

Senior Developer | Angular | Rapidly Expanding Tech Company - FULLY REMOTE UK My client are seeking a Senior level Front End Developer with a passion for Angular to join their team. You'll be a key contributor to the engineering efforts, working closely with both the leadership and UX teams to enhance and scale core platforms. This is a hands-on position where you'll solve complex technical challenges and play a vital role in our continued growth. What you'll do: • Develop and Maintain: Write clean, efficient code for core systems, • Collaborate and Mentor: Work alongside the development team, sharing knowledge and helping to promote best coding practices., • Proven experience as a Senior developer with deep expertise in Angular., • Experience with complex, high-traffic web platforms., • Familiarity with version control systems, such as Git., • A collaborative mindset and a desire to contribute to a high-performance culture. If you are a talented and experienced developer looking to make a significant impact on a growing business, we encourage you to apply.

AI/ML Tech Lead - LLM & Generative AI | Remote (Europe) | £130K-£180K Leading AI Company • Remote (Europe) • Full-time 🚀 About the Role My client is looking for an experienced Tech Lead to own the "brain" and architecture of their core product—a major AI companion platform with millions of users globally. This is a critical, hands-on role for a builder who can ship production code, architect at scale, and has deep intuition for LLM alignment in unique content environments. Your impact will be significant from day one. 💼 What You'll Do • Player/Coach Leadership – Architect systems and mentor the team while staying hands-on in the codebase (Python/PyTorch), • Lead & Mentor – Guide a team of 3 AI engineers, balancing technical work with people management, • Own the Model Lifecycle – From data engine to production deployment, ensuring safety without sacrificing user freedom Required: • 6+ years of experience in AI/LLM engineering, • Proven track record shipping LLM features to production at high scale, • Experience leading teams while remaining hands-on, • Master's degree or higher in a relevant field, • Deep expertise in fine-tuning LLM models (SFT, RLHF, DPO), • Understanding of content moderation architecture and NSFW classifiers, • Strong proficiency in Python and PyTorch, • Comfortable thriving in fast-paced, remote environments 🛠️ Tech Stack Python • PyTorch • vLLM • HuggingFace • SFT • RLHF • DPO • Generative AI • Content Moderation • Inference Optimization 💰 What's On Offer • Salary: £120,000 - £160,000, • Location: Fully Remote (must be based in Europe) My client is shaping what it means to connect with AI. They're not just building products—they're creating entirely new categories. Their flagship product is one of the world's largest AI companion platforms, redefining relationships for millions of users. It's governed by a proprietary moderation system designed to ensure everything they build is safe, ethical, and human-first. They aren't building a wrapper; they're building massive-scale conversational intelligence—a platform dedicated to personalized human connection. Company highlights: • Fast-growing startup, • Already profitable, • Industry leader in AI innovation, • Well-funded and scaling rapidly Interested in learning more? Send me an updated resume to:

Senior Data Engineer (Quant & Alternative Data) Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE (relocation support provided) Compensation: £120,000–£300,000 total compensation (fully guaranteed, all-in) The Role We are building a centralised data engineering and research platform that supports quantitative research teams across multiple asset classes. This is not an asset-class-specific role, and not a traditional downstream analytics, BI, or ML-only position. The team focuses on large-scale alternative and unstructured data, working from first principles to define the data foundations, tooling, and experimentation standards used across the investment platform. The work involves messy, evolving datasets, performance-sensitive pipelines, and open-ended technical problems. Much of the stack is built in-house and remains largely greenfield. What You’ll Do • Design and build data ingestion, validation, and transformation systems from scratch, • Own datasets end-to-end, from raw ingestion through validation and transformation to research-ready delivery and downstream consumers, • Work with financial and alternative datasets used in quantitative research, including structured and unstructured data, large-scale text sources, and other high-dimensional, noisy data where failure modes are not always known upfront, • Build frameworks and tooling to support experimentation, • Optimise systems for correctness, robustness, and performance, • Investigate anomalies, inconsistencies, and data quality issues, • Work directly with quants, researchers, and data scientists in an iterative, research-driven environment This Role Is a Good Fit If You • Are strong in Python and SQL, and comfortable working close to raw data, • Have experience building and operating modern data pipelines with real ownership, • Have worked on research-, trading-, or decision-critical systems, • Are curious about modern data tooling (e.g. Polars, Julia, Rust, Lakehouse patterns), even if you haven’t used all of it yet, • Prefer hands-on technical ownership Ideal Background • Systematic funds, quantitative asset managers, HFTs, or trading firms, • FinTechs or financial data providers, • Big Tech or adjacent industries where work maps structurally to quant data problems (e.g. large-scale recommender systems, NLP on unstructured data, anomaly detection, knowledge graphs), • Smaller teams with broad ownership and responsibility Compensation & Benefits • Fully guaranteed, competitive compensation, • Education allowance for dependent children, • 30 working days of annual leave, plus public holidays, • Comprehensive healthcare for employee and family, • Business class relocation flights, • Joining and departure allowances The role is on-site in Abu Dhabi. Short-term remote work during peak summer months is supported. The working model prioritises sustainability and focused technical work. Send your CV and a brief summary to

.NET Developer - Southampton (Tech stack: .NET Developer, .NET 10.0, ASP.NET Core, C# 14, Azure SQL, .NET MAUI, GitHub Copilot, Docker, Kubernetes, Microservices architecture, Angular 21, Vue.js, TypeScript, Programmer, Full Stack Engineer, Architect, .NET Developer) We have several fantastic new roles for .NET Developer to join an ambitious Fintech start-up. This is your chance to work with the sharpest minds in private wealth management and financial software development. Our client’s latest product release has changed the way people view private wealth management and allowed them to provide their clients with an individualised, scalable asset management framework that is unrivalled in today’s market place. Our client is looking for passionate .NET Developer with experience in .NET, .NET Core, C# and Azure SQL. Our client will provide training in: .NET 10.0, ASP.NET Core, C# 14, Azure SQL, .NET MAUI, GitHub Copilot, Docker, Kubernetes, Microservices architecture, Angular 21, Vue.js, TypeScript, Azure, AWS, Node.js, Elasticsearch, Agile, TDD, BDD, Scrum, Kanban and MongoDB. This is your opportunity to be part of a new, technically challenging project and to be involved in the creation of a new application from scratch. FinTech is booming and our client are fast becoming a leader of this market! All .NET Developer positions come with the following benefits: • Shares in the company., • Pension scheme (8%)., • Bupa private healthcare., • 3 hours ‘free time’ each week to investigate new technologies., • An annual training allowance of £4,500., • 27 days holiday (excluding Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off., • Flexible working hours., • Work from home., • Pizza and beer Fridays., • Access to free yoga classes which take place over lunch or after work in their fitness studio. Location: Southampton, UK / Remote Working Salary: £55,000 - £80,000 + Bonus + Pension + Benefits Applicants must be based in the UK and have the right to work in the UK even though remote working is available. Noir continues to be the leading Microsoft recruitment agency; we can help you make the right career decisions! NOIRUKNETREC NOIRUKREC NC/NET/SOUET

Cyber Security Engineer Tech Focus: Azure / Microsoft 365 / Purview / Defender / Sentinel Rate: Circa £400–£500/day Location: Fully Remote Duration: 6 Months This is a fantastic opportunity for a Cyber Security Engineer to join a small but growing Cloud/Azure team within a global organisation in the construction consultancy sector. The business has now fully moved into Azure Cloud and is looking to strengthen and mature its cyber security posture. You’ll be joining a highly skilled and well‑established security and cloud team that plays a crucial role within the organisation. As the Cyber Security Engineer, you will work exclusively within the Microsoft 365 Security Stack, including: • Microsoft Entra ID (Identity & Access Management), • Microsoft Defender XDR (Email, Devices, Apps), • Microsoft Purview (Data Governance & Compliance) Responsibilities • Managing and improving the organisation’s cyber security posture, • Security remediation activities, • Threat detection and investigation, • SOC-style threat response, • Endpoint security management, • Identity & access management (IAM) What We’re Looking For • Experienced Cyber Security Engineer with strong hands-on experience across Azure & Microsoft security technologies, • Practical experience with: Sentinel, Defender, Purview and Entra ID, • Ability to work independently, proactive and self‑starting, • Excellent communication skills and confidence engaging with both IT and business stakeholders If this sounds like you, please apply with an up‑to‑date CV and we’ll be in touch with more information.