Principal Software Engineer

Written By David Brown

Starling aims to revolutionise pedestrian safety at pedestrian crossings by reducing the risk of accidents and near-misses. We want pedestrians, vehicles, and cyclists to safely and efficiently share the street and the road, making towns and cities safer and more attractive for all.


Starling utilises Camera Vision and Machine Learning Algorithms at its heart. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be front and centre in driving our vision forward. As part of the team, you will be responsible from designing the system architecture to deploying it to the real world, constantly improving their performances and making them robust and scalable. 


At Starling, we rely heavily on many new and exciting technologies which you will gain first hand experience working with. Some of these technologies are:

  • YOLO Darknet

  • Nvidia Jetson Platform

  • TensorRT

  • Python

  • OpenCV

  • Google Cloud Platform

  • InfluxDB

  • Ansible

  • Terraform


We ensure our employees are given the opportunity to grow within Starling and participate in daily decision-making processes. Working alongside other Starling team members, you are provided the opportunity to further develop your skill set by staying atop of industry trends and tools.


This role is a Starling full-time position for residents of the UK at our Bethnal Green office in London, 100% remotely within the UK or a mix of both.


If you’re interested in joining an exciting VC-backed company that supports employees and understands the importance of maintaining a good work-life balance, we would love to talk to you!


You should apply if you are:

  • Highly motivated, like a challenge

  • Want to grow with the company, and want to have high impact on the company 

  • Adaptable to different roles, not afraid of doing things outside your comfort zone


We’re specifically looking for: 

  • Production experience with Python, unit testing and integration testing

  • Deployment experience with Terraform and Ansible

  • Capable full stack development

  • Production experience with Python Flasks /  Django 

  • Experience with Google Cloud Platform

  • Deep knowledge of Linux operating systems

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, a great teammate with strong analytical, problem solving, debugging, and troubleshooting skills


Bonus point:

  • Experience with Nvidia Jetson platform

  • Experience with AutoSSH


What we offer:

  • Holiday — It is important to us that you take some time for yourself to do the things you love, recharge and refresh, so we offer a holiday allowance of 25 days + bank holidays + Christmas closure (usually 4 days).

  • Flexible working - We are a fully flexible working company and support people working from home and remotely if travelling. This means you can work from anywhere and set your own hours — whether this is to strike a great work-life balance, or some specific schedule due to family or other commitments. We only ask that you are available for team meetings.

  • Gear - Upon joining Starling as a permanent employee, you will be given a XXX and have access to a stipend to help provide a comfortable working space.

  • Training — You’ll receive unparalleled support from your peers along with a professional development budget to ensure you can access all that you need to keep growing in your role and levelling up.

  • Visiting HQ — We like our Starling team to get to know each other properly; what better way than a trip to visit the London office? We will cover your travel and accommodation so you can get to know the team better.

  • Pensions — We want you to feel like working at Starling is contributing to your future, not just your career, so we will match 4% of your employee contribution with 4% to your pension.

  • Private medical insurance — We like to do what we can to give our employees peace of mind internally and externally, so we offer private medical insurance cover with AXA.


How do we work?

We love trying new approaches, challenging the norm, and we’ll never stop striving to be at our technical best. It comes naturally to our team to help each other’s growth, share and elevate ideas, and meaningfully collaborate as much as possible. We think together and we solve problems together.

At the same time, you’ll get autonomy — you’re brilliant, so we trust you and your expertise. We’re always looking for ways to boost the strengths of every team member and we’ll be excited to see what you bring into the mix.


Logistics

  • Compensation

  • Salary is up to £75,000 plus stock options and the benefits pack outlined above.


Location

This role can be based in our Bethnal Green office in London, 100% remotely within the UK or a mix of both.

 


Diversity

Diversity is a priority for us – the very best ideas are born from a team that is collaborative, high-trust, and diverse. Inclusion is also one of our core values. We don’t discriminate by race, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, neurodivergence, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.


We are not offering UK visa sponsorship at this time and hence, unfortunately, require our candidates to have the right to work in the UK without visa sponsorship.



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