As a Software Engineer at Encord, you will build and improve AI data workflows, collaborate with teams, and enhance data quality.
About us
Encord is the universal data layer for AI, helping 300+ teams train and run models on the right data. Our platform indexes, curates, annotates, and evaluates data across the full AI lifecycle. Trusted by Woven by Toyota, AXA, UiPath, Zipline, and more.
We're a team of 100+ operating at the frontier of AI, backed by $60M in Series C funding from Wellington Management, CRV, Next47, and Y Combinator.
The roleWe are hiring a Software Engineer to build systems that power real-world AI data workflows. This role sits at the intersection of product engineering and applied problem solving. You will work directly with client-facing teams to design and implement solutions that improve how data is processed, annotated, and evaluated in production.
What you’ll do
- Build production-grade automation and services using Encord's SDK
- Identify bottlenecks in data workflows and implement scalable backend solutions
- Contribute to Encord's core codebase (APIs, services, infrastructure) to support new use cases
- Work directly with client-facing teams to debug, iterate, and ship solutions in real time
- Improve data quality, consistency, and metric accuracy through robust tooling
- Design systems that move from one-off fixes to reusable abstractions
- Own problems end-to-end — from investigation to deployment and monitoring
Who we're looking for
- Strong software engineer with a bias for shipping and ownership
- Comfortable working on real-world systems with imperfect inputs and constraints
- Able to move quickly without sacrificing code quality
- Interested in building systems that directly impact users and business outcomes
- Effective collaborator across engineering, operations, and client-facing teams
Experience requirements
- 1+ years of software engineering experience
- Strong backend fundamentals (Python preferred)
- Experience building APIs, services, or automation pipelines in production
- Comfortable contributing to shared codebases (PRs, reviews, production systems)
- Familiarity with cloud environments (GCP, AWS, or Azure)
- Ability to debug and extend existing systems quickly
Why Encord
- Competitive salary and meaningful equity in a high-growth startup
- Strong in-person culture — most of the team works from our London office 4+ days/week
- 25 days annual leave + UK public holidays
- Annual learning & development budget
- Travel for customer visits, events, and conferences across the UK and Europe
- Company lunches twice a week
- Monthly socials and bi-annual team offsites
Top Skills
APIs
AWS
Azure
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
Python
Encord London, England Office
Eastcastle St, London, United Kingdom, W1W 8DE
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