Distinguished Engineer, R&D Lead

Job Description

Thisis a role for an engineer who wants to tackle the hardest unsolved problems in software development - where AI systems write code deploy software and make decisions at machine speed.

Youll be joining a globally recognised technology company operating at the forefront of AI security and developer tooling building the control layer that ensures AI-generated software is safe auditable and reliable.

Youll explore new ideas before they become products build prototypes that test assumptions and generate the technical intelligence that shapes the next generation of secure software development.

This is a founding R&D role. Its a role for a builder who thrives in ambiguity and enjoys solving problems that dont have clear answers yet.

Why This Role Exists:
Software development is changing rapidly. AI is writing more code than ever before. Systems are becoming more autonomous. Security and governance are becoming critical infrastructure.

Organisations need engineers who can:

• Explore emerging technology
• Design secure systems
• Build trustworthy software
• Move faster than the market
• Prototype quickly
• Think independently
• Challenge assumptions
• Explore new ideas
• Ship working solutions

This role sits right at the centre of that transformation.

What Youll Be Doing:

Solving the Hard Problems:
Youll lead structured discovery into complex technical challenges like:

• Governing AI agents writing production code
• Detecting and managing risk in AI-generated software
• Building secure developer workflows for AI-native systems
• Designing signals and controls across modern engineering platforms
• Establishing trust and traceability in automated software delivery

Youll build working prototypes test assumptions quickly and provide clear technical direction on what to build next; or what to stop.

Push Into the Whitespace:
Youll explore emerging areas of technology before they are widely understood. Think:

• Agentic software development
• Secure code generation
• AI governance and risk intelligence
• Developer workflow automation
• Platform-level security and trust models

This is forward-looking work where experimentation matters as much as execution.

Keep the Organisation Pointing Forward:
Youll track how developers are actually working monitor new technologies and turn technical insights into practical guidance that shapes product strategy.

Your work will influence;

• Engineering direction
• Product architecture
• Security standards
• Industry thinking

Core Technical Background

• AI / LLM systems or agent frameworks
• Developer tooling or platform engineering
• Application security or secure software development
• Distributed systems or event-driven architectures
• Observability CI/CD or developer workflow automation

Technology Exposure

• Python Go Rust TypeScript or Java
• Kubernetes Docker or cloud-native platforms
• GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines or developer platforms
• Security tooling or vulnerability detection systems
• AI frameworks RAG systems or model integration workflows

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