London, England, United Kingdom Hybrid Employment

Orbital is hiring a Lead Engineer

About the Role

Orbital is hiring a Lead Engineer to build products where AI is at the core of transforming real-world workflows. You'll be instrumental in our next phase of growth, owning meaningful features and contributing to our technical foundations.

What You'll Do

  • Build products where AI is at the core, helping engineers move faster and focus on the most interesting problems.
  • Own meaningful features and contribute to the foundations of Orbital's next phase of growth.
  • Push the boundaries of AI by integrating frontier models into real production use cases.
  • Influence technical decisions and product direction to solve customer problems.
  • Continuously improve our engineering practices using AI tools and modern techniques.

What We're Looking For

  • Passionate about building products that transform real-world workflows.
  • Excited by the potential of AI and actively find ways to leverage it.
  • Experience building modern web applications (React, TypeScript, Next.js).
  • Strong collaboration skills to work with product, engineering, and domain experts.
  • Eager to experiment, learn, and iterate rapidly.

Technical Stack

  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Next.js

Benefits & Compensation

  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
  • Flexible working hours and location.
  • Personal development budget and learning opportunities.
  • Free lunch on Wednesdays and Deliveroo budget for late nights.
  • Cycle-to-work scheme.
  • Competitive salary range plus equity options in a fast-growing startup.

Work Mode

This role follows a hybrid work model.

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.

Required Skills
ReactTypeScriptNext.jsModern Web ApplicationsAICollaborationProduct DevelopmentExperimentationRapid Iteration
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Orbital

Orbital uses AI to build data center hardware that outperforms the competition. Their AI simulates materials at the atomic level, tests millions of hardware configurations, and finds optimal designs. Data Centers are their starting market, but their AI-accelerated development process applies to any complex physical system.

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Job Details
Department Software Development
Category frontend
Posted 14 days ago