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Bristol, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Build and run an Internal Developer Platform used by software teams and coding agents to write, test, ship, and operate code.
- Own software engineering infrastructure and workflows end to end, including source control, CI/CD, artefact management, secrets, and software environments.
- Evaluate and introduce effective developer tooling and engineering practices.
- Set technical direction and standards across teams through influence and adoption.
- Roll out coding agents and lead their use across engineering workflows.
- Run agentic AI evaluations, demonstrate benefits, and train teams in effective use.
- Build secure and transparent agent infrastructure, including sandboxing, permissioning, audit logging, and observability.
- Create fast, reproducible local, cloud, and target-representative development environments.
Requirements
- Substantial experience as a principal or staff software engineer.
- Demonstrable experience building developer platforms, internal tooling, and paved paths used by engineering teams.
- Hands-on experience implementing agentic AI in real engineering workflows beyond individual experimentation.
- Experience designing guardrails for agentic AI, such as sandboxing, permissioning, audit logging, or observability for tools with elevated access.
- Deep hands-on experience with CI/CD, infrastructure as code, containers, and Kubernetes.
- Experience building and deploying reproducible development environments.
- A record of driving adoption through persuasion and effective product decisions rather than mandate.
- Clear written communication and documentation skills.
- Candidates must be eligible for SC clearance; no prior defence experience is required.
Benefits
- Flexible hybrid working, typically averaging three days in the office each week.
- Flexible working, part-time working discussions, and workplace adjustments are supported where possible.
- Inclusive workplace with disability and health-condition support through Rowden’s Disability Confident Committed status.
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About Rowden
Rowden builds mission-critical, real-time edge computing systems that turn advances in sensing, AI, and communications into operational capability in degraded or denied environments. It provides systems integration, software, and technology services to national security, defense, and critical industry customers, improving decision-making for frontline teams. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Bristol, England, the privately held company operates over 20,000 square feet of engineering and manufacturing facilities.