digiLab is a formative AI company with world-leading specialists in uncertainty quantification, applied where the stakes are highest and the margin for error is smallest.
Our customers are among the largest and most advanced engineering and science-led organisations in the world, and they're using our technology to tackle some of society's biggest challenges. How do we make fusion energy a commercial reality? Can we drive down the cost of renewable energy and accelerate the transition to a sustainable future? How do we support coral reef restoration, or strengthen Britain's national security? These are just a few of the critical questions our technology is helping to answer.
At the heart of our work is the Uncertainty Engine, digiLab's trustworthy and explainable AI platform, enabling our customers to accelerate innovation, reduce risk, and deliver real value through more confident decisions.
We are looking for ambitious team members to help shape our pioneering technology and tackle some of the world's most impactful problems.
The Role
We're looking for an experienced
Senior Software Engineer (Frontend)
to lead the development of Engine Designer — the interface through which our customers harness the Uncertainty Engine to tackle some of society's hardest problems. In this role, you'll use React and TypeScript to design and build the user-centric interfaces that make trustworthy AI usable.
This is a hands-on technical role that combines deep frontend expertise with a collaborative, product-minded approach.
What you'll do
- Collaborating with a cross-functional team to develop and maintain high-quality frontend software solutions.
- Contributing to the architectural design, development, testing, and deployment of frontend applications.
- Developing applications with React and Typescript, ensuring a high-quality, scalable, and secure codebase.
Duties may evolve, and you may be asked to take on other reasonable responsibilities within your competence to support our growth.
Your Experience
Nice to have
- A Master's degree in a related field.
- Experience with AWS: IAM, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, CloudFormation, API Gateway, ECR, EC2, Cognito.
- Experience with canvas/diagram libraries (like Reactflow, FlowChart.js, etc.).
- Experience with popular state management libraries, for client and server state
- Knowledge of deployment-reliability engineering and reliability best practices.
- Experience with security best practices and frontend security concerns.
Location:
This role is on-site at our
Exeter
or
Bristol
office.
As an ambitious, rapidly-growing start-up, we're looking for proactive, adaptable people who thrive in a fast-paced environment. Our standard working hours are 9.00–5.30pm, Monday to Thursday, though some flexibility outside these hours may be required to meet business needs.
Our Culture and Values
At digiLab, we're building something we truly believe in, and we're looking for like-minded people.
We foster a culture of innovation, trust, and collaboration. Our values include:
- Creativity & Agility: Encouraging innovation and flexibility in goal achievement.
- Trust & Responsibility: Supporting each other in taking calculated risks for bold innovation.
- Open & Honest Collaboration: Ensuring transparent communication and alignment.
- High-Performance Standards: Continuously challenging ourselves to excel in delivery.
- Value-Driven Work: Regularly assessing our contributions toward company goals.
Benefits
We value enthusiasm and loyalty, and we're committed to offering a great work-life balance. Along with the exciting challenges this role provides, we offer a range of benefits including:
- Competitive Salary
- Personal & professional development
- BUPA private health care (via salary sacrifice)
- Company Cashplan
- Cycle to work scheme
- Referral Program
- Regular social events such as pizza nights, kayaking, bouldering and bake offs
Equal Opportunities
digiLab is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fair, inclusive, and legally compliant. We take equality, dignity, and non-discrimination seriously.
Final Note
We aim to respond to every applicant, but due to high application volumes, we may not be able to respond individually. Thank you for your interest in joining the digiLab team. The information you provide will be stored and used in line with our Privacy Notice.
