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💻 1. Junior Software Engineer
Company: Gravitas Recruitment Group
📍 London (Soho) | 💰 £40,000–£50,000 + Equity | 🏢 Hybrid (4 days onsite)
🚀 About the Role
You’ll be joining a fast-growing team building a next-gen AI-powered social platform—think private group chats and shared digital experiences (a “digital living room”).
This is a great opportunity to work on a product expected to scale to millions of users globally.
🛠 What You’ll Do
- Work across backend, mobile, and internal tools
- Contribute to product development and engineering culture
- Use modern AI tools in day-to-day development
🎁 Benefits
- Competitive salary + equity
- Private health & dental insurance
- Learning & development budget
- MacBook + iPhone + AI tools access
- 35 days holiday + bank holidays
- Regular team socials & retreats
- ✅ Visa sponsorship available
💻 2. Software Engineer (Fullstack/Frontend)
Company: Mistral AI
📍 London
🚀 About the Role
Join a cutting-edge AI company working on the Mistral Cloud platform. You’ll help improve user experience across their product suite.
🛠 Key Responsibilities
- Build scalable fullstack applications
- Focus on clean code and strong UX
- Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams
- Solve complex technical problems
🎁 Benefits
- Competitive salary + equity
- Health insurance
- Transport & meal allowances
- Sports allowance
- Retirement plan
- Generous parental leave
- ✅ Visa sponsorship available
💻 3. Junior Engineer (AI / Open Source)
Company: Tracer
📍 London
🚀 About the Role
Perfect for early-career engineers! Work on an AI-powered SRE agent used globally for production systems.
🛠 Tech Stack
- Python, Rust
- AWS + Terraform
- ClickHouse
- AI/ML tools (LangGraph)
🎯 What You’ll Do
- Build integrations (Grafana, Kafka, Datadog, etc.)
- Contribute to open-source AI tools
- Work directly with founders
- Attend global engineering events 🌍
🎁 Benefits
- Salary + equity
- 30 days leave
- Health insurance
- Weekly socials & team trips
- ✅ Visa sponsorship available
💻 4. Front-End Engineer (React Native)
Company: nsave
📍 London
🚀 About the Role
Build mobile apps that help users manage and grow their finances. Ideal for engineers strong in React Native and mobile UX.
🛠 Requirements
- Strong React Native & TypeScript experience
- Experience with APIs, state management (Redux, etc.)
- Performance optimisation skills
- Focus on clean UI/UX
🎁 Benefits
- Share options
- 25 days leave + holidays
- Private health insurance
- Free gym access
- £500 wellness budget
- Learning & development budget
- ✅ Visa sponsorship available
👉 Apply: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/front-end-engineer-at-nsave-4400764295/
💻 5. Java Software Engineer (Tech Lead Level)
Company: Nomura
📍 London
🚀 About the Role
A senior-level opportunity leading real-time data engineering systems in a global financial institution.
⚠️ Note: Sponsorship is possible, but subject to UK Skilled Worker visa rules.
🛠 Responsibilities
- Lead data platform architecture
- Build high-performance, low-latency systems
- Mentor junior engineers
- Drive innovation in data engineering
🇳🇬 Final Tips for Naija Applicants in the UK
- Make sure your CV is UK-standard (no photos, strong bullet points)
- Highlight right-to-work status clearly (or sponsorship requirement)
- Tailor your CV to each role (very important in the UK market)
- Apply early—many of these roles close fast
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