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AV/IT Support Technician Location: South East London Salary: £29,000 to £32,000 Working hours: Monday to Friday, 7:45am to 4:15pm Contract: Permanent, full-time MFK Recruitment is delighted to be recruiting an AV/IT Support Technician on behalf of a highly regarded education technology provider. We have recruited 45 IT professionals into this company over the past six years, and 32 are still working there today, which speaks volumes about the culture, progression and support they provide. This is a varied, hands-on position based at an independent school in South East London. You will take responsibility for setting up and operating AV equipment for school events while also supporting the wider IT team with day-to-day technical issues. The role would suit someone passionate about both AV and IT who enjoys working with different people and wants to develop their technical career within a supportive and growing organisation. What you'll be doing - Liaising with event organisers to understand their AV requirements - Setting up and operating sound, projection and video equipment - Ensuring AV equipment is working correctly before and during events - Troubleshooting faults and arranging repairs when required - Supporting users with the operation of AV equipment - Maintaining AV equipment within the school's main hall and classrooms - Resolving first-line IT support tickets - Providing technical support to teachers, staff and pupils - Installing software and upgrading existing applications - Testing and repairing laptops, desktops and other IT equipment - Supporting the maintenance of the school's network - Managing hardware and peripherals - Ensuring equipment and systems are safe for pupil use What we're looking for - Approximately 18 months' practical experience working with AV equipment - Experience with sound, projection and video systems - The ability to set up, operate and troubleshoot AV equipment - Experience providing IT support within a Microsoft Windows environment - Knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID and Intune - Experience troubleshooting hardware and software issues - Strong communication and interpersonal skills - A calm and solutions-focused approach when working under pressure - The ability to work independently and as part of a team - Excellent organisation, prioritisation and attention to detail - A genuine passion for AV and technology Industry-recognised AV or IT qualifications, such as CTS, Microsoft or CompTIA A+, would be beneficial but are not essential. Additional information This is a full-time, site-based position. The role includes attendance at up to 25 evening events each year, with hours normally offset through adjusted working hours or time off in lieu. Overtime may occasionally be available. A term-time-only arrangement, plus two additional weeks, may also be considered with the salary adjusted accordingly. The successful candidate will receive 22 days' annual leave and access to excellent training, professional development and career progression opportunities. Due to the school-based nature of the position, employment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and safer recruitment checks.

IT Support Technician Location: Lingfield, Surrey Salary: £26,500 to £27,500 Hours: 40 hours per week Holiday: 22 days plus bank holidays MFK Recruitment is proud to be working with a well-established and growing technology business that provides specialist IT services to the education sector. We have recruited 45 IT professionals into this company over the past six years, and 32 are still working there today , which speaks volumes about the culture, progression and support they provide. We are seeking an enthusiastic IT Support Technician to join their onsite education team in Surrey. Working alongside an experienced Senior IT Engineer, you will provide first-line technical support to staff and students while helping to maintain the organisation's IT systems, devices and network. This is an excellent opportunity for someone beginning their IT career or looking to develop their existing support experience. Home projects and self-taught technical knowledge will also be considered. IT Support Technician - Responsibilities: - Resolve first-line IT support tickets through the helpdesk - Provide friendly technical support to staff and students - Install software and upgrade existing applications - Test, diagnose and repair laptops, desktops and other IT equipment - Assist with the maintenance of the network and wider IT infrastructure - Carry out routine maintenance of classroom technology - Maintain and manage hardware and peripherals - Ensure IT systems and devices are secure and appropriate for student use - Escalate more complex technical issues when required - Maintain clear and accurate support records IT Support Technician - Requirements: - Previous IT experience or evidence of personal IT projects - A genuine passion for technology and problem-solving - Experience working in a customer-facing role - Strong written and verbal communication skills - A friendly, patient and approachable manner - The confidence to work independently and as part of a team - Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills - A willingness to learn, train and progress - GCSEs in English and Maths - An IT qualification such as CompTIA A+, Microsoft MS-900 or equivalent would be beneficial What's on offer: - Salary of £26,500 to £27,500 - 22 days' annual leave plus bank holidays - Excellent training and career progression opportunities - Support from an experienced technical team - Exposure to a broad range of technologies - The opportunity to develop within a successful and growing IT business - Regular company social events and a welcoming team culture As this position is based within an education environment, the successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check and relevant safer recruitment checks.

Senior Full Stack Engineer £85,000 to £105,000 Permanent Remote, with occasional London office visits The opportunity Our client is hiring a Senior Full Stack Engineer to take ownership of building the next generation of customer-facing software in the energy market. The business operates in a complex, high-value sector and is using technology, data, and strong product thinking to modernise an industry that has historically been underserved by great software. We have already recruited 4 people into the business, and all 4 are still there. We know the company and team well and are pleased to be supporting them again on this important hire. This is a genuinely high-impact opportunity for an experienced engineer who is equally comfortable across frontend and backend development. You will take the lead on building new products and developing the codebase, with significant autonomy over technical decisions, architecture, and delivery. The position can be fully remote, although the business would welcome occasional visits to its Mayfair office for collaboration and team time. The role This is a true full stack position. They need someone strong in React and TypeScript who can build polished, reliable customer-facing software, but who is equally capable of contributing across backend services, APIs, application logic, databases, and data-rich workflows. The platform supports complex energy processes across areas such as billing, metering, consumption, reporting, and asset performance. You will be responsible for taking those workflows and turning them into clear, scalable products that customers genuinely value. Initially, you will lead much of the engineering work independently. You will not, however, be expected to operate without support. The business can provide access to external engineering expertise and additional coding support where needed as the platform and codebase develop. This role offers genuine autonomy. You will have the freedom to make sensible technical decisions, shape engineering standards, and influence how the product evolves as the company grows. What you will be doing - Leading the development of customer-facing products from initial concept through to production - Building modern frontend applications using React and TypeScript - Designing and developing backend services, APIs, integrations, and application logic - Working with Python, SQL, databases, and data platforms - Taking ownership of architecture, technical decisions, and engineering standards - Turning complex energy and operational data into clear, intuitive product experiences - Working closely with product, data, leadership, and external engineering partners - Building a scalable and maintainable codebase from the ground up - Helping define the future engineering team and technical direction as the business expands What they are looking for - Strong commercial experience across both frontend and backend engineering - Excellent React and TypeScript capability - Strong backend development experience, ideally including Python - Good experience with APIs, databases, SQL, and system integrations - A track record of leading projects or taking ownership of major technical workstreams - Experience building customer-facing software from scratch - Strong product instincts and the ability to think beyond individual tickets - Confidence making technical decisions and working with a high level of autonomy - Excellent communication skills and the ability to work closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders - Personality and attitude are particularly important. They want someone positive, proactive, collaborative, and genuinely enthusiastic about building great software. The right person will bring energy to the team, take responsibility, and approach challenges with a practical and constructive mindset. Nice to have - Startup or scale-up experience - Energy, utilities, trading, sustainability, or fintech experience - Data visualisation experience - Experience working with Databricks or similar data platforms - Experience using AI-assisted development tools - Previous involvement in shaping engineering teams, standards, or architecture Why join - A salary of £85,000 to £105,000 + Bonus - The flexibility to work remotely - Occasional collaboration from the Mayfair office - Real autonomy over what gets built and how it is delivered - The opportunity to lead a major product and codebase from an early stage - Direct influence over product and technical direction - Support from external engineering resources when required - Broad exposure across frontend, backend, data, architecture, and product - Long-term scope to help build and shape the engineering function - A growing business operating in a complex and important energy market Summary This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Full Stack Engineer who wants meaningful ownership rather than simply maintaining an established platform. You will lead the development of customer-facing software, work across React, TypeScript, Python, APIs, databases, and data-rich systems, and have the autonomy to shape the technical direction of a growing energy business. They are looking for someone technically strong, but equally importantly, someone with an excellent attitude who is positive, engaging, and excited by the opportunity to build.

Senior Computer Vision Engineer - Deep Learning Salary: 70,000 to 95,000 Location: West London Working arrangement: Predominantly office and customer-site based, with some remote working available Employment: Permanent, full-time. Contract opportunities may also be considered. MFK Recruitment is recruiting a Senior Computer Vision Engineer for an innovative UK technology company working at the forefront of computer vision, perception and autonomy. The company develops advanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technology for defence, security and other demanding real-world environments. Its work combines machine vision, deep learning and neuroscience-inspired approaches to create AI systems that are accurate, robust and reliable. MFK Recruitment has successfully recruited four Engineers to this company over the past five years, and all four are still with the business. This speaks volumes about the culture, technical challenges and long-term opportunities available. Senior Computer Vision Engineer role You will design, develop and deploy production-grade computer vision systems using modern deep learning techniques, with a particular focus on Convolutional Neural Networks and Vision Transformers. This is a hands-on engineering role for someone comfortable working across research, software development and real-world deployment. You will help translate recent AI research into reliable products used within demanding defence and security environments. The position is predominantly office and customer-site based in West London, although some remote working will be available. Senior Computer Vision Engineer responsibilities - Design, develop and optimise computer vision models using CNNs, Vision Transformers and related deep learning architectures. - Develop customised neural networks, training strategies, loss functions and evaluation metrics. - Implement and adapt techniques from recent AI and computer vision research. - Build scalable training, validation, evaluation and inference pipelines. - Optimise models for accuracy, robustness, latency and deployment across cloud and edge platforms. - Translate research outputs into maintainable, production-quality software. - Collaborate with Software Engineers, Researchers, Technical Leaders and customers. - Contribute to architecture decisions, testing and CI/CD practices. - Support the deployment of computer vision systems into customer environments. Essential experience - Strong commercial experience developing deep learning solutions for computer vision. - Excellent Python development skills. - Commercial experience using PyTorch. TensorFlow experience will also be considered. - Strong knowledge of CNNs and modern computer vision techniques. - Experience designing, modifying or adapting neural network architectures. - Experience with model training, validation, hyperparameter optimisation and performance evaluation. - Experience implementing techniques from recent AI or computer vision research. - Experience delivering reliable AI systems into production. - Strong software engineering practices, including Git, testing, code reviews and CI/CD. - Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills. Desirable experience - Vision Transformer architectures. - Object detection, tracking, segmentation or pose estimation. - Multi-object localisation or multi-modal perception systems. - GPU optimisation, CUDA, inference acceleration or edge AI. - Real-time computer vision systems. - Docker, Kubernetes, Kubeflow or MLOps pipelines. - Aerial, satellite or ISR imagery. - Synthetic data generation, Unreal Engine or NVIDIA Omniverse. - Distributed training and large-scale model optimisation. - Defence, government or national security projects. - An MSc or PhD in Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Robotics or a related subject. Security clearance Candidates must be eligible to obtain UK BPSS and Security Check clearance. Existing clearance is advantageous but is not required for every appointment. Applicants for SC clearance are normally expected to have lived in the UK for the previous five years. A shorter period of UK residency or time spent overseas will not necessarily prevent clearance, but eligibility will be assessed individually by the sponsoring authority.

Machine Learning Engineer - Spiking Neural Networks Salary: 75,000 to 100,000 Location: West London Working arrangement: Predominantly office and customer-site based, with some remote working available Employment: Permanent, full-time MFK Recruitment is seeking a specialist Machine Learning Engineer to help develop an engineering-grade Spiking Neural Network engine for practical machine vision applications. Our client develops advanced AI and Machine Learning technology for defence, security and other demanding operational environments. Its work combines computer vision, perception and neuroscience-inspired technology to produce accurate and robust AI systems. MFK Recruitment has successfully recruited four Engineers to this company over the past five years, and all four are still with the business. Machine Learning Engineer role You will combine current knowledge of Spiking Neural Networks with strong C++ software development skills to transform advanced research into a practical and usable product. This is a rare opportunity to apply genuine SNN experience to production software with direct operational applications. You will work alongside Researchers, Data Scientists and Engineers on SNNs, machine vision, synthetic training data and related CNN or Transformer-based projects. The position is predominantly office and customer-site based in West London, although some remote working will be available. Machine Learning Engineer responsibilities - Apply your knowledge of SNNs to the development of a novel machine vision engine. - Develop high-quality C++ software based on research outputs and product requirements. - Use machine vision and image-analysis techniques to solve complex engineering challenges. - Contribute to projects using CNNs and Transformer networks. - Integrate recent Machine Learning algorithms into production software. - Support synthetic training-image generation and the curation of real-world ISR imagery. - Work closely with Researchers to understand and implement technical solutions. - Contribute to system design, version control, testing and CI/CD pipelines. - Support colleagues and customers during technical discussions and project delivery. Essential experience - Current hands-on experience developing Spiking Neural Networks. - Strong C++ programming and software engineering skills. - Knowledge of machine vision, image analysis or computer vision. - The ability to understand research outputs and transform them into reliable software. - Experience developing maintainable code using version control, testing and CI/CD. - Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills. Desirable experience - CUDA and GPU programming. - Python and PyTorch. - CNNs, Transformers or broader deep learning architectures. - Synthetic training imagery and simulation environments. - ISR imagery or defence-related machine vision. - Commercial software development alongside academic or research experience. - An MSc, PhD or postdoctoral background involving SNNs, Computer Vision, AI or Machine Learning. Security clearance Candidates must be eligible to obtain UK BPSS and Security Check clearance. Existing security clearance would be highly advantageous. Applicants for SC clearance are normally expected to have lived in the UK for the previous five years. Applicants with a shorter UK residency history may still be considered, subject to the sponsoring authority being able to complete the required checks.

Senior Full Stack Engineer 85,000 to 105,000 Permanent Remote, with occasional London office visits The opportunity Our client is hiring a Senior Full Stack Engineer to take ownership of building the next generation of customer-facing software in the energy market. The business operates in a complex, high-value sector and is using technology, data, and strong product thinking to modernise an industry that has historically been underserved by great software. We have already recruited 4 people into the business, and all 4 are still there. We know the company and team well and are pleased to be supporting them again on this important hire. This is a genuinely high-impact opportunity for an experienced engineer who is equally comfortable across frontend and backend development. You will take the lead on building new products and developing the codebase, with significant autonomy over technical decisions, architecture, and delivery. The position can be fully remote, although the business would welcome occasional visits to its Mayfair office for collaboration and team time. The role This is a true full stack position. They need someone strong in React and TypeScript who can build polished, reliable customer-facing software, but who is equally capable of contributing across backend services, APIs, application logic, databases, and data-rich workflows. The platform supports complex energy processes across areas such as billing, metering, consumption, reporting, and asset performance. You will be responsible for taking those workflows and turning them into clear, scalable products that customers genuinely value. Initially, you will lead much of the engineering work independently. You will not, however, be expected to operate without support. The business can provide access to external engineering expertise and additional coding support where needed as the platform and codebase develop. This role offers genuine autonomy. You will have the freedom to make sensible technical decisions, shape engineering standards, and influence how the product evolves as the company grows. What you will be doing - Leading the development of customer-facing products from initial concept through to production - Building modern frontend applications using React and TypeScript - Designing and developing backend services, APIs, integrations, and application logic - Working with Python, SQL, databases, and data platforms - Taking ownership of architecture, technical decisions, and engineering standards - Helping define the future engineering team and technical direction as the business expands What they are looking for - Strong commercial experience across both frontend and backend engineering - Excellent React and TypeScript capability - Strong backend development experience, ideally including Python - Good experience with APIs, databases, SQL, and system integrations - A track record of leading projects or taking ownership of major technical workstreams - Experience building customer-facing software from scratch - Strong product instincts and the ability to think beyond individual tickets - Confidence making technical decisions and working with a high level of autonomy - Excellent communication skills and the ability to work closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders - Personality and attitude are particularly important. They want someone positive, proactive, collaborative, and genuinely enthusiastic about building great software. The right person will bring energy to the team, take responsibility, and approach challenges with a practical and constructive mindset. Nice to have - Startup or scale-up experience - Energy, utilities, trading, sustainability, or fintech experience - Data visualisation experience - Experience working with Databricks or similar data platforms - Experience using AI-assisted development tools - Previous involvement in shaping engineering teams, standards, or architecture Why join - A salary of 85,000 to 105,000 + Bonus - The flexibility to work remotely - Occasional collaboration from the Mayfair office - Real autonomy over what gets built and how it is delivered - Support from external engineering resources when required - Broad exposure across frontend, backend, data, architecture, and product - Long-term scope to help build and shape the engineering function - A growing business operating in a complex and important energy market Summary This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Full Stack Engineer who wants meaningful ownership rather than simply maintaining an established platform. You will lead the development of customer-facing software, work across React, TypeScript, Python, APIs, databases, and data-rich systems, and have the autonomy to shape the technical direction of a growing energy business. They are looking for someone technically strong, but equally importantly, someone with an excellent attitude who is positive, engaging, and excited by the opportunity to build.