Senior Software Engineer, Post-Trade

ABOUT THE ROLE AND TEAM The Technical Bid Manager will lead Quantum Motion's end-to-end bid activity for non-dilutive funding, collaborative R&D programmes, strategic innovation opportunities and selected public/private funding submissions across our global footprint, with particular ownership of the technical content, evidence and narrative within submissions. This is a hands-on role for an experienced bid professional who can manage opportunities from horizon scanning, qualification and capture through proposal development, governance, submission, funder clarification, award/contracting support and handover to delivery.   This is a rare and exciting opportunity to be an early employee at a scale-up shaping the future of quantum computing. There are vast opportunities for professional growth and to make an impact within the company.   Working closely with technical, product, finance, commercial/legal and leadership teams, you will turn complex quantum computing and semiconductor R&D into clear, compelling, funder-ready proposals. You will be comfortable shaping and reviewing technical inputs for coherence, completeness and evaluator alignment, while relying on subject-matter experts for technical sign-off. You will be highly organised, commercially aware and confident managing senior stakeholders, external collaborators and concurrent deadlines across the UK, Europe and Spain, with knowledge of US and Australian funding landscapes a strong advantage. Quantum technology knowledge would be valuable, but proven experience in bids, grants and proposal delivery is essential. OUR TEAM Since 2021 our team has been listed every year in the “Top 100 Startups worth watching” in the EE Times in 2021 and 2022, and our technology breakthroughs have been featured in The Telegraph, BBC and the New Statesman. Our founders are internationally renowned researchers from UCL and Oxford University who have pioneered the development of qubits and quantum computing architectures. Our chairman is the co-founder of Cadence and Synopsys, the two leading companies in the area of Electronic Design Automation. We’re backed by a team of top-tier investors, and we have recently closed our Series C funding of $160 million.   We bring together the brightest quantum engineers, integrated circuit (IC) engineers, quantum computing theoreticians and software engineers to create a unique, world-leading team, working together closely to maximise our combined expertise. Our collaborative and interdisciplinary culture is an ideal fit for anyone who thrives in a cutting-edge research and development environment focused on tackling big challenges and contributing to the development of scalable quantum computers based on silicon technology.   Our team of 100+ is based across London, Oxford, San Sebastián and Sydney, with our primary hub in Islington (London). FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE * Own and continuously improve Quantum Motion's end-to-end bid process, from opportunity identification and qualification through capture, bid planning, submission, award support and handover to delivery * Monitor, assess and prioritise public and collaborative R&D funding opportunities across the UK, Europe and Spain, with additional awareness of US and Australian funding routes relevant to Quantum Motion's locations and growth plans * Lead bid/no-bid recommendations, win strategies, technical win themes, value propositions, compliance matrices, work plans, action trackers, governance reviews and approval-to-submit processes * Manage cross-functional bid teams, coordinating inputs from opportunity owners, technical specialists, product, finance, commercial/legal, project delivery and external consortium partners, ensuring technical contributors are clear on evaluation criteria, evidence requirements and deadlines * Translate complex technical content, product roadmaps and research plans into strong proposal narratives covering technical excellence, impact, commercialisation, exploitation, risk, project management and route to market, making sure technical sections read consistently across work packages, milestones and deliverables * Work with Finance and programme/project teams to develop bid budgets, eligible cost models, resourcing assumptions, match-funding plans and funder-specific financial templates * Coordinate partner and consortium inputs, including statements of work, letters of support, collaboration materials, IP/commercial inputs, ethics/security considerations and supporting documents * Own quality control and compliance for each submission, ensuring funder requirements, eligibility rules, formatting, page/word limits, evaluation criteria, technical consistency and portal requirements are met * Set up and facilitate formal bid reviews, including qualification, solution/storyboard, red team, financial/operational/legal and final approval reviews * Manage funder clarifications, interview/presentation preparation, post-submission feedback, lessons learned and continuous improvement of bid templates, content libraries and processes * Maintain the bid pipeline, funding calendar, status reporting, win/loss intelligence, metrics and funder/partner insight for senior stakeholders * Build reusable bid assets including capability statements, technical summaries, technical evidence points, impact stories, partner databases, CVs/bios, facility descriptions and standard company content EXPERIENCE - ESSENTIALS * 5+ years of bid, proposal, grant or funding application experience, including ownership of complex technical, R&D, innovation or public-funding submissions, with regular responsibility for technical content coordination or review * Proven track record of leading successful bids from capture through submission and handover, ideally in deep tech, research, engineering, university, Catapult/RTO, semiconductor, computing, aerospace/defence or similarly technical environments * Strong knowledge of UK and European innovation funding landscapes, such as Innovate UK, UKRI, DSIT, Horizon Europe, EIC, Eurostars or equivalent schemes * Ability to coordinate senior stakeholders and technical specialists across multiple locations and time zones, holding contributors to deadlines without direct line management authority * Excellent writing, editing, technical content review and storytelling skills, with the ability to turn complex technical and commercial information into clear, persuasive and compliant proposals * Ability to review technical content with enough fluency to challenge clarity, completeness and evaluator alignment, without needing to be a quantum physicist * Strong financial and commercial awareness, including bid budgets, eligible costs, match funding, partner cost allocations and funder-specific financial templates * Highly organised and process-driven, with strong prioritisation, scheduling, version control, document management and attention to detail under deadline pressure * Confident stakeholder manager and communicator across technical, product, finance, commercial/legal, executive, funder and external partner groups * Comfortable working in a fast-paced scale-up and R&D environment where requirements, timelines and priorities can change quickly * Good working knowledge of common bid tools and collaborative platforms such as Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Teams, CRM/pipeline tools or proposal management systems * Understanding of confidentiality, IP, security, export control, ethics, subsidy control/state aid and other compliance considerations relevant to technical R&D funding EXPERIENCE - DESIRABLE * APMP Foundation/Practitioner, Shipley or equivalent bid and proposal management training or equivalent experience * Direct experience with quantum technologies, semiconductors, cryogenics, electronics, software, AI, high-performance computing, defence/dual-use or other advanced R&D sectors * Experience with Spanish public innovation funding national or Basque country specific or a clear track record of rapidly building expertise in new international funder frameworks * Experience with US funding routes such as SBIR/STTR, NSF, DOE, DARPA, DoD or other federal R&D programmes * Experience with Australian funding routes such as the Industry Growth Program, ARC Linkage, Critical Technologies Challenge Program, Defence or state-level innovation/quantum schemes * Experience building and managing consortia involving universities, research institutes, SMEs, corporates, Catapults/RTOs, government agencies or international partners * Knowledge of research impact, commercialisation strategy, TRL/MRL frameworks, exploitation plans and routes to market for emerging technologies * Experience creating bid libraries, compliance matrices, governance frameworks, lessons-learned processes and executive pipeline reporting * Spanish language capability or experience working with Spanish-speaking partners and funding bodies BENEFITS * Be part of a creative, world-leading team * Competitive salary and share options scheme * Contributory pension scheme * Group private medical insurance scheme * Choose your own laptop/kit * Life Assurance * Cycle-to-work Scheme * Flexible working * Access to Quantum Motion offices in London, Oxford, San Sebastian or Sydney EEO STATEMENT Quantum Motion is committed to providing equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate based on age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, colour, religion, disability status, marital status, pregnancy, gender reassignment or any other protected characteristics covered by the Equality Act 2010.

By bringing together next-gen technology and the finest live data available, Genius Sports is enabling a new era of sports for fans worldwide, delivering experiences that are more immersive, interactive and personalized than ever before. Learn more at geniussports.com.  The Role  You will join one of our established high-performing teams within the Betting division, as we invest in our core and future Betting products. You will be focusing on the delivery of technical and product-focused initiatives, to expand and scale up our industry's leading Sportsbook and Risk Management products.  One example is our Advanced Risk team, who were set up to challenge conventional wisdom about risk management for sports betting operators. Using new measures of liability that take account of correlations between different markets on an event, and by monitoring betting patterns from the moment an event is opened for betting, we apply margins asymmetrically in a way that helps operators to make higher profit margins, reduce volatility and improve customer experience with greater uptime and fewer rejected bets. Our software provides customers with a new level of flexibility over the way they manage their Sportsbooks to meet their financial objectives. Smart algorithms allow decisions about bets to be taken quickly at scale while enabling close control when desired, reminiscent of earlier days of sports betting.  How will you work?  Join a specially formed, highly skilled team delivering an innovative & intelligent product! Forming part of a multi-disciplinary Agile team of Software Engineers, Data Scientists, QA Engineers and a Product Manager, you will look to work closely to the fundamental principles of continuous delivery and empowered, high-performing teams.    We operate in a squad model to allow focus on the business top priorities, allowing exposure across multiple products while still maintaining strong ownership of your team’s domain.  If you are looking to tackle hard problems with smart solutions, collaborate with astute engineers and deliver high calibre code with an autonomous & performance focused approach that supports success, delivery & quality, then this is for you.    As a Senior Software Engineer 1 (SR1)  you and your team will build highly distributed, real-time, dynamically scaling systems using modern CI/CD pipelines & cloud infrastructure. You will be responsible for innovating, architecting, delivering & maintaining an industry-revolutionising product. You will lead execution of multi-sprint features or systems with measurable business impact.    We will lean on your technical expertise and your pragmatic approach to problem solving; working in a team that prioritises the principles of Agile delivery and continuous improvement. You will have a Data-driven, evidence-based mentality, comfortable with the principles of continuous experimentation and validation.     What skills do you have?  * You will have expert level knowledge of at least one object-oriented programming language (C#, Java, JS, Kotlin, Python, PHP, Golang, C++)   * Flexibility to work on all areas of the service stack, front-end, back-end, infrastructure etc.  * You will have a strong understanding of the principles of good software design. Familiarity with core concepts such as information hiding, abstraction, module design, cohesion and coupling.  * You will have strong software architecture knowledge, including architectural patterns and how to apply them to highly-scalable, fault-tolerant, observable microservices and systems.  * You will have detailed knowledge of testing methodology (TDD) and designing high-quality testing suites resilient to changes in implementation.     * You will have experience of source control, continuous integration, pipeline design, containerised workloads and infrastructure as code.    * You will have experience in messaging and asynchronous communication technologies (RabbitMQ, Pulsar)  * Understanding of Data Structures, Databases and Caching Technologies  * You bring clarity to complex domains, rapidly developing a deep understanding and challenging unclear requirements. You lead conversations that drive alignment and uncover edge cases others might miss.  * You will have experience in mentoring engineers both within and outside the immediate team.    It is advantageous for you to have knowledge of the following:   * You will have expert knowledge of C#   * Operation of Kubernetes Clusters   * Building cloud native applications (AWS)  * Front-end web technologies  (React, shadcn)   * Domain Driven Design   * Mathematical Aptitude, particularly statistics   * Data Engineering skills  * Experience in building production grade software with Agentic AI  What we expect from our co-workers   * Curiosity and strong desire to learn and improve.   * Social skills, being able to act as a facilitator, can balance enabling others with individual contributions.  * Time management and asynchronous communication skills relevant for a remote-first engineering organization.  * Enthusiasm and ability to work collaboratively within a team.  * Excellent spoken and written English.  * Adherence to our core engineering principles of Aligned Autonomy, Psychological Safety and Continuous Improvement.     We enjoy an ‘office-first’ culture and maximize opportunities to collaborate, connect and learn together. Our hybrid working models differ depending on your role and location. Occasional travel may be required.  As well as a competitive salary and range of benefits, we’re committed to supporting employee wellbeing and helping you grow your skills, experience and career. Learn more about how rewarding life at Genius can be at Reward | Genius Sports. One team, being brave, driving change   We strive to create an inclusive working environment, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and the ability to make a difference. Learn more about our values and culture at Culture | Genius Sports.   Let us know when you apply if you need any assistance during the recruiting process due to a disability.