Graduate Software Engineer

Craxel is revolutionizing data analytics and artificial intelligence with its pioneering Black Forest™ technology, which offers a cutting‑edge knowledge infrastructure for AI‑powered decision‑making at large scales with exceptional speed. This technology enables instant access to fully connected and contextualized data for both humans and machines, even across complex datasets of immense size. Leveraging an O(1) indexing engine, Black Forest delivers unparalleled performance, cost‑efficiency, and low‑latency results. Used to transform fragmented data into multidimensional, AI‑ready knowledge graphs, Craxel empowers industries ranging from national security to financial intelligence to make optimized decisions rapidly and at scale.

Role Description: This is a full time role for a Graduate Knowledge Engineer at Craxel UK, based in Belfast (Hybrid Role, office based 3 days per week). Our Knowledge Engineers, working with clients and partners, focus on solving complex problems by developing and designing advanced knowledge systems that change the game when it comes to the handling and analysis of data.

Responsibilities:

• Creating and maintaining database tooling, knowledge representations and graphs, vector and time series analysis, ensuring data contextualization, and supporting AI readiness.
• Collaborating with UK and US teams to analyse, structure, and optimise complex data sets for decision making processes, including working with clients and explaining the benefits of Black Forest™.

Qualifications: Who We're Looking For:

• Minimum 2:1 Bachelor's degree or Masters Graduate in any STEM field.
• Must be willing to work in an office environment with flexible hybrid working.
• Strong communicators, both written and verbal.
• Problem solvers eager to learn and grow.
• Team players with a collaborative spirit.
• Detail-oriented with a "can-do" attitude.

Key Skills:

• Foundational understanding of time series data, data modelling, ontologies, graph databases, or knowledge representation frameworks (e.g., RDF, OWL, SPARQL, property graphs).
• Understanding of data sources (structured, unstructured, geospatial, and temporal).
• Understanding of AI/ML, Generative AI, or LLM grounding concepts, especially in relation to structured data or retrieval augmented generation (RAG).
• Knowledge of Cloud Infrastructure and Containers is desirable but not essential.
• Jira and GitHub knowledge desirable.

What We Offer:

• Excellent benefits and employment package.
• Competitive starting salary of £32,500.
• Health Insurance (including optical and dental cover).
• Group Employment Income Protection.
• Holiday allowance of 30 days annually.
• Continuous learning opportunities.
• Opportunities to travel globally.
• Give as You Earn.

Please note, we cannot offer visa sponsorship for this position.

Security Clearance Qualification Statement: Due to the nature of some of the work that we do at Craxel, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires you to be eligible for Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats. It is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance. To be eligible for full SC without caveats, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years.

Our Application Process:

• Screening Call: A friendly chat with our Team to get to know you better (approx. 20-30 minutes).
• Technical Interview: Discussing your Degree, skills, and technical aspirations (approx. 45 minutes).
• Follow Up Interview: Chat with a member of our Executive Leadership Team (approx. 30 minutes).
• Feedback and Decision: You'll receive constructive feedback.

Craxel adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.