Technology Consultant £70,000 - £90,000 Gloucestershire Hybrid Ncounter is supporting a growing technology consultancy looking for a Technologist to take a leading role across RandD, solution design and the technical development of new client opportunities. This is not a traditional Software Engineer position. You will combine hands-on engineering with architecture, rapid prototyping and technical consultancy, helping turn complex problems into credible solutions. A significant part of the role will involve providing the technical thinking behind bids, working out how a proposed solution could actually be designed and delivered, then confidently presenting those ideas to technical stakeholders. You will also remain hands-on, developing Proofs of Concept and MVPs, exploring emerging technologies and helping shape an expanding research capability. Projects can move quickly and span areas including distributed systems, AI, observability, cloud-native technology, messaging, NLP and image processing. What we re looking for: • A strong software engineering background, ideally with recent hands-on development experience • Strong Python skills and/or experience with Java, JavaScript, C/C++ or Rust • Broad technical knowledge, with the ability to choose technologies based on the problem rather than being tied to one stack • Experience designing solutions from high-level architecture through to detailed technical implementation • Exposure to technical consultancy, pre-sales, bids or ..... full job details .....