Instil is a Belfast software engineering firm delivering custom products, AI and cyber security services for technology companies. Its hiring is heavily weighted toward senior security talent, and its toolset pairs offensive tooling (Burp Suite, Nmap, Nessus, Kali Linux) with Java, .NET, Node.js and AWS serverless, pointing to a security practice spanning penetration testing and ISO 27001 compliance work alongside core delivery.
Instil is a privately held software engineering company founded in 2005 and headquartered in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It builds custom software for technology brands, with service lines covering product development, cyber security and artificial intelligence. Delivery spans cloud engineering on AWS, Azure and GCP, plus product design and UI/UX. The company employs 51–200 people and currently recruits in the United Kingdom.
Instil works with Java, Spring Boot, .NET, C#, Node.js, TypeScript, React and Python, on AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS) and Azure, with Docker, Kubernetes, Datadog, PostgreSQL and Snowflake.
Yes. Instil runs penetration testing across infrastructure, cloud, web and mobile applications, using tools such as Burp Suite, Nmap, Nessus and Kali Linux.
Security dominates Instil's open roles, mostly at senior level, with smaller engineering and data needs. All hiring is in the United Kingdom, though recent posting velocity is minimal.
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