Senior Engineer

Role Overview

• Build and maintain robust, accessible and performant web interfaces.
• Develop secure and reliable server side components and integrations.
• Work with project managers and stakeholders to shape and deliver effective technical solutions.
• Provide code reviews, uphold development standards and promote best practices across the team.
• Diagnose and resolve complex issues spanning the front end, back end and database layers.
• Take part in planning, estimation and wider technical decision making.
• Support and enhance long standing systems that include legacy components.

Requirements

• Software Development: Design, develop, test, and deploy high-quality software solutions using modern engineering practices.
• Write clean, maintainable code with appropriate test coverage.
• Technical Excellence: Contribute to architectural decisions, participate in code reviews, and champion best practices in software engineering.
• Help establish and maintain high standards of quality across the codebase.
• Agile Delivery: Work within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment, actively participating in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and other agile ceremonies to ensure successful delivery.
• Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, other engineers, QA, and stakeholders to understand requirements, provide technical input, and deliver solutions that meet business needs.
• Testing & Quality Assurance: Write comprehensive unit and integration tests.
• Contribute to the shift towards automated testing and continuous quality improvement.
• Cloud-Native Development: Build and maintain solutions using AWS services, following event-driven and microservices architectural patterns where appropriate.
• Mentorship: Support and mentor junior team members, sharing knowledge and helping to develop their technical skills.
• Continuous Learning: Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends.
• Experiment with new tools and techniques, including AI-assisted development, to improve productivity and code quality.
• Problem Solving: Investigate and resolve complex technical issues, participate in incident response, and contribute to improving system reliability.

Tech Stack

• AWS
• Cloud
• Microservices

Benefits

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
• with extra days the longer you’re with us
• Two paid wellbeing days each year, with a budget to enjoy some time out with someone important to you
• Enhanced pension contributions to support your future
• Two paid days a year to give back through volunteering, charity work, or sustainability projects with our Green Team
• Salary sacrifice schemes for electric vehicles and cycle-to-work
• 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme for confidential advice and support
• A full annual health check to keep you at your best
• A flexible benefits platform
• from life assurance and learning opportunities to retail discounts and cinema tickets
• A genuine people-first culture where your growth and wellbeing come first
• Performance-related bonus scheme to reward your contribution
• Regular socials
• from team get-togethers to all-company celebrations, with each department owning a budget for their events
• The opportunity to attend group conferences, away days and learning forums both in the UK and abroad
• network with other talent
• We’ve created a welcoming office environment, with well-stocked kitchens offering free breakfast, fresh fruit, hot and cold drinks, and a range of tuck shop goodies to keep you fuelled throughout the day.