Leading the technical design and implementation of new features, writing clean, efficient, and well-tested code.
Collaborating closely with UX/UI designers to translate design concepts into seamless and intuitive user interfaces.
Championing code quality and robust testing strategies across the team to ensure reliable and performant app releases.
Partnering with backend engineers to define and evolve APIs, ensuring seamless integration between the app and backend services.
Mentoring and guiding other engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement within the team.
Utilise rich logs, metrics, and data to monitor and improve system performance & reliability

Experience of high traffic consumer facing websites and working with React. We have also recently started using Expo, so any experience with that would be a bonus
Good understanding of Cloud technologies, and their application to solve problems such as Event/Data Ingestion and 3rd Party API Integrations. As well as a strong appreciation of A/B Testing, Monitoring and DevOps principles
A breadth of knowledge about all aspects of software development and familiarity with procedural & functional languages, preferably having experience with Databricks, Python and SQL.
Pragmatic approach to deliver effective solutions to address business & consumer challenges
Committed to your own development and excited to make a direct, substantial impact within a company that provides you with full autonomy to release changes daily
Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy, effectively prioritising tasks, and managing your time in a dynamic, small team environment.
**Strong leadership **with a desire to guide and influence technical direction.

10% discretionary yearly bonus and yearly pay reviews (based on RVU and personal performance)
A hybrid working approach with 2 in-office days per week and up to 22 working days per year to “work from anywhere”
Employer matching pension contributions up to 7.5%
A one-off £300 “Work from Home” budget to help contribute towards a great work environment at home
Excellent maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave policy, for those key moments in your life
25 days holiday (increasing to 30 days) + 2 days “My Time” per year
Private medical cover, critical illness cover , dental plans and employee assistance programme
Free gym access
Employee discounts programme
A healthy learning and training budget to support your development
Electric vehicle and cycle to work scheme
Regular events
from team socials to company-wide events with insightful external speakers, we want to make sure our colleagues continue to feel connected

Lead Software Engineer

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