Senior Backend Software Engineer – 12-month FTC

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Collaborate closely with Engineering Managers, Product Managers, Platform Engineers, Security Engineers, Data Engineers, and other backend teams to identify challenges and devise effective solutions.

• Write high-quality code that is well-organized, dependable, maintainable, and easy to comprehend, supporting systems utilized by millions of Depop users.

• Take responsibility for platform and product development, from technical exploration and problem identification to the breakdown of tasks and implementation.

• Contribute to overarching architectural considerations, aiding in establishing the long-term technical trajectory for Depop’s core application and related platform services.

• Enhance the scalability, reliability, observability, and operational safety of essential backend systems.

• Work on foundational platform capabilities, including core backend systems, service-to-service communication, authentication, infrastructure architecture, messaging, database scalability, deployment tooling, and internal engineering enablement.

• Assist in advancing Depop’s core application to ensure it remains secure, efficient, and suitable for future product and engineering requirements.

• Communicate effectively with stakeholders across engineering, product, security, data, and infrastructure, translating technical complexities into a common understanding and actionable strategies.

• Oversee applications from start to finish, including production incident management, debugging, monitoring, and ongoing improvement.

• Adopt agile methodologies, user-centered design principles, and a practical approach to addressing real business and engineering challenges.

• Participate in a culture of continuous improvement by engaging in blameless post-mortems, architecture reviews, engineering guild sessions, and discussions on technical strategy.

• Work daily with fellow engineers in a cross-functional setting to tackle complex issues and produce high-quality code.

• Mentor and foster the development of colleagues, identifying opportunities to share knowledge and enhance team skill sets.

• Take ownership of your code, workflows, services, and data throughout their entire lifecycle.

⛳️ Requirements

• Strong software engineering experience, demonstrating the ability to learn and work effectively within the team’s Scala and Python stack.

• A solid background in backend engineering, including experience in designing, building, testing, and operating production services.

• Openness to work across various paradigms and languages, encompassing backend, platform, and data-oriented tasks.

• Excellent technical and non-technical communication skills, with the capability to clarify complex technical topics to diverse audiences.

• Proficiency in testing solutions at various levels, including unit and integration testing.

• Experience working with relational or non-relational databases.

• Familiarity with Kubernetes or similar container orchestration technologies.

• Experience in production systems where reliability, scalability, and maintainability are essential.

• Ability to proactively recognize and resolve complex technical issues independently, while knowing when to seek assistance or collaborate with peers.

🏝️ Benefits

• Access to PMI and cash plan healthcare with Bupa.

• Subsidized counseling and coaching services through Self Space.

• Cycle to Work scheme with options available from Evans or the Green Commute Initiative.

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offering 24/7 confidential support.

• Mental Health First Aiders available throughout the business for assistance and guidance.

• 25 days of annual leave with the option to carry over up to 5 days.

• MyMode hybrid-working model providing Flex, Office Based, and Remote options, depending on the role.

• All offices are pet-friendly.

• Opportunity to work abroad for four weeks per year in countries with UK tax treaties.

• 18 weeks of paid parental leave for full-time regular employees.

• IVF leave, shared parental leave, and paid emergency parent/carer leave.

• Development discussions aimed at supporting continuous learning and professional development.

• Training workshops, materials, and resources available for employee upskilling across the company.

• Life insurance with financial compensation amounting to three times your salary.

• Pension matching up to 6% of your full base salary with Aviva.