Senior Software Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Assume responsibility for intricate features and services, overseeing them from design through to deployment and ongoing support.

• Spearhead feature design and technical implementation across the entire stack.

• Ensure that solutions are scalable, efficient, and adhere to architectural standards.

• Produce high-quality, maintainable production code while advocating for simplicity, clarity, and thorough documentation.

• Promote advanced design patterns, clean architecture, automated testing, and rigorous coding standards.

• Take ownership of quality and reliability, addressing security, regulatory, and performance aspects.

• Enhance automation, observability, tooling, and delivery workflows.

• Collaborate effectively with colleagues in Product, Delivery, Architecture, Software Engineering, and Testing.

• Facilitate technical discussions and sway design decisions.

• Contribute to the technical strategy, patterns, and standards.

• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, pair programming, knowledge exchange, and design guidance.

• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and pinpoint opportunities for continuous enhancement.

• Establish technical standards and elevate quality across the engineering team.

• Help cultivate an inclusive engineering culture through mentorship, innovation, and effective technical leadership.

• Contribute to consistent engineering patterns that support long-term platform development.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive commercial software engineering experience.

• Strong expertise in either frontend or backend development, with familiarity across the full stack.

• Proficiency in Java and Spring Boot and/or JavaScript and TypeScript.

• Solid understanding of software architecture, design patterns, clean architecture, and scalability principles.

• Experience in delivering robust, production-level software and complex features or services from start to finish.

• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS or a similar cloud environment.

• Demonstrated success in Agile delivery and DevOps methodologies.

• Practical knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and observability tools.

• Capability to lead technical discussions and influence engineering and design choices.

• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving abilities.

• Dedication to mentoring, knowledge sharing, and elevating standards within a team.

• Growth-oriented mindset with the confidence to drive continuous improvement.

• A degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.

🏝️ Benefits

• Bonus.

• Benefits.

• Flexibility for remote working.

• Opportunity to work on technology that serves millions of customers and manages parcel journeys across the UK.

• Supportive and collaborative environment.

• Chance to expand full-stack skills while deepening specialized expertise.

• Inclusive engineering culture.

• Opportunities for mentoring and technical leadership.