via Lever · 10 September 2026 ·9 days ago

Senior Software Engineer

jobgether
UK Full-time
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Accountabilities

  • Contribute daily as a senior member of an agile engineering team, following strong software development practices and contributing to the shared codebase.

  • Develop, maintain, and improve production applications primarily using Python.

  • Design and deliver reliable APIs and integration capabilities that enable partners to connect with the wider product ecosystem at scale.

  • Build resilient event-driven workflows incorporating idempotency, retries, dead-letter handling, reconciliation, and graceful degradation.

  • Design software that remains reliable when interacting with external systems that may have limited control, availability, or predictability.

  • Apply strong engineering practices to produce clean, maintainable, well-tested, well-documented, and efficient code.

  • Participate in technical discussions covering complex requirements, architecture, design patterns, and implementation approaches with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

  • Collaborate directly with customers and technology partners to understand challenges and identify effective technical solutions.

  • Research and evaluate emerging technologies, libraries, tools, and techniques to determine their suitability for the platform.

  • Contribute to architectural decisions and the continuous improvement of development and operational practices.

  • Drive strong API design and developer experience so that partners can integrate efficiently and reliably.

  • Support knowledge sharing, code reviews, and a collaborative environment where engineering skills and capabilities can grow.

  • Own aspects of cloud-native delivery and operations, including deployment, monitoring, troubleshooting, and production incident response.
Requirements
  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building, shipping, and operating production applications.

  • Strong proficiency in at least one production programming language such as Python, Java, TypeScript, or PHP, with the ability to work effectively across a broader technology stack.

  • Strong understanding of relational data modeling, PostgreSQL, caching, API design, distributed systems, and asynchronous or event-driven architectures.

  • Solid software engineering fundamentals covering maintainable architecture, design patterns, automated testing, debugging, performance optimization, security, and operational reliability.

  • Strong knowledge of REST APIs and modern API design best practices.

  • Experience working in environments where high availability, scalability, security, automation, and observability are core engineering priorities.

  • Demonstrated commitment to observability and data-driven engineering decisions through metrics, experiments, prototypes, and system insights.

  • Strong knowledge of software engineering best practices and a passion for building reliable, developer-friendly APIs.

  • Experience owning cloud-native application delivery and operations, including technologies such as Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Argo CD, AWS, CI/CD, and observability platforms.

  • Experience participating in or leading production incident response and operational troubleshooting.

  • Strong teamwork, organization, prioritization, and time-management skills.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with business-level English proficiency.

  • Comfortable collaborating effectively within a fully remote and globally distributed engineering organization.

  • Strong sense of ownership and a pragmatic approach to solving complex technical problems.
Benefits
  • Fully remote, remote-first working environment.

  • Opportunity to work with an international, globally distributed team across numerous countries and time zones.

  • Paid time off in accordance with local labor requirements.

  • Monthly Wellness Fridays, providing an extended weekend each month.

  • Fully paid parental leave.

  • Home office stipend based on country of residence.

  • Access to professional development courses through an internal learning platform.

  • Opportunities for upskilling, manager training, knowledge sharing, and continued professional development.

  • Exposure to modern cloud-native technologies and large-scale distributed systems.

  • Opportunity to work on complex integrations connecting a broad ecosystem of technology partners.

  • Inclusive, collaborative culture that values diverse perspectives and backgrounds.

  • Meaningful technical ownership and opportunities to influence architecture, engineering practices, and product reliability.

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