Distinguished Engineer

About you

You are a senior technical expert who enjoys solving complex problems and influencing others without direct authority. You bring deep experience in building scalable software and have a strong interest in modern engineering practices, including AI-driven development. You enjoy collaborating across teams, shaping technical direction, and helping others grow.

• Set technical direction across multiple products, defining architecture and guiding teams to build scalable, resilient and secure solutions.
• Solve complex engineering challenges and support teams during critical incidents, ensuring long-term improvements are put in place.
• Drive engineering excellence by improving delivery practices, system reliability, and the way teams measure success.
• Champion the use of AI in engineering and product development, ensuring it is used safely, effectively and delivers real value.

• Experience designing and building large-scale SaaS platforms using modern cloud technologies (e.g. AWS or Azure).
• Strong knowledge across multiple technologies such as backend, cloud, data, or frontend development.
• Experience influencing technical decisions and mentoring engineers at senior levels.
• Confidence working with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions.

The Access Group is one of the largest UK-headquartered business management software providers. It provides solutions that empower more than 160,000 small and mid-sized organisations in commercial and non-profit sectors across Europe, USA and APAC, giving every employee the freedom to do more of what's important. Its innovative cloud solutions and integrated AI software experience across multiple Access products transform how business technology is used.

We believe in equality for all and the transformative power of diversity. We are committed to creating an inclusive, high-performing culture where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive.

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