Senior Software Engineer

Our client is building technology designed to modernise an established sector through AI, data and modern software engineering
. They’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to become a key contributor within their R&D-focused technology team on a fixed-term contract
.

This is an opportunity to work across the complete engineering lifecycle: experimenting and prototyping, building production-quality applications, solving integration challenges and getting technology successfully deployed. You’ll also have the scope to lead projects end-to-end, mentor engineers and step into technical leadership and line management as the team develops
.

You won’t be confined to one small part of the stack. Instead, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Own meaningful engineering challenges
  , helping develop, test and maintain new products, projects and technical initiatives.
• Build across a modern technology stack including React, Type Script, Material UI, Node.js, Python, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm and AWS.
• Take software from experimentation to reality
  , working across prototyping, integration, deployment and operationalisation.
• Collaborate closely with AI and product specialists
  , including Machine Learning Engineers, ML Scientists and Product Managers.
• Shape engineering standards
  , improving internal tooling, reusable frameworks, development practices and deployment approaches.
• Champion excellent engineering
  , using code reviews, pair programming and mentoring to help other developers grow.
• Solve complex technical problems
  , particularly around software, data, integrations and production deployments.
• Influence technical direction
  , communicating trade-offs, risks and delivery considerations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Develop your leadership experience
  , taking the lead on engineering projects and potentially supporting people through line management as the team grows.

This could be a particularly exciting next move if you’re an experienced Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Full-Stack Engineer or Backend Engineer who enjoys solving complex problems and wants exposure to AI and data-driven technology.

Our client’s wishlist includes strong commercial software engineering experience and confidence with at least a couple of technologies such as Python, Type Script, relational databases, APIs, Docker, Kubernetes, Kubeflow or AWS
.

You’ll get to build on solid software engineering and Dev Ops foundations, including CI/CD, version control, containerisation and cloud deployment
, while producing clean, maintainable and well-tested software.

A STEM degree or equivalent practical experience would fit well, but practical capability matters too. Experience designing distributed cloud systems, deploying machine learning, AI or data-driven applications
, or acting as a Technical Lead or Line Manager would be particularly useful rather than an expectation that every candidate ticks every box.

If your background is similar rather than identical, Transferable engineering experience and the ability to learn can be just as valuable as having worked with every technology listed.

Alongside interesting technical challenges, our client offers a benefits package focused on flexibility, wellbeing and financial support.

Benefits detailed for the role include up to 28 days’ annual leave
, with the option to buy or sell up to five days,…