KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Contribute to the design, development, and deployment of robust software solutions, promoting best practices throughout the software development lifecycle
- Contribute to architecting and maintaining complex data engineering pipelines, backend services, and APIs to ensure scalability, reliability, and high performance
- Support the thorough review of Python and SQL code via Git, promoting code quality, security, and adherence to engineering standards
- Support cloud-based deployments and infrastructure (e.g. Azure, GCP), leveraging Linux scripting and advanced Docker skills including storage, volumes, and permissions
- Develop and implement database solutions using SQL and Cloud platforms, with a focus on optimising performance and data integrity
- Mentor and guide junior engineers, facilitating knowledge sharing and the adoption of best engineering practices
- Troubleshoot and enhance existing systems, applying advanced problem-solving and analytical skills
- Effectively communicate technical concepts and project outcomes to stakeholders through written documentation, calls, and presentations
- Demonstrate high attention to detail across all development activities, contributing to deliverables that meet technical and business requirements
- Remain up to date with emerging software engineering technologies and industry trends and proactively suggest improvements and new approaches
- Identify technical risks and contribute to project planning and task management, helping to achieve successful outcomes
- Assist the design and implementation of front-end applications while emphasising user experience
KEY REQUIREMENTS:
- Proven experience of presenting technical concepts to stakeholders
- Proven experience of developing complex user interfaces, backend APIs and software integrations using tools like React
- Proficiency with writing maintainable Python or Typescript, including experience of working with relevant libraries for data processing and backend API development (i.e., FastAPI, Pydantic, expressJS, NodeJS, NextJS API Router, etc)
- Good understanding of cloud deployment
- Strong understanding and proven experience working with browsers and web APIs including HTML Canvas, Drag and Drop, SSE, WebSockets, etc.
- Effective communication skills through written reports and presentations.
- Ability to version control code using tools such as Git, GitHub and Azure DevOps in a collaborative development environment
- Ability to manage complex branching and merging scenarios using Git in rapid development cycles, collaborate with distributed teams using feature branches and pull requests along with maintain high code quality by reviewing commits and automating testing in CI/CD pipelines with Git)
- Ability to maintainable programmes using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, including strong understanding of programming concepts, data structures, algorithms, and user interface components within the HTML DOM
- Ability to read others' code
Company Benefits
- Market Competitive Compensation 💰: We benchmark salaries regularly to ensure you're paid fairly for the impact you make
- Annual Performance Bonus 👛: Your hard work deserves recognition, and we reward it with a bonus tied to your performance and our success
- Generous Time Off 🏂: You’ll get 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, with additional enhanced sick pay when you need to rest and recover
- Enhanced Family Leave 👨 👩 👧: We offer enhanced maternity and paternity leave to help you focus on what matters most when your family grows
- Your Birthday Off 🎂: It’s your day - enjoy it! On us.
- Annual Development Budget 🎓: We're serious about growth. You’ll get a dedicated £1,000 budget to spend on courses, conferences, coaching, or anything else that helps you level up
- Private Healthcare 🏥: Your health matters. Our comprehensive private health plan includes mental health support and fast access to care when you need it
- Snacks & Socials 🍸: From free drinks and snacks in the office to regular team socials, quizzes, and spontaneous celebrations, we believe fun fuels great teamwork.
- Work From Abroad ✈️: Want a change of scenery? You can work from anywhere in the world for up to a month each year
- Hybrid Working 🏠: We work from the office two days a week to stay connected and collaborate face-to-face, with flexibility the rest of the time
Interview Process
- Stage 1: 20 min video call with a member of the hiring team
- Stage 2: 45 mins live coding task
- Stage 3: 90 min F2F interview in our London office
