Software Engineer

Description

• Own the full software lifecycle, including system design, coding, automated testing, deployment, and production operation • Assist in successful software delivery for the team • Work closely with the Lead Software Engineer and Product Manager • Partner with team members to deliver commitments • Participate in Agile ceremonies and apply Agile delivery principles • Build, support, and maintain continuously delivered production products • Design, implement, and document clean, maintainable, and scalable code following SOLID principles • Refactor and extend existing codebases while maintaining high test coverage and long-term reliability • Participate in task analysis, design meetings, technical discussions, and code reviews • Design and implement APIs, backend services, and frontend applications using TypeScript, React, Node.js, and IaC • Contribute to coding standards and engineering principles • Analyze and plan solutions for non-trivial situations • Ensure security, reliability, scalability, maintainability, and accessibility of delivered software • Follow information security policies and procedures • Monitor production services and use telemetry and metrics to triage operational tasks • Continuously learn new technologies, frameworks, and libraries • Participate in regular 1-1s, coaching, and career development activities

Requirements

• Experience with frontend and backend development using Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, and React • Experience developing backend REST APIs • Experience working with relational or NoSQL databases • Knowledge of data structures and data-driven design • Experience with modern web frameworks and libraries, such as React Router and Express • Proficiency using agentic coding assistants and reviewing AI-generated code • Exposure to event-driven architecture and messaging systems • Experience with GitLab or GitHub repositories • Experience with unit and integration testing • Ability to identify and mitigate OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities • Knowledge of secure coding practices and secure architecture patterns • Experience refactoring systems toward cleaner architecture using abstraction and facades • Ability to review non-trivial merge requests and provide feedback • Experience working as a software engineer in a team environment and openness to pair programming • Understanding of Agile principles and ability to refine user stories into tasks through delivery • Understanding of telemetry and metrics for operational triage • Up-to-date knowledge of modern development and operations practices • Commitment to self-learning and skill development • Clear written and verbal communication • Desirable: exposure to serverless or microservice architecture and infrastructure as code, preferably AWS • Desirable: contributions to FOSS projects or technical articles • Desirable: accessibility best practices • Desirable: understanding of financial regulations • Desirable: Terraform or SST • Desirable: Agile estimating techniques • Desirable: software design patterns • Must currently be located in the UK and possess full rights to work in the UK • Sponsorship is not provided

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