Senior Software Engineer
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Job DescriptionSenior Software EngineerFull Stack - Ruby on Rails, ReactUp to £120k DOEFully Remote - must be UK basedA fast-growing sports tech company building high-performance, data-driven products for a rapidly expanding global audience is searching for a Senior Full Stack Engineer. This is a pivotal role for an experienced engineer who thrives on shaping architecture, driving technical direction, and still remaining hands-on in the codebase.As a technical leader within a cross-functional Product Team, you'll influence the long-term engineering strategy, guide architectural decisions, and ensure the platform scales reliably as our user base grows. You'll act as a role model for engineering excellence - mentoring others, elevating standards, and collaborating closely with Product, Design, and Customer Success to build tools our customers truly value.Tech Stack: Ruby on Rails, React, React Native, GraphQLWhat You'll Be Leading & DoingDrive architectural design, long-term
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technical vision, and scalable system patternsLead complex fullstack development across Rails and React/React NativeOwn technical quality - setting engineering standards, reviewing code, and ensuring maintainabilityGuide the team through key scaling challenges across performance, reliability, and modularityMentor and coach engineers, fostering a culture of learning and high performanceWork closely with stakeholders and users to translate real-world needs into elegant, robust solutionsInfluence and improve engineering practices, tooling, CI/CD, and operational excellenceRemain hands-on, contributing significant code while unblocking and supporting the teamWhat We're Looking ForExtensive experience with Ruby on Rails or similar backend frameworks at scaleStrong expertise with React and/or React NativeExperience designing scalable architectures, APIs, and distributed systemsGraphQL knowledge - highly beneficialExcellent communication and leadership skills; able to influence without egoProven ability to guide teams, mentor others, and drive engineering qualitySomeone proactive, independent, and comfortable making high-impact technical decisionsThrives in a fast-paced, product-driven environment and enjoys working closely with customersWe're proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from all backgrounds.