Senior Software Engineer

You'll spend most of your time writing code, solving complex technical challenges, and working collaboratively with UX designers, engineers, and others across multiple projects-with some of your time focused on improving how they deploy, scale, and monitor applications., * Work as part of a cross-functional squad to design, build, and ship high-quality digital products for clients

• Take ownership of complex technical challenges-unpicking problems and proposing well-structured, pragmatic solutions
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code in languages and frameworks such as Node.js, TypeScript, and React (they also use other open-source languages and frameworks)
• Contribute to estimates and technical planning alongside your team and the Client Lead
• Communicate clearly and confidently with both technical and non-technical people-from clients to internal stakeholders-to explain ideas, trade-offs, and recommendations
• Implement and improve CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
• Support the design, deployment, and monitoring of cloud infrastructure-primarily on AWS (ECS, ECR, Lambda, CloudFront, RDS, etc.) and Azure (you don't need to be an expert, but being interested helps!)
• Promote strong engineering practices around code quality, automated testing, peer reviews, observability, and security, helping to instil a culture of quality and accountability in engineering
• Collaborate closely with designers, product managers, and QA to ensure solutions are user-focused, technically sound, and aligned with client needs

• A passion for technology and continuous learning
• Strong software engineering background with ideally 3+ years' experience building and maintaining production systems
• Strong hands-on experience with modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks, especially Next.js, React, and React Native (other languages like Python/C#/PHP are a bonus)
• Excellent communication skills and emotional intelligence-able to collaborate effectively and adapt your style when working with technical and non-technical people
• A collaborative mindset-you enjoy working closely with UX designers, delivery managers, product managers, and other engineers
• Confident problem-solver able to troubleshoot complex systems and guide others to effective technical solutions, whilst being able to balance quality with delivery
• Flexibility to adapt your technical approach to fit existing technology stacks and standards
• Proficient with CI/CD pipeline design and automation using tools such as GitHub Actions
• Passion for code quality, with a strong understanding of TDD, automated testing, and peer review processes
• Familiarity with security best practices in cloud environments
• Familiar with Agile/Scrum methodologies and iterative delivery in cross-functional teams

Nice to Have (don't worry if you don't have any of the following-they'd still like to hear from you):

• Experience working on AI, IoT, or large-scale web and mobile applications
• Curiosity about mentoring or progressing towards a Principal Tech Lead role
• Experience working with AWS and/or Azure cloud environments
• Experience using infrastructure as code (Terraform and AWS CDK)
• Good understanding of monitoring, logging, and alerting (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, etc.), * You possess a strong strategic mindset and outstanding interpersonal skills, enabling effective collaboration at all organisational levels. You excel under pressure, managing multiple complex workstreams whilst inspiring and guiding your team.
• You're self-motivated, highly organised, and eager to challenge the status quo, driving continuous improvement in your own work and that of others. You have a deep passion for software engineering, meticulous attention to detail, and a commitment to delivering solutions that drive tangible business outcomes.
• You show pragmatism around balancing the need for process and achieving outcomes.

Private medical healthcare (Bupa)

• 4% matched pension
• Hybrid working (2 days in the office)
• Flexible working
• Quarterly company Hack Days
• 1 professional development day per month
• City centre office in Leeds
• 25 days' annual leave + bank holidays + up to 5 loyalty days
• Team events
• Enhanced maternity leave (12 weeks full pay, followed by 27 weeks of SMP)
• Enhanced paternity leave (3 weeks at 90% salary)
• 2 streaming services or gym membership subsidised