> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/1288781-senior-software-engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/1288781-senior-software-engineer). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Engineer - **Company:** Virgin Media - **Location:** Birmingham, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Python (Programming Language), Azure Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Cloud Platform System, Backend, Data Lakes, Software Coding, Terraform, Data Pipelines - **Published:** July 16, 2026 - **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2876097952-2 ## About the Role This is a role for someone who wants to solve hard problems with good engineering. You'll work across team boundaries, influence architectural decisions, and set the standard for how we build software. You'll do this primarily by writing code, not by stepping away from it., * Expert-levelproficiencyin Python, witha track recordof building production systems that are testable, maintainable, and built to last. * Strong architectural instincts. You design systems that balance scalability, reliability, and cost, and you explain the trade-offs clearly to both engineers and stakeholders. * Hands-on experience with cloud environments. Our stack includesBigQuery, Cloud Run, Spanner and Vertex. You should be comfortable making infrastructure decisions, not just working within what exists. * Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform), and modern CI/CD practices. * End-to-end ownership of services: from design through to production operation, monitoring, and incident response. You build it, you run it. * The ability to see past the immediate problem. Youidentifysystemic issues, propose long-term strategies, and ensure the platform can support what comes next. * A track recordof raising the bar beyond your own team, through code review, architectural guidance, orestablishingpractices that others choose to adopt. * Clear communication across audiences. You can translate technical complexity for non-technical stakeholders and bring clarity to ambiguous problems for the engineers around you. * A natural instinctfor developing the people around you, through pairing, constructive feedback, and leading by example. The other stuff we are looking for * Experience with data-heavy applications, whether that's ETL/ELT pipelines, data lakes, or working alongside data science and ML teams. * Confidence working across multiple teams and stakeholders, turning business problems into well-defined technical solutions. * Knowledge of Vertex AI or GCP's broader AI/ML services. * Experience working in regulated or large-scale telecoms environments. ## Description As a Staff Software Engineer, you will be at the centre of that work. You'll design and build backend systems that handle real scale and real consequences: services that shape how we invest in our network, how we retain and grow our customer base, and how we support millions of customers when things go wrong. 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