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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Engineer - **Company:** Burns Sheehan - **Location:** London, UK (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £65,000.0 - £80,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Software Quality, Code Review, Continuous Integration, DevOps, TypeScript, Web Applications, Web Application Frameworks, AWS Cdk, ReactJS, Backend, AngularJS, Material UI, Front End Software Development - **Published:** July 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.burnssheehan.co.uk/job/software-engineering/senior-software-engineer/j5820/ ## About the Role Strong experience as a Full Stack or Senior Software Engineer building modern web applications Experience with modern frontend frameworks and backend technologies Cloud experience (AWS preferred) and an understanding of CI/CD and modern engineering practices Someone who enjoys mentoring others and helping raise engineering standards Comfortable working in a collaborative scale-up environment with real ownership Legacy Angular front end, currently being migrated incrementally to React Wider product ecosystem already uses React with a shared component library TypeScript across the front-end stack AWS cloud environment ## Description Senior Software Engineer | Mission-led | Remote-first with London office Senior Software Engineer Remote-first with London office £65,000-£80,000 Mission-led Tech / GovTech We're hiring a Senior Software Engineer for a growing technology business using data and software to improve people's lives across the UK. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys building high-quality software, improving engineering practices, and working across the full stack, whilst helping shape the future of a mission-led business. What you'll be doing: Building and maintaining full stack applications across frontend, backend, cloud infrastructure and CI/CD Designing and delivering new features whilst helping modernise a large production platform Championing engineering best practice across architecture, testing, code quality and deployment Mentoring and supporting other engineers through pairing, code reviews and knowledge sharing Working closely with Product, Data and stakeholders to deliver meaningful outcomes for users What they're looking for: Strong experience as a Full Stack or Senior Software Engineer building modern web applications Experience with modern frontend frameworks and backend technologies Cloud experience (AWS preferred) and an understanding of CI/CD and modern engineering practices Someone who enjoys mentoring others and helping raise engineering standards Comfortable working in a collaborative scale-up environment with real ownership Legacy Angular front end, currently being migrated incrementally to React Wider product ecosystem already uses React with a shared component library TypeScript across the front-end stack AWS cloud environment AWS CDK exposure is a strong plus Strong relevance for engineers who've worked on legacy-to-modern stack migrations, especially moving products from older front-end architectures into newer frameworks Why is this Senior Software Engineer opportunity a great one? Build technology that has a genuine social impact and helps improve people's lives High-impact role with real ownership across the full stack Opportunity to influence engineering culture, technical direction and best practices Flexible hybrid working with a collaborative and supportive engineering team If this sounds like you, please apply below! 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