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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** Booking Experts
- **Location:** Peterborough, UK
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** £41,639.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software as a Service, Software Quality, Software Debugging, Model View Controller (MVC), Ruby on Rails, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Web Application Frameworks, Working Model 2D, Information Technology, Restful APIs
- **Published:** September 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5879775361

## About the Role

You are an experienced Engineer who enjoys solving complex problems and understands what it takes to keep a live system running smoothly.

 * A Degree (BSc or higher) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field
 * 3+ years' hands-on experience building, scaling, and maintaining live production SaaS systems
 * Strong proficiency with modern web frameworks, with a solid focus on Ruby on Rails (or a similar MVC framework)
 * A strong commitment to code quality, maintainability, and performance
 * Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate and justify technical decisions within an international team
 * Based in the UK and within reasonable commuting distance of our Chester office for our hybrid working model, A technical deep dive to explore your coding approach, problem-solving skills, and technical mindset.

## Description

You'll report to Thijs Schreijer (Head of Engineering), who values deep technical discussions and Engineers who think along about the strategic direction of the product.

 * Design, build, and maintain new platform functionalities, features, and modules
 * Optimise existing code for performance, scalability, and maintainability
 * Develop and manage robust APIs, integrations, and links to external systems
 * Thoroughly test, debug, and document your technical solutions
 * Actively shape architectural decisions and contribute to technical discussions
 * Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and cross-functional teams in an agile environment