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# Staff Software Engineer

- **Company:** Societylarge-scale
- **Location:** Reading, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Reliability Engineering, Software Engineering, Real Time Systems, Containerization, Kubernetes, Golang, Microservices
- **Published:** June 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/x/38349258/

## About the Role

What We're Looking For:Extensive commercial experience developing software in Go (Golang)Proven experience operating at Senior, Principal or Staff Engineer levelStrong understanding of distributed systems and Microservices architecturesExperience building and operating cloud-native applications (AWS, Azure or GCP)Expertise in containerisation and orchestration technologies such as KubernetesStrong knowledge of CI/CD, DevOps and Infrastructure as Code practicesExperience influencing technical direction across teams and stakeholdersExcellent communication and leadership skills
Desirable Experience:Experience within Utilities, Energy, Infrastructure or other highly regulated industriesEvent-driven architecture and messaging technologiesSite Reliability Engineering (SRE) practicesPlatform engineering and developer experience initiativesData-intensive and real-time systems
Why Join?Opportunity to work on systems that genuinely impact societyLarge-scale engineering challenges and modern technology stackStrong investment in engineering excellence and innovationRemote with just one to two on-site meet-ups a yearClear progression and leadership opportunities
If you're passionate about building resilient, scalable systems and want to help transform a critical industry through technology, we'd love to hear from you.

## Description

We are partnering with a leading Utilities organisation undergoing a major digital transformation. As they continue to modernise their technology estate and build next-generation platforms, they are seeking talented Staff Software Engineers to play a pivotal role in defining architecture, mentoring engineering teams, and delivering highly scalable cloud-native solutions.
The Opportunity:As a Staff Engineer, you'll operate as a technical leader across multiple engineering teams, influencing architectural decisions and driving engineering excellence throughout the organisation. Working on business-critical platforms, you'll help build resilient, high-performance systems that support essential services and accelerate the company's transition towards a more sustainable future.
What You'll Be Doing:Designing and developing scalable distributed systems using Go (Golang)Providing technical leadership across multiple engineering teamsDriving architectural decisions and best engineering practicesMentoring and coaching senior and mid-level engineersCollaborating with Product, Platform, Security and Data teamsLeading initiatives around performance, reliability, observability and scalabilityChampioning cloud-native development and modern software engineering principlesContributing to long-term technology strategy and roadmap planning


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