Application Development Engineer

ADP; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing digital solutions firm is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer to lead the design and implementation of scalable architectures. In this remote role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop features, ensure application security, and mentor junior engineers. Ideal candidates should have extensive experience with cloud platforms, Infrastructure as Code, and a passion for quality. The position provides a competitive salary and numerous benefits in a high-trust environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary in a fast growing startup

Office set up allowance

Annual learning and development allowance

25 days of paid vacation leave per year

Paid bank and public holidays

Two weeks of paid sick leave per year

Paid Parental Leave

A company laptop

Monthly internet allowance or reimbursement

Autonomy to manage your work flexibly

Qualifications

• Experience developing for cloud platforms like AWS, GCP and Azure.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, especially Terraform.
• Experience in DevOps and site reliability.
• Experience working in a remote development team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement new, scalable features that meet the needs of DISCO and our customers.
• Translate product specifications into buildable tasks for the team.
• Ensure application security and assist with compliance initiatives.
• Lead incident response in a production environment.

Skills

AWS

GCP

Azure

Terraform

DevOps

Site Reliability

OpenSearch

Mentoring

Collaborative Learning

Job description

Overview

What is DISCO?DISCO is the industry standard for managing, organising and sharing music and other media. We make music and media workflow fast, intuitive and simple, directly connecting people and their work to save time. Today we count UMG, Sony, Warner Music, Netflix, Amazon among our customers, and over 250,000 people interact with DISCO each month. Our customers are super passionate about our product.

Location

Remote, United Kingdom

Role Summary

As a Senior Full Stack Engineer on the DISCO team, you will lead the design and implementation of robust and scalable architecture, build comprehensive and secure APIs, and find elegant solutions to complex problems. Ultimately, you will have a huge impact on the architecture, design and technology stack of our application. The ideal candidate will employ strategic thinking, collaborate with cross‑functional teams and possess advanced knowledge of software engineering principles. If you are a Senior Full Stack Engineer, who has a passion for quality, prides themselves on being a resourceful and adaptive learner of new technologies, enjoys working collaboratively, and can help us drive our vision forward, this role is for you! We're not heavy on rule books, at DISCO you will be trusted to work in the way that works best for you.

Responsibilities

• Work with cross‑functional teams to develop and implement new, scalable features that meet the needs of DISCO and our customers
• Help translate product specs and business requirements into buildable tasks for the development team
• Ensure application security and assist with information security compliance initiatives
• Lead incident response in a production environment
• Cover on‑call rotation during UK business hours
• Champion initiatives to address existing technical debt and ensure new code avoids it wherever possible
• Write clean, scalable, high‑quality code, with unit tests and integration tests
• Review and constructively critique pull requests
• Contribute to deployment processes and the developer experience

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience developing for cloud platforms like AWS, GCP and Azure
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, especially Terraform
• Experience with OpenSearch or other search solutions
• Experience in DevOps and site reliability
• Experience in a startup business
• Experience working in a remote development team
• Influence the engineering team to adopt best practices and design scalable applications
• Help more junior engineers grow in the business through mentoring, technical coaching and collaborative learning

Benefits

• Competitive salary in a fast growing startup
• Office set up allowance
• Annual learning and development allowance
• 25 days of paid vacation leave per year
• Paid bank and public holidays as outlined in our Leave Policy
• Two weeks of paid sick leave per year
• Paid Parental Leave
• A company laptop
• Monthly internet allowance or reimbursement
• Autonomy to manage your work flexibly in a high trust environment

Application

To apply for this incredible position, please submit your resume along with a cover letter.

DISCO is an equal‑opportunity employer. In addition, we will provide reasonable accommodations for individuals who have disabilities. If you require any reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process, please note this in your cover letter and we will reach out to you.

Please note that we do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.