Platform & Distributed Systems Lead Engineer

Hirewell; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity to work on complex distributed systems

Strong engineering culture

Growth opportunities within the organization

Flexible and collaborative work environment

Job summary

Hirewell is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to evolve a scalable distributed data platform. This role involves leading backend engineering efforts, optimizing cloud-native services, and mentoring engineers.

Ideal candidates have over 10 years of experience and a strong background in distributed systems. The position offers a collaborative work environment focused on technical innovation and growth opportunities. Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of backend or platform engineering experience.
• Strong experience building and operating distributed systems at scale.
• Deep understanding of microservices architecture and service-oriented design.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of scalable backend systems.
• Architect and optimize cloud-native services.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to engineering standards.

Skills

Backend or platform engineering experience

Building and operating distributed systems

Microservices architecture

Containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)

Cloud experience (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Relational and non-relational databases

Designing scalable APIs and backend services

Programming languages (Java/Kotlin, Python, C#)

CI/CD pipelines

System design, scalability, security

Job description

Hirewell is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to evolve a scalable distributed data platform. This role involves leading backend engineering efforts, optimizing cloud-native services, and mentoring engineers.

Ideal candidates have over 10 years of experience and a strong background in distributed systems. The position offers a collaborative work environment focused on technical innovation and growth opportunities. Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship.