Senior Software Engineer

Sage; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Home working allowance

Private medical cover

Tuition scheme

Life assurance

Travel insurance

Anniversary trips

Job summary

Sage is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the UK team in a permanent role. You will design and build cloud-based, scalable publishing platforms, leveraging the Microsoft stack and Azure services.

The role emphasizes AI-enabled development, security, mentorship, and cross-team collaboration to deliver reliable software and improve customer impact. Applicants should have strong full-stack experience, familiarity with Azure services, and a proactive, collaborative mindset suitable for a

Qualifications

• Experience delivering complex full-stack solutions on the Microsoft stack.
• Hands-on cloud development in Azure (Functions, Service Bus, Cosmos DB, Key Vault).
• Interest in AI-enabled development, prompt engineering and workflow orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Deliver scalable full-stack software that meets business needs and architecture standards.
• Contribute to multi-team architecture, patterns, and engineering practices.
• Improve systems through modernization and feature enhancements.
• Strengthen platform reliability through quality improvements and integration.
• Apply modern standards and responsible AI practices in development.
• Mentor colleagues and contribute to a collaborative team culture.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and remote-first ways of working.
• Solve complex problems independently while guiding others.
• Drive engineering excellence and maintainability across products.

Skills

Full-stack engineering

Microsoft stack

Azure

SQL Server

AI-enabled development

Prompt engineering

Workflow orchestration

Security & governance

Remote Agile teamwork

Analytical thinking

Technical leadership

Tools

Azure Functions

Service Bus

Cosmos DB

Key Vault

SQL Server

Job description

Senior Software Engineer - Permanent - £60,000 - £65,000

Join us and be part of a mission-driven, independent publisher. You'll work with a diverse group of people who share a passion for empowering researchers, educators, and institutions to shape the future.

About Sage

Sageis a global academic publisher of books, journals, and library resources with a growing range of technologies to enable discovery, access, and engagement. Believing that research and education are critical in shaping society, Sara Miller McCune founded Sage in 1965. Today, we are controlled by a group of trustees charged with maintaining our independence and mission indefinitely.

Our Guaranteed Independence Means We're Free To

• Do more– supporting an equitable academic future, furthering disciplines that drive social change, and helping social and behavioural science make an impact
• Work together– building lasting relationships, championing diverse perspectives, and co-creating resources to transform teaching and learning
• Think long-term– experimenting, taking risks, and investing in new ideas

About Our Team

You'll join a collaborative, multi-disciplinary engineering team that builds the publishing systems powering critical business operations across content delivery, access control, workflow, analytics, eCommerce, finance, and metadata management. Working closely with product managers, architects, designers, and stakeholders across multiple business units, the team focuses on creating reliable, scalable, and modern solutions that enable colleagues and customers to work, learn, and innovate with confidence. Together, we champion continuous improvement, shared learning, and inclusive engineering practices that help every team member thrive.

Could you be our new Senior Software Engineer? Are you?

• Experienced in full-stack engineering with a strong track record of delivering complex solutions on modern technology - Microsoft stack strongly preferred (.NET, C#, Azure, SQL Server).
• Skilled in cloud development with hands-on experience designing, deploying, and operating solutions preferably in Azure (Functions, Service Bus, Cosmos DB, Key Vault, or equivalents).
• Curious about AI-enabled development and understand concepts like LLMs, prompt engineering, and workflow orchestration, and you're keen to explore how they change the way software gets built.
• Able to apply AI responsibly to accelerate analysis, coding, testing, documentation, and day to day productivity while ensuring accuracy, security, and maintainability.
• Attentive to security and governance with awareness of data protection, access control, auditability, and risk as part of the design consideration.
• Collaborative and self-directed with experience contributing effectively to remote Agile teams.
• Analytical and detail-oriented with the ability to prioritise, work through ambiguity, and deliver high-quality work under time pressure.
• A supportive technical leader recognised for mentoring others, sharing expertise, and continuously developing your own skills.

Your New Role

This role shapes the technical direction of our publishing platforms, designing and developing sophisticated solutions that support business-critical outcomes. You'll contribute to architecture decisions, build high-quality software, and influence engineering standards across teams. Your work will directly improve system reliability, developer experience, and customer impact.

• Deliver scalable solutions that meet business needs through robust full-stack development and thoughtful architectural design.
• Advance technical direction by contributing to multi-team architecture, patterns, and engineering practices.
• Enhance existing systems through continuous improvement, optimisation, and modernisation of features and capabilities.
• Strengthen platform reliability by implementing high-quality enhancements, resolving issues, and ensuring seamless integration across products.
• Champion engineering excellence by researching and applying modern standards, tools, and approaches—including responsible use of AI-assisted development.
• Support team growth by mentoring colleagues, sharing knowledge, and contributing positively to team culture.
• Drive Agile collaboration through active participation in ceremonies, cross-team discussions, and remote-first ways of working.
• Solve complex problems independently while helping others navigate challenges with clarity and confidence.

Overview Of Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with 2 additional floating personal days.
• Home working allowance
• Life assurance, income protection, and travel insurance.
• Private medical cover and access to the company doctor.
• Tuition scheme and support for pursuing professional qualifications, including access to Sage books and journals.
• Variety of snacks and beverages available in the office.
• Healthy lifestyle reimbursement and anniversary trips.
• Access to Company loans (season ticket loan, rental deposit loan, cycle loan).

We're a Disability Confident Employer (Level 1).

If you'd like to apply under this scheme, please let us know in your application.

We're committed to making our recruitment process accessible and inclusive. If you'd like to request reasonable adjustments, please email [e-mail]. Please note we only accept applications via email if an adjustment has been agreed.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 20th September 2026

To ensure we can give each application the attention it deserves, we may consider bringing the closing date forward. Therefore, we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to ensure it is considered.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At Sage, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and to sustaining a culture that celebrates diversity, encourages authenticity, and builds a deep sense of belonging. We encourage applications from all members of society irrespective of age, disability, sex or gender identity, sexual orientation, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, or belief as crafting value through diversity is what makes us strong.

Sage is a global academic publisher of books, journals, and library resources with a growing range of technologies to enable discovery, access, and engagement. Our mission is building bridges to knowledge - supporting the development of ideas through the research process to scholarship that is certified, taught, and applied.

Sage is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified applicants. Accommodations will be made for any part of the interview process.