Senior Software Engineer

Centric Software; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Centric Software is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our remote-friendly team. You will design, implement, and maintain scalable microservices with a strong emphasis on reactive programming and non-blocking architectures.

Collaborate with product, DevOps, QA and other engineering teams to deliver reliable services in production. You will work with cloud platforms such as AWS/Azure/Google Cloud and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer or similar role.
• Strong skills in reactive programming and microservices architecture.
• Experienced with cloud platforms and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable microservices.
• Apply reactive programming to build non-blocking systems.
• Collaborate with product, DevOps, QA and other engineers to plan and deploy features.
• Ensure code quality through reviews and best practices.
• Write tests and troubleshoot distributed systems for reliability.
• Document architecture, code, and processes for team visibility.
• Leverage AI-assisted tools to aid coding and exploration.

Skills

Reactive Programming

Microservices

Cloud & Containers

CI/CD

Git

AI tools

Problem-solving

Communication

Teamwork

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Git

GitHub Copilot

Cursor

Job description

## Senior Software EngineerApply: Home Based/Remote: London, UK: Full time: Posted 30+ Days Ago: JR185**About Centric Software:**Centric Software is a global leader, providing an innovative and AI-enabled product-concept-to-commercialization platform for retailers, brands and manufacturers of all sizes. We equip retail, fashion, luxury, footwear, outdoor, home and consumer goods brands with pioneering best-of-breed solutions to plan, design, develop, source, comply, buy, make, price, allocate, sell and replenish products. Our technology powers brands to streamline processes, drive efficiency and operate with confidence in an ever-changing market.Our story is one of rapid growth, bold ideas and extraordinary opportunities. We’re here to challenge the status quo—and we’re looking for brilliant people who want to do the same. No matter where you are in the world, this is your chance to be part of something exceptional.**Key Responsibilities:*** **Microservices Development:** Design, develop, and maintain microservices with a focus on scalability, efficiency, and stability.* **Reactive Programming:** Use reactive programming frameworks like Quarkus reactive to build non-blocking, asynchronous applications.* **Collaborative Development:** Work with product managers, DevOps, QA, and other engineering teams to align on requirements, plan sprints, and deploy reliable microservices in production environments.* **Code Quality and Review:** Write clean, efficient code following best practices in reactive programming and microservices. Participate in code reviews to ensure high quality and consistency.* **Testing and Debugging:** Build unit tests, troubleshoot, and resolve complex issues in distributed systems, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.* **Documentation:** Maintain documentation for architecture, code, and processes to support team efficiency and knowledge sharing.* **AI:** Use AI tools as part of the daily workflow — for code generation, architecture exploration, codebase analysis, and rapid prototyping.**Qualifications:*** Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer or a related role, with hands-on experience in reactive programming and microservices* **Technical Skills:** + **Reactive Programming:** Proficiency with reactive frameworks in Java. + **Microservices Architecture:** Experience in developing RESTful and event-driven microservices. + **Cloud & Containerization:** Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes). + **CI/CD & Version Control:** Experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control tools such as Git. + **AI/ML:** Comfortable using AI-assisted development tools (e.g. Cursor, GitHub Copilot) as part of your everyday coding workflow — generating, reviewing, and refining code with critical judgement* **Soft Skills:** + Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to troubleshooting. + Excellent communication and teamwork abilities. + Adaptable to working in fast-paced, collaborative environments.**Preferred Qualifications:*** Familiarity with the Twelve-Factor App methodology.* Experience with serverless architectures.* Experience with Agile or Scrum methodologies* Knowledge of software development best practices and design patterns*Centric Software provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status or genetic information.*