Senior Software Engineer

SearchWorks; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing SaaS company in Greater London is seeking a Senior Engineer to enhance product features in a dynamic environment. Ideal candidates should have strong experience in Java and Angular, along with a solid understanding of REST APIs and a proactive approach to delivery. This role offers real product ownership, direct influence on technical decisions, and the chance to contribute to a complex enterprise product. Join a supportive team that values collaboration and innovation.

Qualifications

• Solid knowledge of REST APIs and databases.
• Experience with CI/CD and agile delivery.
• Mindset focused on automated testing (TDD / BDD).

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance full-stack product features using Java and Angular.
• Design scalable backend services and APIs.
• Contribute to architecture decisions and technical direction.
• Work closely with product, QA, and design teams.
• Support rapid iteration from prototype to production.
• Mentor developers and influence best practices.

Skills

REST API knowledge

CI/CD experience

TDD/BDD mindset

Strong software engineering fundamentals

Collaborative approach

Tools

Java

Angular

Python

MongoDB

Job description

Our client is a offering an exciting opportunity to join their fast-growing product-led SaaS business building AI-powered software that solves highly complex global finance and tax challenges for large enterprise customers.

Their platform handles complex rule-driven workflows, large data sets, and evolving regulatory requirements creating genuine engineering challenges across backend design, product scalability, and long-term maintainability.

They are expanding the engineering team as product demand continues to grow, offering a strong senior engineer the opportunity to contribute directly to product evolution in a highly

What You’ll Own

• Build and enhance full-stack product features using Java and Angular


• Design scalable backend services and APIs supporting enterprise workflows


• Contribute to architecture decisions and technical direction


• Work closely with product, QA, and design to deliver production-ready features


• Support rapid iteration from prototype through production


• Improve engineering standards, code quality, and maintainability


• Mentor developers and help shape technical best practice

This isn't an isolated delivery role - engineers here have direct visibility, technical influence, and meaningful ownership over what gets built.

What They Care About

• Solid REST API and database knowledge


• CI/CD and agile delivery experience


• Automated testing mindset (TDD / BDD)


• Strong software engineering fundamentals


• Collaborative, proactive approach to delivery

Strong Bonus If You Have

(Not a must have)

• Angular experience


• Python knowledge


• NoSQL exposure such as MongoDB


• Experience working on scalable SaaS products

Why This Role

• Real product ownership in a growing engineering team


• Direct influence on technical decisions


• Modern SaaS environment with low bureaucracy


• Strong long-term growth potential


• Opportunity to work on a genuinely complex enterprise product

This role suits a strong Java engineer who wants product impact, technical ownership, and the ability to influence how a growing platform evolves.