Senior Software Engineer

Maxwell Bond; Knutsford; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company funded trips abroad

Remote first collaboration

Monthly in-office meetings

Job summary

A technology recruitment company is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join their team in Knutsford. This role involves leading backend engineering for greenfield projects using NodeJS, NestJS, and collaborating in a remote-first environment. Ideal candidates should have experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and AWS, alongside strong mentorship skills. The position offers a chance to influence system evolution and work on a large customer-facing application used by millions. Competitive benefits include monthly in-office collaboration and company-funded trips abroad.

Qualifications

• Senior level experience in backend engineering with NodeJS / NestJS.
• Strong communication skills and ability to mentor another engineer.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform and AWS.
• Experience with GraphQL and modern engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead another engineer through workstreams, prioritising and managing tickets.
• Own backend engineering with NodeJS/NestJS in a cloud environment.
• Work with Kubernetes or Docker and have hands experience with Terraform.
• Collaborate in a remote-first environment, with monthly in-office planning.

Skills

NodeJS

NestJS

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

AWS

GraphQL

Mentoring

Job description

Senior Software Engineer – TypeScript, NodeJS/NestJS, GraphQL, AWS, Kubernetes/Docker

It’s a great opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer to join a team working on Greenfield projects for a large customer facing application used by millions.

You will join an established and successful business within its sector and be part of its small, agile team that are working with a cutting‑edge tech stack and following modern engineering principles.

It’s the perfect role for a Senior Engineer who is looking to take on more ownership of projects, be the go‑to backend expert, lead another engineer, and influence how systems evolve.

Responsibilities

• Lead another engineer through workstreams, prioritising and managing tickets.
• Own backend engineering with NodeJS / NestJS in a cloud environment.
• Work with Kubernetes or Docker and have hands experience with Terraform.
• Collaborate in a remote‑first environment, with monthly in‑office office planning.

Qualifications

• Senior level experience in backend engineering with NodeJS / NestJS.
• Strong communication skills and ability to mentor another engineer.
• Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes/Docker, Terraform and AWS.
• Experience with GraphQL and modern engineering principles.

Benefits

Remote first, monthly in‑office collaboration, company funded trips abroad.

Key Attributes

• Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Job function: Information Technology
• Industries: Software Development