Senior Software Engineer

Answer Digital; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible annual leave

Bonus on performance

Continuous training

Pension matching

Healthcare cash plan

Social calendar

Parking in Leeds

Cycle to work

Community partnerships

Hybrid work

Job summary

Answer Digital is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Engineering Community in Leeds. The role involves taking ownership of project areas, delivering high-quality code, and mentoring junior engineers in a hands-on, delivery-focused environment.

You will work in client-facing delivery teams, collaborating with stakeholders and applying agile practices to large-scale projects. The role also emphasizes AI-assisted tooling, secure and scalable solutions, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in client-facing delivery teams with stakeholder communication.
• Hands-on delivery of features in large-scale projects.
• Agile development with continuous delivery.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of project areas and deliver high-quality, tested code.
• Maintain build pipelines, code quality, testing and version control.
• Lead task breakdown, estimates and mentor mid-level engineers.
• Support impact assessments and continuous process improvements.
• Contribute to secure, scalable, cost-conscious solutions.

Skills

Senior-level Software Engineering

Client-facing delivery

Agile / continuous delivery

SQL

NoSQL

AI-assisted development tools

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

Job description

We are looking to recruit a Senior Software Engineer to join our Engineering Community and play a key role in the delivery of our large-scale, operationally critical client projects.

This is a hands-on technical role for an experienced engineer ready to take ownership of an area of a project, while supporting and mentoring more junior members of the team.

What you'll be doing

• Taking ownership of one or more areas of a project, delivering high-quality, well-tested code
• Upholding the technical quality processes for your project, such as build pipelines, code quality, testing and source control
• Contributing to technical discussions and supporting the alignment of stakeholders and teams around a resolution
• Contributing to requirements analysis and solution design
• Leading the breakdown of requirements into development tasks, and leading task-level estimates
• Supporting Mid-Level Engineers in delivery activities, including stakeholder communication, task estimates and technical quality practices
• Supporting impact assessments for proposed changes
• Contributing to the continual review of processes and tools to identify improvements within your engagement
• Building deep expertise in one or more technologies aligned to Answer's technology ecosystem
• Contributing to solutions that are secure, scalable and cost-conscious
• Using AI-assisted engineering tools (for example AI coding assistants, automated code review or test generation) to support delivery, applying sound engineering judgement to their output

What you'll bring to Answer

• Experience working in client-facing delivery teams, with good stakeholder communication skills
• Hands-on experience delivering features within large-scale development projects
• Agile software development experience with continuous delivery
• SQL and NoSQL database experience
• Good understanding of Agile software development practices and tools
• Comfortable incorporating AI-assisted development tools (such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code or similar) into your day-to-day workflow

It would be great if you also had experience in some of these, but if not we'll help you with them

• Client-facing experience gained from a technical consultancy or software vendor
• Experience mentoring or supporting junior engineers
• Exposure to system-to-system integration and interoperability
• Common design patterns, such as event-based architecture, CQRS or Domain-Driven Design
• Exposure to integrating AI-powered features (for example chatbots or intelligent automation) into existing applications
• Exposure to platform engineering practices, such as internal developer platforms, paved-road tooling or self-service infrastructure

The perks of being @ Answer

We're an Employee-Owned Company. After 12 months - through the Employee Ownership Trust you will be part of the ownership of Answer; a major factor in driving engagement, retention and growth for our people

• Flexible annual leave (buy/sell and carry forward)
• Twice a year income-tax free bonus based on company performance - it's a reward for being a part of our EOT journey
• Continuous training and development - if you want to learn, we'll provide the support you need
• Flexible Pension - we match your own contributions up to 5%
• A flexible Healthcare cash plan so you can fund the care you value most
• A packed social calendar including; end of year party (partners invited) and Summer away days, monthly and quarterly company team socials.
• Parking at Head Offices in central Leeds, plus Cycle2Work & Green Car Lease schemes to help get you here
• The chance to give back - get involved nationally and regionally with partnerships to get people from different backgrounds into tech, as well as lots of charity and community events
• Hybrid and flexible working - you can vary your working when and where you work, to allow you to collaborate better, feed your creativity, and take the time and space to focus when you need to

Diversity and Inclusion

At Answer we proudly embrace diversity and inclusion - we want to create a safe environment for everyone to bring their true selves to work.

We will do everything we can to support your application. If you require any adjustments to be made to your application (whether that's support with our interview questions, adjusting how we interview, or financial support with our hiring process) then please speak to Lesley Waghorn, Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant ([e-mail])

A bit more about us.

Answer Digital is a highly successful digital transformation consultancy headquartered in Leeds. We're a company on a fast growth trajectory with a reputation of delivering large-scale, operational critical solutions.

People are at the heart of everything we do - so much so we're owned by our people. It sets us apart from most digital businesses you'll meet and defines our culture and values. Our people are invested in everything we do, because we are invested in them.

Don't believe us? Well check out our glassdoor and here what our people have to say

Our Interview Process

We pride ourselves on having a fair but flexible recruitment process, we want to create a platform where you can show us your best. For us, keeping it simple means you can focus on understanding if our people, values and the work we do are right for you. Our typical process can be broken down into 3 stages;

• Recruiter call: This normally lasts 15-30 minutes. We will talk to you about Answer Digital, the type of work we do, and an overview of the role. We'll ask you some questions about your current situation and why you’re interested in working here. Here, we'd advise asking any "people" questions, anything about our culture, career progression or approach to flexible working.
• Skills based interview: This interview will be with 2 people, normally from the team you’re applying to work with. We can do this stage remote or in person, whichever you’d prefer. This interview will involve questions around your experience, the skills you’ve gained and the work you’ve done. We'll also ask questions about the role and challenges you might face and how you’d face them. Here, we'd recommend asking questions about the role, the day to day responsibilities and what life in the team is like.
• Cultural/Value interview: This interview will be with 2 of our Leadership team, either our Directors or Capability Leads. It will focus on our culture and values, talking about our values and what they mean to us as well as understanding what values are important to you and how you like to work. This interview is about making sure Answer is right for you, as much as the other way around. Here, we advise you to ask as many questions around our business model, our ambitious growth plans and anything to do with Answer as a business.