Senior Software Engineer

Hook Technology Ltd; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology startup in London seeks a Software Engineer to develop a new category of SaaS product. Responsibilities include frontend and backend development using React and Python. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and experience in both environments. This role offers a competitive salary and flexible working options, making it an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious team aiming for global impact.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Generous stock options

Private health insurance

Flexible wellness allowance

Annual learning and development budget

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience in both frontend and backend development, specifically with React and Python.
• Ability to take products through various development environments into Production.
• Excellent communication for collaboration with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and build product features that add value.
• Write clean, well-tested code across the frontend and backend.
• Review and provide structured feedback on code.

Skills

Frontend development experience

Backend development experience

Communication skills

API integration skills

Tools

React

Python

Django

Flask

FastAPI

Job description

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About Hook

Hook's mission is to drive customer growth and revenue prediction whilst empowering subscription businesses with machine learning and artificial intelligence in order to help them improve customer loyalty and revenue generation from existing customers.

We're a Series A company who ranked 33 out of 100 on the Sifted fastest growing startups and we have raised $multi-million in funding from some of the top investors in Europe and the US (e.g. Balderton Capital and Lightspeed) and have an enviable list of customers that we're working with including some of the fastest growing companies in the world. We're looking for ambitious people that want to be part of our meaningful vision of changing how businesses engage with their customers, and of building one of the world's leading workplaces for great people along the way.

Responsibilities:

You will wear many hats in your engineering duties. Your day-to-day will include:

• Working in a team with technical and non-technical colleagues to design and build product features that add value to our customers
• Working across the stack - frontend and backend, and writing clean, well-tested code
• Own significant parts of our product architecture and propose and lead new improvements
• Reviewing other software engineers code and provide structured feedback
• Designing our engineering processes and patterns to be the best for our team
• Monitoring system performance and ensure everything is up and running
• Designing our data schemas to suit the needs across the business

There's a lot going on - you'll be building a brand new category of SaaS product! The more you want to be involved, the more you will find there is to do and the more impact you will have on our joint success.

Requirements:

We're looking for an ambitious self-starter who wants to be part of an early-stage company full of amazing talent and with a global vision.

• Experience working on both frontend and backend development. We use React on the frontend side and Python on the back end
• Experience working in taking products through different development environments into Production
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate and convey ideas to diverse stakeholders
• The ability to pick up and use third party APIs and tools
• Experience working with Python on the backend with frameworks, such as Django, Flask or FastAPI
• Desirable: A good understanding of cloud technologies

Salary: £80,000 - £105,000 (depending on experience)
Benefits

27 days holiday (option to buy and sell holiday) + bank holidays

Generous stock options

Private health insurance so you can get the best care you need

Flexible monthly wellness allowance that you can use monthly on things like gyms, yoga, mental health & healthy food

Annual learning & development budget for every employee

Flexible working - we'll all come together three days a week but otherwise you can work from home or come into our awesome office in Liverpool Street

The best equipment for everyone to work with

Our founder and team are incredibly passionate about creating a company culture that is diverse, inclusive, productive and enjoyable for all our colleagues. As part of a growing start-up team, we expect a lot from you and will work hard to make sure you have everything you need to be at your best.