Senior Software Engineer

Wildfire; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A paid community media network is seeking a Senior Full-Stack Engineer in London to enhance their Spark platform. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience, particularly in ad-tech and Discord. Responsibilities include designing scalable applications and collaborating closely with the CEO. This role offers a competitive salary and stock options.

Benefits

Stock options

Competitive salary based on skill and experience

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience as a full-stack engineer.
• Experience in ad-tech and Discord is preferred.
• Excellent problem-solving skills required.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable web applications.
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers to create user-friendly interfaces.
• Develop robust back-end services and APIs.

Skills

Full-stack development

Ad-tech experience

Discord experience

AI proficiency

Problem-solving

Tools

Typescript

Node.js

Next.js

Cloud services

Job description

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We are the first paid community media network.

We help brands run campaigns in niche, hard-to-reach spaces like Discord and Reddit.

Powered by insight, technology and designed for communities, we offer end-to-end delivery of valuable brand partnerships through full-scale, insight-led campaigns designed for communities, not around them.

Wildfire is seeking a talented Senior Full-Stack Engineer to join our dynamic team, working directly with the CEO to own and improve our Spark platform that will either:

• Improve internal efficiencies of our team to steer away from an agency model and towards a two-tiered platform model (self-serve and managed service)
• Directly generate incremental revenue for the company

The role goes above and beyond a traditional engineering capacity, taking shared overall ownership of the product working closely with the CEO, speak to users internally and externally, and ensure an incredible user experience.

You’ll take an early-stage product and turn it into an enterprise-level one, at the epicenter of advertising evolution.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable web applications using modern frameworks and technologies.
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers and/or be able to to create user-friendly interfaces that enhance user experience.
• Develop robust back-end services and APIs to support front-end functionality.
• Participate in code reviews and ensure code quality through automated testing and continuous integration.
• Own the Product Roadmap in Notion and represent all updates and future work internally.
• Work closely CEO and Wildfire team to understand requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues across the application stack as they arise.
• Maintain and improve existing codebases and refactor legacy systems to enhance performance.

Requirements

• 7+ years experience as a full-stack engineer
• Ad-tech experience is preferred
• Discord experience is preferred
• AI-proficient to maximise efficiency in your workflow and do the jobs of 2-3 junior developers a few years ago using tools like Tempo, n8n, Claude Code etc
• We're looking for someone with the drive and the ability to be proactive and autonomous, whilst communicative and ambitious.
• Proficiency with:
• Typescript, Node.js, Next.js (React)
• Familiarity with cloud services.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Stock Options
• Competitive salary based on skill and experience