Senior Software Engineer

BGL Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the development of innovative solutions. The role requires collaboration with Product and Engineering managers to ensure quality and efficiency in software development. Candidates should have experience in scalable services and agile methodologies, and be ready to mentor team members. The position offers competitive salary and benefits, including hybrid working options and a focus on employee well-being.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Private healthcare

Electric car scheme

Paid development days

Wellbeing days

CSR days

Qualifications

• Experience building scalable, highly available services and products.
• Experience designing and maintaining build, test, and deployment pipelines.
• Knowledge of security engineering practices and methods.
• Technical expert in a chosen domain with adaptability to new technologies.
• Creative problem solver who organizes a team around a challenge.
• Work with agile methodologies and lean thinking methods.
• Active learner in technical and professional areas.

Responsibilities

• Work with Product Managers and Engineering Leadership to design solutions.
• Interact with cross-functional engineering teams to improve efficiency.
• Take responsibility for the development life cycle.
• Ensure testing and security standards are embedded into software.
• Lead design reviews and evaluate technical feasibility with peers.
• Participate in software development methodologies like pairing and continuous delivery.
• Mentor team members.

Skills

Building scalable, highly available services

Designing and maintaining build, test, and deployment pipelines

Knowledge of security engineering practices

Creative problem solving

Working with agile methodologies

Active learner

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Java

Scala

Python

.Net Core

Node.js

MongoDB

Job description

Job Description - Senior Software Engineer (006439)

Our purpose is to make great financial decision making a breeze for everyone, and that purpose drives us every day.

It’s why we’re on a mission to create an automated quoting engine, with the simplest of experiences, wrapped in a brand everyone loves!

We change lives by making it simple to switch and save money and that’s why good things happen when you meerkat.

We’d love you to be part of our journey.

As the Senior Software Engineer, you will lead development of first‑class technical solutions whilst also actively contributing to and leading a culture of innovation, enthusiasm and passion. You will work with Engineering Managers and Product Management to support the goals and objectives on your team. You will have a focus on end‑to‑end responsibility for the development, quality, observability, and testing of the software you build.

Everyone is welcome.

We have a culture of creativity. We approach our work passionately, improve constantly and celebrate our wins at every turn. We are an inclusive workplace and our employees are comfortable bringing their authentic, whole selves to work. Everyone is welcome. Be you.

This means we’re excited to hear from people with a range of skills, experiences and ideas. We don’t expect you to tick all the boxes, but would love to hear what makes you great for this role.

Responsibilities

• Work with Product Managers, Engineering Managers, and Engineering Leadership to design solutions and consider trading‑off technical and operational considerations
• Interacting with cross‑functional engineering teams across the company to improve efficiency and reduce bottlenecks
• Take responsibility for key aspects of the development life cycle, from design to implementation, testing, security, and maintenance
• Ensure testing and security standards are well embedded into the software the team producesActive in a community of practice for engineering to develop and share knowledge
• Leading design reviews, prototyping new technology and evaluating technical feasibility with your peers and colleagues
• Addressing all aspects of technology and service readiness
• Effectively participate in the team's software development methodologies, such as pairing, code and documentation reviewing and continuous delivery
• Mentor other members of the team

Qualifications

• Experience building scalable, highly available services and products
• Experience designing and maintaining build, test, and deployment pipelines as part of delivering robust software systems
• Knowledge of security engineering practices and methods
• Technical expert in a chosen domain, with a willingness to adapt to new technologies to support the team
• Creative problem solver who organises a team around a challenge
• Work with agile methodologies and lean thinking methods
• Active learner, both within your technical and professional area of expertise

Our people bring our purpose to life.

We champion a culture of innovation and challenge. We have over 300 tech experts across our teams all using the latest tools and technologies including Astro, Cloudflare, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Kafka, Java, Scala, Python, .Net Core, Node.js and MongoDB.

Benefits

And then there’s our benefits. For us, it’s not just about a competitive salary and hybrid working, we care about what matters to you. From a generous holiday allowance and private healthcare to an electric car scheme and paid development, wellbeing and CSR days, we’ve pretty much got you covered!

Primary Location

United Kingdom

Other Locations

United Kingdom

Work Locations

London - Shoreditch White Collar Factory 1 Old Street Yard, Shoreditch London EC1Y 8AF