Senior Software Engineer

Simple Machines; Waltham Cross; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent boutique technology firm seeks a Senior Software Engineer who thrives in collaborative projects. This role encompasses backend and frontend development, including robust data systems, cloud infrastructure, and client advisory, offering a platform to impact significant projects positively. If you're passionate about technology and innovation, this is your opportunity.

Benefits

Health and Wellbeing Allowance: £1,250 per year

Professional Development: £1,500 annual budget

Certifications: £2,500 annual budget

Company Sick Leave: 10 days per annum

Regular Lunches provided

Antenatal Support: Paid time off

Terminal Illness Benefit: Salary continuance

Qualifications

• Core foundation in programming, especially in JVM languages like Kotlin or Java.
• Experience with AWS and/or Google Cloud, Azure.
• In-depth experience with unit and integration testing.

Responsibilities

• Develop backend services, frontend interfaces, data engineering, and infrastructure solutions.
• Design APIs and document technical requirements.
• Provide expert advice to clients on data practices.

Skills

JVM languages

Data-driven APIs

Front-end development

Cloud infrastructure

Infrastructure-as-code

Unit testing

Git workflows

Containerization

Job description

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Simple Machines is a leading independent boutique technology firm with a global presence, including teams in London, Sydney, San Francisco, and New Zealand. We specialise in creating technology solutions at the intersection of data, AI, machine learning, data engineering, and software engineering. Our mission is to help enterprises, technology companies, and governments better connect with and understand their organisations, their people, their customers, and citizens. We are a team of creative engineers and technologists dedicated to unleashing the potential of data in new and impactful ways. We design and build bespoke data platforms and unique software products, create and deploy intelligent systems, and bring engineering expertise to life by transforming data into actionable insights and tangible outcomes. We engineer data to life.

The Role:

As a Senior Software Engineer at Simple Machines , you'll be at the heart of groundbreaking projects, collaborating closely with both our talented internal team and forward-thinking clients. In this hands-on role, you"ll drive the development of sophisticated, scalable solutions across the full technology stack—from intuitive frontends and robust backends to powerful data pipelines and resilient infrastructure. If you're passionate about solving complex problems and pushing the boundaries of what's possible, this role offers the perfect platform for you to make a real impact.

Technical Responsibilities:

• Responsible for development of backend services, frontend web user interfaces, data engineering, and infrastructure solutions for a highly scalable marketing platform.
• Responsible for designing the APIs, applications, and infrastructure the team develops, and documenting the technical requirements and design for the client.
• Responsible for end-to-end delivery and support, including build, automation, deployment, and operations, for everything that is developed.
• Partner with client stakeholders, and team members, to gather business requirements, collaborate on design decisions, and translate them into technical and design requirements.
• Operate within an iterative delivery team using Agile delivery tools and practices.
• Hybrid remote and in-person collaboration with the delivery team and client stakeholders.

Consulting Responsibilities:

• Client Advisory: Provide expert advice to clients on optimal data practices that align with their business requirements and project goals.
• Training and Empowerment: Educate client teams on the latest technologies and strategies, enabling them to efficiently utilise and maintain the solutions we have developed.
• Professional Development: Keep up with the latest industry trends and technological advancements, continually upgrading skills and achieving certifications in the technologies Simple Machines implements across its client base.

Work Style

• 2 days remote (WFH)

Requirements

• A consultative approach to software development.
• Core foundation in programming, especially in JVM languages (particularly Kotlin or Java).
• Experience designing and implementing data-driven APIs.
• Exposure to frontend development (particularly React.js, Tailwind, REDUX, Typescript)
• Past project experience with large scale webservices.
• Cloud infrastructure experience with AWS and/or Google Cloud, Azure, etc.
• Infrastructure-as-code experience, such as with Terraform or Cloud Formation.
• In-depth experience with unit and integration testing, and test automation generally. Ideally TAA and/or BDD
• Experience working with SQL databases in the context of implementing data-driven APIs, and designing database schemas and queries to meet business requirements.
• A passion and proven background in picking up and adopting new technologies on the fly.
• Backend server experience using Kotlin.
• Exposure to Scala, or functional programming generally.
• Experience with highly concurrent, asynchronous backend technologies, such as Ktor, http4k, http4s, Play, RxJava, etc.
• Experience with DynamoDB or similar NoSQL databases, such as Cassandra, HBase, BigTable, or Cosmos DB.
• Experience with Git workflows, and the ability to tailor the workflow to project needs.
• Experience with containerised application deployment using Docker, Amazon ECS, Kubernetes, etc.
• Salary: Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Pension: Up to 5% employer contribution, matching up to a 5% employee contribution, for a total of up to 10%.
• Annual Leave: 4 weeks standard + 1 week additional annual leave over Christmas shut down period, plus public holidays.
• Regular Lunches: Provided at team meet-ups and on workdays at Simple Machines" co-working space.
• Health and Wellbeing Allowance: £1,250 allowance per year to be used for any food and non-alcoholic beverages during business hours, healthcare, gym memberships, sporting goods and accessories, and any wellness appointments.
• Professional Development: £1,500 annual budget for training, courses, and conferences, with potential for additional funding.
• Certifications: £2,500 annual budget for certifications and related courses.
• Equipment Allowance: £1,500 for UK team members.
• Company Sick Leave: 10 days per annum, includes coverage for employee's family.
• Antenatal Support: Paid time off for antenatal appointments, including classes recommended by health professionals.
• Terminal Illness Benefit: Three months" continuance of salary at full pay.