Senior Software Engineer (£70k + benefits)

Manchester Digital; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work 2 days/week in Manchester

2pm Friday finish

Job summary

Manchester Digital is hiring a Senior Software Engineer in Manchester, joining a small engineering team building cloud-native, serverless systems. You will work in a cross-functional product team, emphasizing DevOps practices, TDD, SOLID, and pair programming.

You will mentor teammates and collaborate with product managers to deliver high-quality software, with hybrid working (2 days per week in Manchester) and a 2pm Friday finish.

Qualifications

• Experience building cloud-native, serverless systems in a startup/rapid-growth environment.
• Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with product managers.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, TDD and SOLID principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop cloud-native, serverless features in a cross-functional team.
• Mentor teammates and collaborate with product managers to deliver value.
• Ensure observability and performance monitoring for deployed services.

Skills

TypeScript

Node.js

React

Tools

AWS

Datadog

Dynatrace

Honeycomb

CloudWatch

Job description

Great opportunity for Software Engineers to work for a tech start-up in Manchester going through a period of growth ahead of seeking Series-B investment early this year.

You'd join a small engineering department and would work within a cross functional product-based team responsible for building cloud-native, serverless systems in a collaborative DevOps environment.

The teams are responsible for all aspects of the product they work on, from ideation through to deployment and maintenance, and they value teamwork over individual heroics, so focus on engineering best practice like TDD, SOLID and Pair Programming.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’d also have the opportunity to mentor other team members an collaborate with product managers.

Skills

• TypeScript (Node, React)
• AWS (Lambda, Fargate, S3, Dynamo, Event Bridge etc.)
• Observability tools (Datadog, Dynatrace, Honeycomb, CloudWatch etc.)

The money is good too – up to £70k plus benefits including hybrid working (2 days per week in Manchester) and a 2pm finish every Friday.