Senior Software Engineer — Build Scalable Solutions

Kainos; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kainos, a global tech leader, is hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Senior Associate) in the United Kingdom. You’ll design, build, test and maintain modern software that solves real problems and delivers impact for users worldwide.

In this fast-paced role you’ll mentor junior engineers, contribute to architectural directions, and help shape estimates, planning and requirements. You’ll collaborate across teams to ensure scalable, secure solutions and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Proficient in designing, building, testing and maintaining modern software applications.
• Experience applying development best practices for security, scalability and performance.
• Experience contributing to decisions on architecture, estimation and planning.
• Mentoring junior team members and collaborating across teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop high quality software solutions that delight customers worldwide.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to architectural direction.
• Participate in product planning, estimation, and writing user stories.
• Work across multiple layers of applications and learn new technologies.
• Share knowledge with the team and wider audiences.

Skills

Software design

Software development

Mentoring

Architecture decisions

Security & performance

CI/CD

Cloud platforms

Multi-language

Data storage

Job description

Kainos, a global tech leader, is hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Senior Associate) in the United Kingdom. You’ll design, build, test and maintain modern software that solves real problems and delivers impact for users worldwide.

In this fast-paced role you’ll mentor junior engineers, contribute to architectural directions, and help shape estimates, planning and requirements. You’ll collaborate across teams to ensure scalable, secure solutions and continuous improvement.