Senior Software Engineer — Cloud-Native (AWS) & TDD Lead

Amber Labs; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Remote-first working

Personal training budget

Perkbox membership

Electric Vehicle Scheme after one year

Regular team socials

Employer pension contributions

Referral scheme (£3,000)

Opportunity to influence consultancy

Job summary

Amber Labs in the UK is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to provide technical leadership across major public sector programmes. This hands-on role involves mentoring junior developers, shaping technical direction, and delivering secure, scalable, and accessible digital services.

You'll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to drive engineering excellence and meet high standards of performance, security and usability, building with TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, AWS, Docker,

Qualifications

• Experience in public sector or government projects preferred.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills.
• Proficient in TypeScript, JavaScript and Node.js.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across major public sector programmes.
• Mentor junior developers and drive engineering best practices.
• Deliver secure, scalable, accessible digital services.

Skills

Mentoring juniors

Engineering leadership

Collaborative development

Tools

TypeScript

JavaScript

Node.js

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Amazon EKS

CI/CD

Job description

Amber Labs in the UK is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to provide technical leadership across major public sector programmes. This hands-on role involves mentoring junior developers, shaping technical direction, and delivering secure, scalable, and accessible digital services.

You'll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to drive engineering excellence and meet high standards of performance, security and usability, building with TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, AWS, Docker,