Senior Software Engineer — Own Scalable, AI‑Driven Services

Zuto; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Zuto in Manchester is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to take genuine ownership from design to production and beyond. You’ll shape scalable event-driven services, deploy new features and monitor live systems, using AI-assisted development to move fast and safely.

You’ll work across the stack with DevOps and product teams, solve complex problems and champion secure, observable software built to last, with a culture of experimentation and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Strong senior‑level software engineering experience.
• Ownership from design through production.
• Understanding of scalable architecture and testing.
• Ability to make principled technical decisions.
• Experience or openness to AI‑assisted development.
• Able to balance scale with simplicity.
• Collaboration with cross‑functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable, event‑driven services.
• Own solutions from initial design to production and monitoring.
• Use AI‑assisted tools to accelerate development.
• Work across the stack including areas near DevOps.
• Test ideas and build proofs of concept.
• Ensure security, observability and maintainability.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product, and wider teams.

Skills

Senior‑level software engineering

End-to-end ownership

Scalable architecture

Testing and quality practices

AI‑assisted development

Decision making with trade-offs

Collaborative mindset

Job description

Zuto in Manchester is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to take genuine ownership from design to production and beyond. You’ll shape scalable event-driven services, deploy new features and monitor live systems, using AI-assisted development to move fast and safely.

You’ll work across the stack with DevOps and product teams, solve complex problems and champion secure, observable software built to last, with a culture of experimentation and continuous improvement.