Senior Software Engineer - Platform

ScriptRunner; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software development company in the UK is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join their Cloud team. This role involves designing and evolving their platform, building reliable systems, and contributing to innovative software solutions for millions of users. Ideal candidates should have experience in large-scale systems on AWS and fluency in Java. Join a dynamic team and make an impact!

Benefits

Opportunities for skill growth

Supportive and innovative team culture

Impactful work for millions of users

Qualifications

• Proven experience in building and operating large-scale systems on AWS.
• Strong background in high-availability, fault-tolerant systems.
• Fluency in Java and Spring Boot.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve the platform with build pipelines and web/server tech.
• Create automated build and deployment plans with CI/CD processes.
• Design services to meet customer needs at scale.
• Build serverless applications and define stacks.

Skills

Building and operating large-scale systems on AWS

Java

Spring Boot

CI/CD

Serverless architectures

Microservices

REST APIs

Creative problem-solving

Tools

Terraform

AWS SAM

CDK

Job description

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Senior Software Engineer – ScriptRunner Cloud

Join Our ScriptRunner Platform Team as a Senior Software Engineer!

Are you passionate about developing innovative solutions that enhance user experiences for millions? Do you have a knack for leading and mentoring teams to success? If so, ScriptRunner is looking for a dynamic Senior Software Engineer to join our talented Cloud team.

About us:

ScriptRunner is committed to delivering top‑tier applications that empower over 20 million users of Atlassian tools worldwide. As part of our engineering team, you’ll play a crucial role in shaping the future of our products and fostering an engineering culture that thrives on innovation and collaboration.

What You’ll Do:

• Design and evolve the platform: set up build pipelines, select web/server technologies, design hosting architectures, and organise repositories for scale and clarity.
• Ship continuously: create automated build and deployment plans, contribute to CI/CD best practices, and pair program/review code in an Agile workflow.
• Build the right solutions: research and document approaches within Atlassian Connect and Forge constraints; design services and architectures to meet customer needs at scale.
• Go serverless where it fits: build and test serverless applications; define stacks with Terraform, AWS SAM, or CDK.
• Keep it reliable: run, monitor, and debug services; configure meaningful alerts; analyse logs/metrics for performance and behaviour; evaluate systems for operational reliability.
• Migrate without drama: move high‑traffic systems to new designs with zero downtime.
• Own the ops: participate in on‑call/incident response, lead post‑incident learnings, and drive platform improvements.

What We’re Looking For:

• Proven experience building and operating large‑scale systems on AWS.
• Strong background in high‑availability, fault‑tolerant, distributed systems.
• Fluency in Java and Spring Boot.
• Excellent organisational, prioritisation, and communication skills.
• Hands‑on CI/CD experience.
• Understanding of serverless and microservices architectures with extensible REST APIs.
• Familiarity with Terraform, AWS SAM, CDK.
• Experience with Atlassian Connect and/or Forge.
• A track record of creative problem‑solving and helping teammates grow.

How you’ll work:

• Collaborative engineering: peer reviews and pair programming.
• Data‑informed decisions: use metrics and customer signals to guide priorities.
• High impact: a visible role influencing engineering practices and platform direction.

Why Join ScriptRunner?

• Impact: Contribute to products that make a difference for millions of users.
• Growth: Take advantage of opportunities to grow your skills and career.
• Culture: Be part of a supportive and innovative team that values your input.

If you're ready to take your career to the next level and be part of something big, we'd love to hear from you! Apply today to join the ScriptRunner Cloud team and help us create the future of software engineering.