Senior Software Engineer - Platform

dojo; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK payment service provider is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build robust infrastructure solutions. The role focuses on designing and developing scalable services that enhance developer productivity. The ideal candidate has cloud experience, excels in communication, and is passionate about infrastructure innovation.

Benefits

Office-first culture with collaboration days

Dynamic working spaces

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and building scalable backend systems.
• Strong knowledge of distributed system design.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS).

Responsibilities

• Design and develop secure infrastructure services.
• Collaborate with teams to align platform capabilities.
• Implement best practices for operational tasks.

Skills

Strong knowledge of software engineering best practices

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Excellent communication skills

Experience with Golang, Java, or .Net

Expertise in Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure

Tools

Kubernetes

GitOps

Terraform

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12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description:

We’re reinventing payments.
In less than four years, Dojo disrupted the market to become the largest and most loved acquirer in the UK. Our payments infrastructure, purpose-built for in-person commerce, is game changing.

Now, over 150,000 customers across four countries choose to transact billions with us every year.
But we’re just getting started.

Our people are the driving force behind our success. They are our greatest investment and our ultimate competitive advantage. We hire exceptional people and give them the autonomy, trust, and ownership to thrive. The results take care of themselves.

The Role

At Dojo, the Platform team builds the foundation that enables our engineering teams to move faster and innovate with confidence. We provide self-serve capabilities and scalable tools that empower teams to work autonomously, eliminate bottlenecks, and drive efficiency. By streamlining access to essential infrastructure and services, we accelerate the ability of teams to deliver value to our customers quickly and at scale.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who is passionate about building robust, scalable, and efficient infrastructure solutions. You will leverage your deep technical expertise to design, develop, and operate the core platform services that underpin Dojo's products. You will play a critical role in delivering scalable, user-friendly products and frameworks that enhance developer productivity and system resiliency across the engineering organization. Your focus will be on technical execution, innovation, and collaborating effectively within the team and across the organization.

What You Will Do

• Design and Build Software & Tools: Actively participate in the design, hands-on development, deployment, and operation of scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure services and automation.
• Shape Developer Enablement: Contribute significantly to the tools and frameworks that simplify access to centralized infrastructure, empowering creators to build with speed and confidence.
• Optimize Engineering Workflows: Implement and improve processes for managing ongoing maintenance, operational tasks, and long-term platform projects, ensuring a balance between reliability and innovation through automation and best practices.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with fellow engineers and stakeholders across the organization to understand needs, align platform capabilities, and maximize the impact of the infrastructure you build.
• Stay at the Cutting Edge: Explore, evaluate, and advocate for modern infrastructure practices, cloud-native technologies, and industry best practices to continuously improve our platform and developer experience.
• Drive Technical Excellence: Champion software engineering best practices within the team, focusing on code quality, testing, automation, and operational excellence.

What You Will Bring

• Proven Hands-on Experience: A strong track record of designing, building, deploying, and operating complex, scalable, and reliable backend systems and infrastructure in a cloud environment.
• Technical Expertise: Strong knowledge of software engineering best practices, distributed system design, cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS), and expertise in automated deployments through declarative configurations (e.g., GitOps, blue-green).
• Backend Development Skills: Solid experience building applications within a service-oriented architecture using languages like Golang, Java, or .Net.
• Platform Engineering Proficiency: Hands-on expertise in platform engineering technologies, including container orchestration (Kubernetes), distributed systems (e.g., Kafka), and Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., Crossplane, Pulumi, Terraform).
• Developer Experience Focus: A deep understanding of developer needs, with experience improving workflows, reducing cognitive load, and enabling faster feedback loops through infrastructure and tooling.
• Collaboration & Communication: Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to discuss technical solutions clearly and collaborate effectively with diverse teams.
• Problem-Solving Mindset: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a passion for tackling complex infrastructure challenges.

Dojo home and away

We believe our best work happens when we collaborate in-person. These “together days” foster communication, drive innovation and spark our brightest ideas.

That's why we have an office-first culture. This means working from the office 4+ days per week.

With offices across Europe, we know a thing or two about staying dynamic. Need deep focus? Head to a quiet zone. Big ideas? Collaboration spaces have you covered. Just here for a catch-up? Our social hubs make it easy. Do work that counts, in spaces made for you.

Question: what’s curious, relentless, and customer obsessed?

If you’re keen to know the answer, you’re a third of the way to meeting our Dojo values.

If the following speak to you, let’s talk:

• You’re curious. You have a real desire to learn and create.
• You’re relentless. You keep going even when it’s easier not to.
• You’re customer-obsessed. You know how important customers are to what you do.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion at Dojo

From local bakeries to well-known eateries, Dojo payments serve over 150,000 places across the UK.

And something that’s fundamental to creating relevant, innovative products at Dojo is to build teams to reflect the diversity of the businesses we serve.

Our drive to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion is closely linked to helping employees thrive and innovating for better customer experiences.

If you care about your work, you’re curious, and you think customer-first, you have a place at Dojo.

To make sure you’re the best you can be throughout the recruitment process, let us know if you need any extra adjustments to help you thrive.

Visit to find out more about our benefits and what it’s like to work at Dojo, or check out our LinkedIn and Instagram pages.