Senior Software Engineer - to £100k - ID51280

Humand Talent Ltd.; Reading; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 28 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

24/7 virtual GP service

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan

Pension advisory support

Job summary

Humand Talent Ltd. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for a fixed-term contract to join an R&D-focused tech team.

You will own major engineering challenges from idea to production, mentor engineers and progress toward technical leadership and line management as the team expands. The role involves building with a modern stack (React, TypeScript, Node.js, Python, PostgreSQL) and deploying to cloud platforms using Docker, Kubernetes, Helm and AWS.

Qualifications

• STEM degree or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects end-to-end, mentoring engineers and developing technical leadership and potential line management as the team grows.
• Work across the complete engineering lifecycle from prototyping to production deployments, including CI/CD and cloud deployment.

Job description

Ready to take ownership of technically ambitious software from idea to production?

Want to work with AI and data-focused teams while still being firmly rooted in software engineering?

Looking for a senior role where technical leadership, mentoring and future line management are genuinely part of the opportunity?

Our client is building technology designed to modernise an established sector through AI, data and modern software engineering. They’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to become a key contributor within their R&D-focused technology team on a fixed-term contract.

This is an opportunity to work across the complete engineering lifecycle: experimenting and prototyping, building production-quality applications, solving integration challenges and getting technology successfully deployed. You’ll also have the scope to lead projects end-to-end, mentor engineers and step into technical leadership and line management as the team develops.

Why This Role is Great

You won’t be confined to one small part of the stack. Instead, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Own meaningful engineering challenges, helping develop, test and maintain new products, projects and technical initiatives.
• Build across a modern technology stack including React, TypeScript, Material UI, Node.js, Python, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm and AWS.
• Take software from experimentation to reality, working across prototyping, integration, deployment and operationalisation.
• Collaborate closely with AI and product specialists, including Machine Learning Engineers, ML Scientists and Product Managers.
• Shape engineering standards, improving internal tooling, reusable frameworks, development practices and deployment approaches.
• Champion excellent engineering, using code reviews, pair programming and mentoring to help other developers grow.
• Solve complex technical problems, particularly around software, data, integrations and production deployments.
• Influence technical direction, communicating trade-offs, risks and delivery considerations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Develop your leadership experience, taking the lead on engineering projects and potentially supporting people through line management as the team grows.

About You

This could be a particularly exciting next move if you’re an experienced Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Full-Stack Engineer or Backend Engineer who enjoys solving complex problems and wants exposure to AI and data-driven technology.

Our client’s wishlist includes strong commercial software engineering experience and confidence with at least a couple of technologies such as Python, TypeScript, relational databases, APIs, Docker, Kubernetes, Kubeflow or AWS.

You’ll get to build on solid software engineering and DevOps foundations, including CI/CD, version control, containerisation and cloud deployment, while producing clean, maintainable and well-tested software.

A STEM degree or equivalent practical experience would fit well, but practical capability matters too. Experience designing distributed cloud systems, deploying machine learning, AI or data-driven applications, or acting as a Technical Lead or Line Manager would be particularly useful rather than an expectation that every candidate ticks every box.

If your background is similar rather than identical, Transferable engineering experience and the ability to learn can be just as valuable as having worked with every technology listed.

Work Somewhere That Supports Life Outside Work

Alongside interesting technical challenges, our client offers a benefits package focused on flexibility, wellbeing and financial support.

Benefits detailed for the role include up to 28 days’ annual leave, with the option to buy or sell up to five days, alongside private medical insurance options and life assurance. There is also health and wellbeing support including a 24/7 virtual GP service, assistance with certain health expenses, an employee assistance programme and enhanced family-friendly policies. Some benefits are subject to company performance and/or completion of probation.

Additional benefits include support towards driving lessons, an interest-free season ticket loan, a cycle scheme, financial flexibility services and pension advisory support, subject to the applicable terms.

Interested?

If you’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer role combining full-stack development, cloud engineering, DevOps, AI-adjacent projects and technical leadership, this could be an excellent opportunity to broaden both your technical and leadership experience.

Humand Talent Solutions and our client are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Applications are welcomed from people of all backgrounds and identities, regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, nationality or ethnic origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know so we can support you.