Software Engineer

Swap; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software provider is looking for a Full Stack Engineer to join their engineering team in London. This role involves writing scalable and robust software while collaborating closely with product and design teams. The ideal candidate will have a background in eCommerce and experience with AWS, CI/CD, and clean coding practices. This position offers stock options and private health insurance.

Benefits

Stock options

Private Health insurance

Pension

Qualifications

• Experience working as a Full Stack Engineer required.
• Preferred experience with eCommerce systems and platforms.
• Good understanding of relational databases and SQL queries.

Responsibilities

• Writing scalable, robust, testable, and efficient code.
• Translating software requirements into high-performance software.
• Key role in architectural and design decisions.

Skills

Full Stack Engineering

Cloud Service (AWS)

Git & Git Workflows

SQL & NoSQL Databases

CI/CD Workflows

Clean Code

Education

BSc in Computer Science or Mathematics

Job description

Swap is a leading software provider dedicated to empowering e-commerce brands withinnovative, data-driven solutions. Our cutting-edge platform helps online retailersoptimise their operations, enhance customer experiences, and drive growth. We arecommitted to fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment where creativityand innovation thrive.

About the Role

We are looking for a Full Stack Engineer to join our ever growing engineering team. You will be joining us in an exciting phase of hyper growth where you will help shape the future of Swap and build our products from the ground up. The ideal candidate would be someone who has a genuine passion for designing and implementing elegant software solutions. You will also be intimately familiar and up to date with the development ecosystem for making solid decisions when it comes to choosing the right tool or library for the role. We expect our engineers to be able to contribute across the entire product stack, as well as collectively oversee the integrity of the codebase. You will also partner very closely with our product and design team as well as other internal teams when needed.

Responsibilities

• Writing scalable, robust, testable, efficient, and easily maintainable code
• Translating software requirements into working, high-performance software
• Playing a key role in architectural and design decisions, building toward efficient architecture
• Writing design documents and estimates
• Writing test units
• Work with cloud service AWS for deployment, monitoring, and scaling of applications
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams; work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications

Requirements

• Experience working as a Full Stack Engineer
• Preferred experience working with eCommerce systems and platforms
• Good understanding of and experience with git & git workflows
• Experience with relational DBs, data modelling and writing SQL queries, and familiarity with NoSQL databases
• Familiarity with CI/CD workflows and the deployment of workloads to cloud infrastructure
• Passion for writing clean, testable and robust code
• A BSc in Computer Science or Mathematics (or equivalent experience)
• Enjoy working in a fast paced, high-growth environment
• A team player mindset with excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently
• Stock options in a high-growth startup
• Private Health insurance
• Pension