Software Engineer (Full Stack, United Kingdom)

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

Job summary

Ema in the Greater London area is seeking an experienced Enterprise Software Engineer to develop and maintain high-quality enterprise applications. The role involves working collaboratively with product managers, designers, and developers to deliver software solutions that meet enterprise client needs.

The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience, knowledge of back-end languages such as Go and Python, and an understanding of security best practices. This position will help build and manage scalable systems and integrate various services.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant work experience in software development.
• Experience with cloud technologies like GCP.
• Understanding of security best practices for enterprise applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise software applications.
• Build scalable back-end systems using Go and Python.
• Integrate multiple enterprise applications.

Skills

Cross-functional team collaboration

Back-end development

API development

Test-driven development

Database management

Security best practices

Containerization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

PostgreSQL

Go

Python

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Software Engineer to join the Ema team in the UK.

Responsibilities

• You will work with a cross-functional team of product managers, designers, and developers to deliver high-quality software solutions that meet the needs of our enterprise clients.
• Develop and maintain enterprise software applications, including API, data, application, and service development.
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code by employing a test-driven development process.
• Build scalable and reliable back‑end systems using languages like Go and Python.
• Develop and maintain APIs using REST, gRPC, or GraphQL.
• Integrate multiple enterprise applications and services using a scalable framework like FastAPI.
• Build and maintain data schema using PostgreSQL, NoSQL, etc.
• Knowledge of front-end interfaces using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript frameworks such as React or Angular.
• Design data pipelines for machine learning using the DE stack and event‑driven technologies like Temporal and Kafka; work with foundational LLMs across OpenAI, Gemini and Claude.
• Ensure that applications are secure and adhere to industry best practices.
• Able to design and develop enterprise-grade features or modules using SOLID principles and best practices around software engineering.
• Develop high availability, low latency enterprise-grade software products using Agentic Architecture, LLMs, and RAG technology.
• Continuously improve software development processes and practices.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate has experience building products across the stack and a firm understanding of web frameworks, APIs, databases, and multiple back‑end languages.
• Experience working with global teams.
• At least 7+ years of relevant work experience.
• Experience with cloud technologies like GCP.
• Knowledge of database technologies such as PostgreSQL, Elastic, and Redis.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Understanding of security best practices and protocols for enterprise software applications.
• Experience in Agentic, LLMs and knowledge search is a plus.
• Experience with integrating multiple enterprise applications, including frameworks and authentication.
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience in back‑end development using languages like Python and Go.
• Solid background in algorithms, data structures, and object-oriented programming.
• Knowledge of front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and front-end frameworks like React or Angular.
• Knowledge of designing and building API platforms and integration systems.
• Experience deploying software in multi-tenant SaaS environments.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and attention to detail.