Software Engineer/SRE

Fruition Group; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in Leeds is seeking a Software Engineer with strong AWS and observability experience. In this hybrid role, you will build and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure, implement observability tools, and drive system reliability and performance. The ideal candidate will have a robust software engineering background and automation experience. The position offers a salary of up to £65,000 and opportunities for progression.

Benefits

Salary up to £65,000

Hybrid working from Leeds

Modern tech stack and collaborative team environment

Clear progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong experience with AWS (EC2, ECS, Lambda, RDS etc.).
• Good knowledge of observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog or similar).
• Background in software engineering (JavaScript/TypeScript & Node.js, although any language is fine).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar).
• CI/CD pipelines and automation experience.

Responsibilities

• Building and maintaining scalable cloud infrastructure in AWS.
• Implementing and improving observability tools (monitoring, logging, tracing).
• Automating deployments and improving CI/CD pipelines.
• Driving reliability, availability and performance across systems.
• Working with developers and SREs to solve complex problems.

Job description

Overview

We\u2019re looking for a Software Engineer with strong AWS and Observability experience to join a growing engineering team in Leeds. This is a hybrid role, giving you the flexibility to split your time between home and a modern city-centre office.

You\u2019ll work across both engineering and site reliability, helping to build and scale systems that are reliable, secure, and observable. You\u2019ll be a key part of improving platform performance and automation, while collaborating with developers, product teams, and operations.

What you\u2019ll be doing

• Building and maintaining scalable cloud infrastructure in AWS
• Implementing and improving observability tools (monitoring, logging, tracing)
• Automating deployments and improving CI/CD pipelines
• Driving reliability, availability and performance across systems
• Working with developers and SREs to solve complex problems

What we\u2019re looking for

• Strong experience with AWS (EC2, ECS, Lambda, RDS etc.)
• Good knowledge of observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Datadog, or similar)
• Background in software engineering (JavaScript/TypeScript & Node.js, although any language is fine)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar)
• CI/CD pipelines and automation experience

What\u2019s on offer

• Salary up to £65,000
• Hybrid working from Leeds
• Modern tech stack and collaborative team environment
• Clear progression opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, gender, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age.