Staff Core Services Software Engineer

OpenAsset; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company is seeking a Staff Software Engineer - Platform to lead their Core Platform team. This key technical role involves developing cutting-edge microservices and guiding technical decisions using Python, Java, and cloud technologies. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in backend engineering and a strong foundation in technical leadership, contributing to the success and growth of innovative software solutions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of backend and infrastructure engineering experience.
• 3+ years of technical leadership experience.
• Expertise in programming languages such as Python and Java.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, planning, estimation, testing, and coordination for ongoing and upcoming projects.
• Provide technical advice and research new technologies to enhance service capabilities.
• Mentor team members through code reviews and technical guidance.

Skills

Backend Engineering

Technical Leadership

Cloud Infrastructure

Microservices Architecture

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Python

Java

Terraform / OpenTofu

Docker

AWS

MySQL / Postgres

Github

Job description

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We are looking for a UK based Staff Software Engineer - Platform to join our talented, dynamic, and rapidly growing global team. We have an in-office requirement of 2 days per week for local London employees.

Company Description

OpenAsset is the only Digital Asset Management solution built for the Architecture, Construction and Engineering industries. We have over 900 clients and 20 years of experience delivering value. Our vision is to inspire people through visualization of the built world.

We are a diverse group of hard-working and entrepreneurial people dedicated to solving complex challenges, working hard on meaningful projects, and celebrating our successes. We are looking for extraordinary people to join our industry-leading and incredibly talented team! Our inspirational and fun working environment, innovation-driven, fast-growing company, and ambitious projects are just a few reasons why you will love working here.

As a company, we are passionate about ensuring that diversity and inclusion are championed and that everybody has a seat at the table. We promote a culture where everyone feels valued, and we have adopted policies to ensure we hire from a diverse pool of candidates.

OpenAsset employs 85 people and is growing rapidly. OpenAsset has partnered with Marlin Equity Partners, an $8bn private equity fund, to help the business scale its sales, technical and management capacity to meet accelerating demand for its B2B SaaS product.

Description

Embark on a rewarding journey as a Staff Software Engineer - Platform at OpenAsset, leading the charge of our highly engaging Core Platform team. This hands-on technical role puts you in a key role to develop, design and lead decisions for how OpenAsset will evolve and adopt cutting edge technologies. You’ll work on exceptional microservices and distributed systems using Python/Java, Terraform/OpenTofu, and AWS cloud technologies. As a pivotal force in our team, you will not only contribute directly to code but also champion best practices, guide the team through technical challenges, and advocate for excellence in all aspects of software development.

Your expertise and influence will shape the technical direction of our services and applications, ensuring they remain scalable, performant, and maintainable. If you're passionate about delving into the design and architecture of backend technologies, mentoring fellow engineers, and making a tangible impact on product delivery and strategy, we invite you to be a driving force in our collaborative and forward-thinking environment. Join us, where your hands-on technical leadership will be instrumental in the success of our projects and the growth of our talented team.

Responsibilities

As a Staff Software Engineer - Platform, your day-to-day activities will revolve around technical leadership, effective communication, and a hands-on approach to solving complex challenges, contributing to the overall success of the entire platform, its multiple products, and the company.

Project Ownership

• Lead the design, planning, estimation, testing, and coordination for ongoing and upcoming team projects spanning multiple releases.
• Take ownership of the entire development lifecycle, ensuring the delivery of complex systems on time and within budget.
• Own decisions and develop architectural changes across microservices, operations and infrastructure.
• Develop reusable systems, tools and workflows, to be deployed teams as a standard.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to address cross-cutting technical issues, contributing to the overall success of company-wide initiatives.
• Work on issues requiring in-depth evaluation, providing creative and effective solutions to complex problems.
• Strategic decision making to guide short and long term delivery of valuable features and services for our customers.

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical advice and weigh in on decisions that have an impact on other teams or the company at large.
• Research and propose new technologies to enhance the capabilities of our services and applications.

Communication and Mentorship

• Communicate effectively within and outside the Engineering organization, fostering a collaborative environment.
• Considerate use of documentation techniques, to effectively document and communicate highly complex ideas to a varied audience.
• Contribute to the growth of team members through code reviews, documentation, technical guidance, and mentorship.

Strategic Problem Solving

• Actively identify and propose strategies to resolve technical problems affecting multiple teams, demonstrating a strategic mindset with clear identification of responsibilities.
• Determine methods and procedures used by the team, focusing on continuous improvement and efficiency.

Security, Reliability, and Compliance

• Actively work to refine the team’s approach to security, reliability, privacy, and compliance.
• Complete tasks and projects in these areas with minimal guidance, ensuring the highest standards are met.

Documentation and Knowledge Sharing

• Take responsibility for team and system-wide documentation, ensuring that knowledge is well-documented and shared within the team and beyond.

Skills and Experience

• 7+ years of backend and infrastructure engineering experience, with cloud infrastructure.
• 3+ years of technical leadership experience and/or managing teams.
• Experience with software design patterns, and capable of applying modularity and single responsibility principles across a variety of services.
• Worked on building tools to aid with automating, inspection, migrations, testing, and building other efficiencies across workflows.
• Expert and high proficiency in programming languages such as Python and/or Java.
• Expert in systems architecture and experience working with multiple systems at scale.
• Expert understanding of microservices architecture, continuous integration, and deployment for reusability and testability.
• Experience leading and mentoring engineers without formal direct reporting relationships.
• Proactive collaboration with different engineering teams and advocacy for teams’ needs.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum methodology.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or other related technical field.

Technologies We Use:

• Python
• Java
• Terraform / OpenTofu
• Docker
• AWS Technologies, both services and core infrastructure
• MySQL / Postgres, database clustering, and other database paradigms
• Github (and Github actions)

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Axomic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We base our employment decisions entirely on business needs, job requirements, and qualifications—we do not discriminate based on race, gender, religion, health, parental status, personal beliefs, veteran status, age, or any other status. We have zero tolerance for any kind of discrimination, and we are looking for candidates who share those values. Applications from women and members of underrepresented minority groups are welcomed.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology and Engineering

• Industries

  Software Development

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