Software Engineer

We’re looking for a talented and versatile Software Engineer to join our team and help build and scale high-impact systems. This is an exciting opportunity to work across the full software development lifecycle, combining backend, frontend, and data engineering expertise while taking ownership of services end-to-end.

You’ll play a key role in designing, developing, and maintaining critical applications, contributing to architectural decisions, and driving continuous improvement. If you enjoy solving complex problems and working in a fast-paced, high-scale environment, we’d love to hear from you

What You’ll Be Doing

• Build & Deliver Software
• Develop high-quality applications using Java as the primary language
• Write clean, maintainable, and reusable code using modern development practice
• Refactor and improve existing systems using appropriate design patterns
• Ensure high standards through robust testing and quality assurance practices
• Safeguard data security, integrity, and quality at all times

Own Systems End-to-End

• Take full ownership of services, from design through to production
• Monitor system health, performance, and reliability using meaningful metrics
• Deploy and operate applications in production environments
• Contribute to continuous delivery and experimentation frameworks
• Maintain documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures
• Handle Production Incidents
• Respond quickly and effectively to live production issues
• Minimise customer impact and meet SLA commitments
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement long-term improvements
• Contribute to incident tracking and postmortems
• Contribute to Architecture
• Help shape technical solutions aligned with business and architectural goals
• Provide input into system design and challenge assumptions constructively
• Support teams in aligning with broader platform and architectural strategies
• Drive Better Solutions
• Analyse complex problems and identify patterns and root causes
• Propose and implement measurable improvements to systems and processes
• Continuously look for ways to enhance performance and efficiency
• Collaborate & Communicate
• Communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver shared goals
• Actively listen, challenge ideas constructively, and drive alignment

What We’re Looking For Essential Skills

• Java – strong proficiency (primary language for this role)
• Full-stack mindset – experience across backend, frontend, and/or data engineering
• Experience building and scaling production systems
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to take ownership and operate independently in production environments

Nice to Have

• Experience with Perl (or willingness to learn)
• Background in Data Engineering
• Experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms
• Exposure to AI/ML, with an interest in applying AI across the SDLC
• Previous experience as a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)

*Rates depend on experience and client requirements