Senior Staff Software Engineer

Blue YonderLondon, United Kingdomlast year

We are looking for an experienced Senior Staff Software Engineer, to contribute to the design, development, and implementation of our Returns Drop-off Kiosk solutions at Blue Yonder as it prepares to scale with a key focus on planning and facilitating the direction of technical work. You'll provide technical leadership and act as line management for a high performing team, mentoring team members daily, and helping shape and maintain our engineering practices while delivering high-quality applications that meet business objectives. The ideal candidate still loves to code and has a passion for innovation and problem-solving but will be happy being primarily focused on enabling their team's focus and acts as a multiplier and an architect rather than an individual contributor.

What you’ll do:

Support the design and development of applications across the whole stack, from database to user interface.
Architect scalable, maintainable solutions that balance technical excellence with business needs.
Drive technical decision-making and strategy.
Establish coding standards, best practices, and technical documentation.
Provide mentorship and technical guidance to other engineers.
Collaborate with product management to refine requirements and technical specifications regularly.
Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and technical debt.
Evaluate and recommend new technologies and patterns to improve our development ecosystem.
Participate in architectural decisions and contribute to long-term technical strategy within the technical architecture group (TAG).

What we are looking for:

Required Skills

Around 7+ years of software development experience, with a strong foundation in software engineering skills, design patterns, and building scalable systems.
Strong communication skills and ability to explain complex technical concepts.
Solid experience in key technologies (Kotlin preferred, Java, JS).
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and working with APIs.
Proven ability to lead complex technical projects from conception to deployment.
Strong understanding of system design, software architecture, and design patterns.

Preferred (but not essential!) Skills

Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automated testing strategies.
Knowledge of hardware production/lifecycle and connectivity.
USB interactions to scanners/printers/sensors.
Demonstrated experience leading testing strategy design and automation implementation across complex software systems.
Solid knowledge of database systems, data modelling, and query optimization.
Maven artifact deployment.
Android XML and Compose layout systems experience.
Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability tools.
Experience with performance optimization and security best practices.
Understanding of agile development methodologies.
History of mentoring junior developers and providing technical leadership.
Knowledge of Dagger, Retrofit 2, RxJava, Room, Coroutines, WorkManager, MongoDB are also all beneficial.

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Is the Senior Staff Software Engineer position at Blue Yonder remote?: Yes. This role was posted on Remote Frontend Jobs, a job board that lists exclusively fully remote positions.
When was this Senior Staff Software Engineer job posted?: This listing was posted on July 4, 2025 and is still open for applications.
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