Staff Software Engineer

Our Staff Engineers are instrumental in tackling complex technical challenges that shape the future of our platform. Operating with high autonomy, they lead by example, apply strong engineering judgement, and influence outcomes across teams. They are trusted to architect resilient systems, drive strategic decisions, and raise the technical bar through coaching and thought leadership. Their impact is not confined to delivery; they play a key role in defining how we build, scale and innovate.

Requirements

• Go for backend development with proven experience at an advanced commercial level (non-negotiable)
• Demonstrable Event driven architecture and distributed system design
• Cloud platforms, ideally GCP, although strong experience with AWS or Azure will be considered
• Advanced SQL knowledge and experience working with large datasets
• Experience building and operating highly scalable and highly available systems
• Solid understanding of CI/CD practices and Kubernetes management
• Terraform

• Experience operating or integrating ML models, ideally using GCP Vertex AI
• Typescript for frontend work with hands-on commercial experience (we use React)
• Automation testing to help QA engineers focus on coverage rather than manual validation
• GCP Build, GCP Deploy
• DataDog
• .Net Core

• Critical Thinking: Ability to approach complex challenges with a structured and thoughtful mindset.
• Problem Solving: A knack for finding effective, innovative solutions to technical and product challenges.
• Attention to Detail: A meticulous approach to crafting high-quality, reliable software.
• Simplicity and Efficiency: Good looks like simple & maintainable software.
• Pragmatic Excellence: Striking the right balance between technical rigour, passion for innovation, and pragmatism to deliver exceptional products that support our customers.
• Curiosity: The drive to learn, to probe further and to understand more