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As a high-performing SME with a global customer base, we’re looking for a senior full stack engineer to maintain and improve our core platforms and work closely with a small, high-performing team to deliver simple, scalable software that delights our customers. Alongside your engineering peers, you’ll be responsible building and maintaining our Rails-based platform and React Native mobile app infrastructure. You’ll also shape technical direction, peer coach teammates, and drive quality delivery. This is a perfect role for someone who thrives in high-autonomy environments, enjoys solving real user problems, and wants to influence technical direction while remaining deep in the code. You will report to our Engineering Manager. Salary: £60,000-£80,000 based on experience and location. What You’ll Do • As part of the engineering team, maintain a high bar for technical quality, pragmatic decisions, and delivery pace • Hands-on in our codebase: working primarily with Ruby on Rails (including Hotwire/Turbo) and occasionally with React Native • Contribute to and guide architectural decisions, shaping how we scale the product and our team • Pair with other engineers, giving thoughtful feedback and context • Collaborate closely with Product and Design to break down work and scope solutions with the customer in mind • Spot risks early and support technical initiatives that improve our product, platform, and ways of working • Champion automated testing, observability, documentation, and code clarity • Influence the team’s ways of working through thoughtful code review, refactoring, and knowledge sharing • Uphold a culture of simplicity, empathy, and continuous learning Requirements ✅ What You’ll Bring You’re a product-minded engineer with well balanced experience across the front and back end. You’ve worked in small, high-trust teams, and are comfortable operating in a flat structure. You likely have: • 7+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3+years in Ruby on Rails (Hotwire experience a big plus) • Comfortable working with full-stack tools: Rails, Postgres, Redis/Memcached, Sidekiq, Typescript, Tailwind • Experience in designing, building, and maintaining either GraphQL or RESTful APIs • Experience working with either Heroku or AWS • Strong grasp of testing, CI/CD, debugging and system performance • Experience working in or adjacent to product teams, and ability to reason from first principles • Experience in influencing technical direction; through peer programming, writing, reviews, and technical judgement • Strong communication skills; you able to translate technical ideas for stakeholders and bring others along • A strong sense of ownership; you are about the work you do, and the impact it has • Interest in experimenting with new technologies to improve the customer experience How We Work – Our Values in Action You won’t just be writing great code — you’ll be helping shape the way we build. Here’s how we show up: • Love Innovation – You simplify, experiment, and move things forward. You’re not afraid to clean up legacy logic or try a new tool where it makes sense. • Lead With Heart – You support your teammates, share your learnings, and offer feedback with care and candour. • Yearn to Learn – You’re hungry to grow and help others grow. You’re curious and proactive, always levelling up your craft. • Own It – You take responsibility for your impact and follow through on commitments, even the small ones. • Be The Greatest – You pursue quality with humility. You don’t cut corners, and you help the team raise its standards. Benefits • 28 days holiday + public holidays • Flexible Benefits via Happl • * Choice between Private Healthcare Plan or Wellbeing Allowance • Salary Sacrifice Pension • Salary Sacrifice Childcare Scheme • Modern Employee Assistance Programme / Counselling via Spill. Unlimited structured sessions. • Flexible working including ability to work from home regularly • Training & Development • Engaging off-sites and fun socials • Enhanced Maternity and Paternity incl. enhanced neonatal care pay
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|---|---|---|
| TailwindCSS | llm_hard |
100%
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| GraphQL | llm_hard |
100%
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| CI/CD | llm_hard |
100%
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| RESTful APIs | llm_hard |
100%
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| Caching | llm_hard |
100%
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| PostgreSQL | llm_hard |
100%
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| Redis | llm_hard |
100%
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| React | llm_hard |
80%
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| AWS (Amazon Web Services) | llm_hard |
80%
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| Skill | Source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Working Independently | llm_soft |
100%
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| Attention to Detail | llm_soft |
100%
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| Quality Focus | llm_soft |
100%
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| Documentation | llm_soft |
100%
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| Self-Motivation | llm_soft |
100%
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| Initiative | llm_soft |
100%
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| Proactiveness | llm_soft |
100%
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| Drive | llm_soft |
100%
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| Taking Ownership | llm_soft |
100%
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| Continuous Improvement | llm_soft |
100%
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| Growth Mindset | llm_soft |
100%
|
| Open to Learning | llm_soft |
100%
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| Verbal Communication | llm_soft |
100%
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| Written Communication | llm_soft |
100%
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| Learning Agility | llm_soft |
100%
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| Collaboration | llm_soft |
100%
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| Sharing Ideas and Knowledge | llm_soft |
100%
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| Empathy | llm_soft |
100%
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| Cross-Team Collaboration | llm_soft |
100%
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| Problem-Solving | llm_soft |
100%
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| Giving and Receiving Feedback | llm_soft |
100%
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| Accountability | llm_soft |
100%
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| Responsibility | llm_soft |
100%
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| Commitment | llm_soft |
100%
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| Dedication | llm_soft |
100%
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| Follow-Through | llm_soft |
100%
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| Stakeholder Communication | llm_soft |
100%
|
| Curiosity | llm_soft |
80%
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| Decision-Making | llm_soft |
80%
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| Critical Thinking | llm_soft |
80%
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| Analytical Thinking | llm_soft |
80%
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| Adaptability | llm_soft |
80%
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| Willingness to Change | llm_soft |
80%
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| Resilience | llm_soft |
80%
|
| Emotional Intelligence | llm_soft |
80%
|
| Strong Work Ethic | llm_soft |
80%
|
| Professionalism | llm_soft |
80%
|
| Dependability | llm_soft |
80%
|
| Self-Management | llm_soft |
80%
|
| Consistency | llm_soft |
80%
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