Software Developer

We’re working with a growing product-led tech business that’s building software used at scale, where reliability and pragmatism matter just as much as clean code. They’re looking for a backend-leaning engineer who enjoys solving real operational problems, owning systems in production, and working with a team that values thoughtful engineering over hype.

Role Overview:

• Location: Hybrid - London
• Package: £75,000 - £90,000 p/a + benefits
• Industry: SaaS / Technology

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Designing, building, and maintaining backend services and APIs used in production environments
• Owning systems end-to-end, including deployment, monitoring, stability, and ongoing improvements
• Working across multiple third-party integrations and external dependencies
• Troubleshooting issues from logs, metrics, and real-world system behaviour
• Improving resilience through retries, reconciliation processes, idempotency, and failure handling
• Collaborating with engineers across the stack to deliver reliable, scalable features
• Contributing to existing platforms and codebases with a focus on maintainability and long-term quality
• Supporting operational improvements across cloud-native or self-managed infrastructure environments

Main Skills Needed:

• Strong backend engineering experience using languages such as C#, Go, Java, or similar
• Proven experience designing and maintaining APIs and production systems
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, integration challenges, and operational reliability
• Comfortable debugging complex issues and tracing failures across services and dependencies
• Experience working within SaaS, platform, scale-up, or high-volume product environments
• Ability to work with modern frontend code when needed, even if frontend isn’t your primary focus
• Pragmatic approach to engineering decisions with a strong understanding of trade-offs
• Experience maintaining and improving existing systems rather than only greenfield projects
• Stable career history with evidence of long-term contribution within teams and products

What’s in It for You:

• Opportunity to work on meaningful technical problems with real production impact
• Strong engineering culture focused on practicality, ownership, and collaboration
• Exposure to scalable systems, integrations, and operationally mature environments
• Flexible working setup with a team that values autonomy and trust
• Chance to contribute to a growing platform without unnecessary process or bureaucracy
• A technically credible environment where calm, thoughtful engineers thrive

Think it could be a fit? We’d love to hear from you.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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