Software Engineer

Salary: £40,000 - 55,000 per year

Requirements:

• We require 5 years of software engineering experience, ideally in full-stack-focused roles.
• We require proven experience building production applications with React and NodeJS.
• We require familiarity with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MS SQL, or MySQL.
• We require experience writing well-maintained, testable code using frameworks like Vitest or Jest.
• We require familiarity with modern RBAC authentication frameworks.
• Nice to have: experience with Expo, React Native, or native mobile development for Android or iOS.
• Nice to have: experience with tRPC or similar backend layers.
• Nice to have: experience with Turborepo or similar monorepo-style projects.
• Nice to have: experience with cloud deployments on AWS, Azure, or Vercel, including containerized or bare-metal production environments.
• Nice to have: experience with .NET for legacy system maintenance.
• Nice to have: experience with NextJS, Tanstack Start, or similar React frameworks.
• Nice to have: experience with Tanstack tools such as Query, DB, or Form.
• Nice to have: interest in or background with security and infrastructure.
• Nice to have: experience working within ISO 27001 or similar compliance frameworks such as SOC2.
• We value strong problem-solving skills with a methodical approach to debugging and failure analysis.
• We value excellent written and verbal communication and the ability to explain technical decisions clearly.
• We value a proactive, self-directed approach with the ability to manage multiple priorities and take ownership of outcomes.
• We value curiosity about infrastructure, ML/AI, industry trends, and security topics.
• We value a collaborative mindset and willingness to grow into more senior responsibilities.
• We value a pragmatic approach to AI tooling, using it to move faster without outsourcing critical thinking.

Responsibilities:

• We design, build, and maintain full-stack applications using NodeJS, React, and Typescript.
• We develop robust, well-structured code in larger codebases.
• We deliver features and projects end to end, from requirements through to production deployment.
• We work with modern tooling to build large-scale, maintainable applications.
• We implement testing, monitoring, and observability to ensure applications run reliably in production.
• We build applications with security best practices aligned to ISO 27001 standards.
• We contribute to technical documentation and clear issue tracking.
• We take ownership of assigned projects.
• We mentor and support junior developers through reviews, pair programming, and mentoring.
• We contribute to system design decisions and technical roadmap planning.
• We identify and champion improvements to development processes and tooling.
• We begin implementing smart features powered by ML/AI in a product-first manner.
• We participate in security audits and vulnerability assessments, with growth potential to help lead internal audits.

Technologies:

• AI
• AWS
• Android
• Azure
• Backend
• Cloud
• Support
• Jest
• Mobile
• MySQL
• NextJS
• NodeJS
• PostgreSQL
• RBAC
• React
• React Native
• SQL
• Security
• TypeScript
• iOS
• ASP.NET

More:

We are a small, high-impact engineering team building and maintaining both customer-facing and internal applications for a recruitment group operating across several sectors. We offer the opportunity to work with modern tooling in a hands-off management style, delivering features end to end while helping shape the environment and culture of a growing team. We value collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement, with scope to contribute to system design, process improvements, mentoring, and emerging ML/AI-enabled product features.

last updated 32 week of 2026