Senior Software Engineer – Engagement
Our Future Health UK
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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💰 £88,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaScriptNext.jsNode.jsOpen SourcePostgresPythonReactTerraformTypeScript
About the role
- Work in a small, growing team where you’ll contribute both to early design and hands-on delivery
- Help shape and build the experiences that deepen participant understanding and motivation, making thoughtful decisions about what to develop, when to reuse, and how to optimise the journeys people already see
- Design systems that encourage people to return, explore insights, share additional data, and take part in studies
- As the work is still in its early stages, you’ll often move across the stack, from front-end features built with TypeScript and modern frameworks to backend and data-driven work in Python, depending on what the problem calls for
- Learn from real behaviour and iterate quickly based on what works
Requirements
- Experience building cloud-hosted consumer applications using open source technologies such as Python or Node
- Knowledge of modern frontend development, including JavaScript/TypeScript with frameworks like React or Next.js, and experience building intuitive, user-focused interfaces
- Experience designing and implementing backend systems – ideally using Python – for data movement, processing, and storage
- Experience working on consumer-facing products where experimentation, rapid iteration, and learning from user behaviour are important
- Prior experience with Azure (ideally), AWS or GCP
- Comfortable working with Infrastructure as Code, ideally with knowledge of Terraform
- Knowledge of good data modelling and design patterns; in-depth knowledge of relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL) and familiarity with other types of data store (blob, document, graph)
- Expertise in modern, agile development practices like code review, TDD, CI/CD and pairing using tools like Git and GitHub
- Experience of operationally managing software components once live, including observability, logging, metrics, error reporting, debugging and live incident management
- Experience of working with sensitive personal data
- Experience working in/with cross-functional teams consisting of e.g. engineers, product, UX and non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to communicate with stakeholders and audiences outside your own team
- Experience working in small, growing organisations with a high degree of ambiguity, where flexibility is valued
- Strong understanding of software quality principles and practices
- Comfortable in mentoring and coaching less experienced engineers
- Comfortable in taking part in- and sometimes facilitating technical discussions
Benefits
- Competitive base salary from £88,000
- Generous Pension Scheme – We invest in your future with employer contributions of up to 12%
- 30 Days Holiday pro rata + Bank Holidays – Enjoy a generous holiday allowance with the flexibility to take bank holidays when it suits you
- Enhanced Parental Leave – Supporting you during life’s biggest moments
- Cycle to Work Scheme – Save 25-39% on a new bike and accessories through salary sacrifice
- Home & Tech Savings – Get up to 8% off on IKEA and Currys products, spreading the cost over 12 months through salary sacrifice
- £1,000 Employee Referral Bonus – Know someone amazing? Get rewarded for bringing them on board!
- Wellbeing Support – Access to Mental Health First Aiders, plus 24/7 online GP services and an Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family
- A Great Place to Work – We have a lovely Central London office in Holborn, and offer flexible and remote working arrangements
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Hard skills
TypeScriptPythonJavaScriptReactNext.jsAzureAWSGCPTerraformPostgreSQL
Soft skills
communicationmentoringcoachingflexibilitycollaborationproblem-solvingiterationstakeholder engagementadaptabilityfacilitation