Senior Software Engineer

Street Group

Senior Software Engineer building AI-native property technology for UK estate agencies. Owning scalable features, technical direction, and shared engineering infrastructure.

Posted 8/10/2026full-timeManchester • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSenior💰 £55,000 - £75,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in PHP and Laravel, with a strong foundation in MVC frameworks and modern JavaScript frameworks like Vue 3 or React. Capable of designing scalable solutions and contributing to AI infrastructure while mentoring team members and collaborating effectively with product and design teams.

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PHP DevelopmentLaravel FrameworkVue 3AWS Production ExperienceAI Tooling Proficiency

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Hard Skills

MVC FundamentalsJavaScript FrameworksScalable Solution DesignPerformance OptimizationArchitectural Changes

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsAttention to DetailMentoring

Tools & Technologies

AWS ECSAWS LambdaAWS SQSAWS EventBridgeAWS RDS

Industry Keywords

Distributed SystemsProduct ThinkingTechnical InitiativesCodebase OwnershipTeam Output Standards

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AngularAWSDistributed SystemsJavaScriptLaravelPHPReactVue.js

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own an area of the codebase and its direction, scoping ambiguous problems end-to-end and building for distributed systems and scale
Direct parallel agent sessions while focusing on design decisions, reviews, and complex problems
Contribute to major technical initiatives including security work, architectural changes, and platform upgrades
Build and improve shared AI infrastructure, plugin skills, review loops, and CI loops
Apply product thinking by understanding user and commercial problems, challenging ineffective requirements, and contributing to discovery with product and design
Mentor less experienced engineers and uphold a high standard of team output
Work with technical leaders and Product Designers on technical input, scale, maintainability, and alignment
Own features from scoping through deployment and iteration based on learning

Requirements

What you’ll need

Commercial experience with PHP and Laravel or a similar MVC framework
Solid MVC fundamentals and framework concepts
Experience with Vue 3, React, Angular, or a similar modern JavaScript framework
Production experience with AWS
ECS, Lambda, SQS, EventBridge, and RDS advantageous
Fluent, default use of AI tooling such as Claude Code, plugins, and skills
Ability to design scalable solutions with little to no support
Understanding of performance, load, and when optimization is appropriate
Product thinking and understanding of what is being built and why
Strong communication skills, attention to detail, and ability to influence beyond the immediate team
Must be eligible to live and work in the UK
Must be able to perform the specified work

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid-working, with work from home up to 4 days per week
£1000 towards a holiday after the first year, including covered tax
Culture supporting development and encouraging growth
£500 yearly L&D budget
Paid birthday leave
2 paid volunteering days
Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
Mental health and well-being support via Health Assured
Regular well-being initiatives
Flexible working hours
Public transport season ticket loans
Paid menopause leave
Holiday buying scheme
Company and team off-sites, events and happy hours
Cycle to work scheme
Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
Climate-positive company
Comfortable, relaxed office space with office dogs welcome
Fully stocked fridge and beers (or an alternative) every Friday afternoon