Senior Software Engineer – Partner

Utility Warehouse

Senior Software Engineer building scalable backend platforms for UW’s bundled energy, broadband, mobile, and insurance services. Improving Partner onboarding, lead routing, and business-management systems.

Posted 9/10/2026full-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing scalable, reliable systems using Go, Postgres, Kafka, and Kubernetes, while leading technical direction and mentoring engineers. Proficient in delivering end-to-end solutions and improving processes within an agile environment.

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Go DevelopmentPostgres Database ManagementKafka Event-Driven ArchitectureKubernetes DeploymentCI/CD Tooling

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Hard Skills

Backend Software EngineeringDistributed SystemsSystem ResilienceObservabilityEvent-Driven ArchitectureTechnical Decision-MakingTechnical Debt ManagementCode ReviewAgile MethodologiesAI Development Tools

Soft Skills

CommunicationCollaborationProblem-SolvingMentoringLeadership

Tools & Technologies

TerraformCloud WorkflowsCI/CD ToolingKubernetesPostgresKafka

Industry Keywords

Technical SolutionsMulti-Service Business ModelPartner PropositionFeature ImprovementsBackground Check

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsGoKafkaKubernetesPostgresTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define team goals, align proposed work with objectives, and drive prioritisation
Design and implement complex technical solutions aligned with company strategy
Influence engineering guidelines and standards across the wider engineering group
Take responsibility for technical decisions within the team across multiple technologies
Own large technical features from design through completion
Make informed trade-offs between progress and perfection
Provide technical direction to the squad
Proactively tackle technical debt and reduce complexity in services and processes
Develop high-level understanding of UW’s multi-service business model
Lead discussions on how squad work contributes to company strategy
Mentor engineers through pairing and code reviews
Lead complex projects and discovery into unknowns
Build platforms and services supporting UW’s Partner proposition
Develop scalable, reliable systems using Go, Postgres, Kafka, and Kubernetes
Own deployments end-to-end within the team’s Kubernetes namespaces
Improve lead routing, partner onboarding, and Partner business-management experiences
Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers in autonomous teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

Senior backend-focused software engineering experience
Proven fluency with Postgres, Kafka, and Kubernetes
Solid experience building distributed systems, including concurrency and event-driven architectures
Strong understanding of system resilience, observability, uptime, SLAs, and progressive degradation
Ability to deliver end-to-end solutions from design through build, deployment, and ongoing support
Experience with CI/CD tooling, Terraform, and modern cloud workflows
Familiarity with Kafka and database migrations, such as CockroachDB to RDS, is a plus
Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
Ability to thrive in an agile, iterative environment while delivering continuous feature improvements
Experience mentoring mid-level engineers and modelling engineering best practices
Comfort working in autonomous, product-focused teams
Hands-on experience with AI development tools
Experience with Go is preferred but not essential
Successful candidates are subject to a background check

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual discretionary performance bonus ranging from 15-40%
Remote-first flexible working
Optional four-day working week at 90% pay for 90% impact
Work abroad for up to three weeks, twice every tax year
25 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing with tenure
Option to trade up to five holiday days each year
Discounts on UW services and a free Cashback Card
Matched-contribution pension scheme
Life assurance up to 4x salary
Family-friendly policies
Flexible benefits allowance for private health insurance, dental insurance, or gym membership
Eight-week paid sabbatical after four years of service
Dedicated learning and development budget
Bi-annual promotion cycles
Belonging groups
Company-wide celebrations and events