Hamilton Barnes 🌳
Senior Developer
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Job Title: Senior Developer
Location: Coventry, West Midlands (Hybrid)
Salary: Up to £70,000 (DOE) + Bonus Scheme
We're partnering with a profitable, founder-led UK technology business with a 25-year track record and customers across 160 countries. As part of a major engineering transformation, they're looking for a Senior Developer to help modernise their platform, shape technical strategy, and drive the adoption of AI-assisted development practices. This is a rare opportunity to join a small, highly capable team with genuine ownership over architecture, product direction, tooling strategy, and greenfield development.
The Role
You will lead architecture across an established suite of network and internet infrastructure products, including web caching, DNS/DHCP, and education gateway solutions, while also contributing to the design of new products and services.
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- Working closely with senior leadership and a small engineering team, you'll define technical direction, modernise architecture, and help embed AI-powered development workflows into everyday engineering practices.
What's in it for you?
- Take ownership of architecture across a globally deployed product portfolio.
- Help shape the company's AI-assisted development strategy using tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, and Copilot.
- Work directly with leadership in a high-autonomy environment.
- Influence engineering culture, technology decisions, and future product development.
- Join a stable, profitable business investing for long-term growth.
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Requirements
- Strong understanding of Linux.
- Backend development experience (Python preferred, C/C++ or Rust beneficial).
- Experience with networking technologies such as DNS, DHCP, HTTP/S, or related infrastructure systems.
- Familiarity with architectural documentation and modern AI development tools.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
The business is financially stable, internationally successful, and free from investor pressure. Leadership is committed to investing in the right people and building the platform correctly for the next decade.
If this role sounds like a good fit, please apply today!
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