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Senior Full Stack Engineer
Senior Full Stack Engineer at dunnhumby
Partner: Hackajob Location: Remote from Manchester, UK (hybrid)
dunnhumby is the global leader in Customer Data Science, partnering with the world’s most ambitious retailers and brands to put the customer at the heart of every decision. Combining deep insight, advanced technology, and close collaboration, we help our clients grow, innovate, and deliver measurable value. We employ nearly 2,500 experts across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, working with brands including Tesco, Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Unilever, and Metro.
Joining dunnhumby means you’ll be part of a pioneering initiative to embed a new continuous-deployment platform. As the first product engineer on this journey, you’ll architect and build an end-to-end customer-facing analytics product, setting a production-ready standard for the rest of the engineering team.
What We Expect from You
You are a senior-level engineer driven by operational excellence and an eagerness to push boundaries. We’re looking for expertise in:
- Backend & Frontend: Senior-level experience building and running production services in:
- C# / ASP.NET Core
- TypeScript / Next.js / React
- A strong working knowledge of both stacks, with an appetite to grow deeper.
- Kubernetes Mastery:
- Hands-on ownership of services: deployments, probe management, autoscaling, NetworkPolicies, RBAC, and debugging in-production failures via
kubectl. - Proficiency with Kubernetes operators and CRDs: understanding reconciliation loops, custom resources, and operator-driven infrastructure’s advantages.
- Hands-on ownership of services: deployments, probe management, autoscaling, NetworkPolicies, RBAC, and debugging in-production failures via
- Cloud Platforms:
- Hands-on experience with at least one of:
- GCP (GKE, Cloud SQL, Pub/Sub, Secret Manager)
- Azure (AKS, Azure DB for PostgreSQL, Key Vault)
- Willingness to adopt the other platform.
- Hands-on experience with at least one of:
- Engineering Collaboration:
- Clear, structured communication: RFCs, ADRs, runbooks, and PR descriptions that actionable for peers.
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Nice-to-Have
We’re also excited to see experience in:
- Crossplane: Authoring Compositions, CompositeResourceDefinitions, or custom providers.
- GitOps: Fluency with ArgoCD and Helm, and CI/CD authorship in GitLab.
- Custom Kubernetes Operators: Built with the Operator SDK or Kubebuilder.
- Service Mesh: Experience with Istio or Linkerd.
- Platform/DevOps:
- Migrating products from bundled releases to continuous deployment.
- Contributions to Backstage or an internal developer portal.
- AI-Augmentation: Effective use of AI tools in day-to-day development (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude).
Responsibilities
As a core member of our team, you’ll:
- Define Vision: Shape clear, testable acceptance criteria collaboratively with Product and Design.
- End-to-End Ownership:
- Architect, build, deploy, and maintain products across .NET services, TypeScript frontends, PostgreSQL, and GitOps.
- Scalability & Design:
- Develop scalable backend systems (RESTful APIs, event handling) with deep clean architecture principles.
- Craft high-quality frontend experiences with accessible components, robust data/state management.
- Infrastructure as Code:
- Design cloud-native, declarative infrastructure using Kubernetes, Crossplane, CRDs.
- Security & Quality:
- Uphold impeccable security standards across backend and frontend.
- Maintain rigorous testing (unit, integration, contract) and code quality.
- Observability & Reliability:
- Deliver meaningful observability (tracing, logging, SLO-focused monitoring) with real-user impact in mind.
- Cost Efficiency: Balance scalability and resource optimization awareness.
- Incident Response: Participate in the on-call rotation after ramp-up.
- AI Integration: Put AI-assisted tools (Copilot, Claude) into practical daily use.
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What You Can Expect From Us
At dunnhumby, we don’t just meet expectations—we dethrone them.
Rewards Package
- Comprehensive Benefits: Competitive compensation and incentives at a leading technology firm.
- Flexibility & Balance: A thoughtful culture that embraces personal flexibility (e.g., flexible hours, birthdays off).
- ** Innovation Investment**: Access to cutting-edge technology with a small-team, "startup-like" agility.
Culture
- Inclusivity & Belonging: Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through initiatives like:
- dh Gender Equality Network
- dh Proud
- dh Family
- dh One
- dh Enabled
- dh Thrive
- Supportive Hiring: We tailor the recruitment process to your needs.
Flexible Working
- Balancing a successful career with personal commitments is vital to us. If flexibility is important to you, discuss it frankly with your recruiter. We’re open to flexible opportunities.
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