SF Technology Partners
Senior Software Engineer
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Senior Software Engineer
A market-leading PaaS organisation based in central Manchester is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with proven product engineering skills in full stack JavaScript, AI tooling, and AWS in production.
With recent investment, this Senior Software Engineer will play a crucial lead role in new product development and AI innovation, working closely with the CTO to 5x engineering efficiency using AI tooling. As a primary contributor, you will help move the dial on engineering output.
About the Role
This role would suit a Staff or Senior Engineer with at least eight years' experience who is looking for the autonomy to set the technical direction of this high-growth, PE-backed company, while benefiting financially from the company's growth journey over the coming years.
The company offers a genuine commitment to a healthy work-life balance, with hybrid and flexible working alongside a collaborative, autonomous team culture.
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Key Requirements
- Full stack TypeScript and JavaScript experience (ideally Next.js, React and Node.js)
- Hands-on product engineering experience, ideally operating at Staff or Lead Engineer level within a product-focused environment
- Strong AWS production experience
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience using Terraform, CDK, CloudFormation or similar
- Cloud-native architecture and design skills
- Strong AI tooling experience
- A genuine delivery mindset – able to ship software as well as design solutions
- Experience working within a Product or PaaS environment
Benefits
- £90,000 – £95,000 starting salary (depending on experience)
- Bonus scheme
- Short working week with flexible working hours
- Hybrid working (three days per week in the office)
- Excellent progression opportunities
- 30 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
- Private healthcare
- Regular salary reviews
- Well-structured training programme with external certifications
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Location: Manchester
Keywords: Next.js, React, Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, AWS, Serverless Architecture, CI/CD, Test-Driven Development (TDD), AI, Product Engineering, Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK, Cloud-Native Architecture, PaaS, Staff Engineer, Lead Engineer
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