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Senior Software Engineer (Contract) - YLD London
Location: London (1-2 days a week) Department: Engineering Employment Type: Contract Contract Length: 6 months (with potential for extension)
About YLD
Our goal is to help our clients keep moving forward. We work with them to build the skills and capabilities they need to stay ahead of the competition, and we know our success only happens when they succeed.
We’re a remote-first consultancy specialising in software engineering, product design, and data. Our teams are based across London, Lisbon, and Porto, and we create digital solutions that continue to deliver value long after our work is done.
This role is part of our teams developing innovative digital solutions that drive measurable business impact—building the future in real time.
About the Role
As a Senior Software Engineer at YLD, you’ll be part of a client team building innovative products. We’re looking someone curious, passionate, driven, and enthusiastic with demonstrated experience in scalable, resilient, and fault-tolerant architectures.
Your communication skills and ability to work effectively as a strong team player are critical. Together with your team, you’ll thrive in a fast-paced engineering environment, delivering outstanding results and working on exciting projects.
Responsibilities (Key Expectations)
Core Engineering Priorities
- Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable backend systems with Go as the primary language (preferred).
- Build ** APIs and backend services**, including SaaS platforms, that meet business needs and deliver resilience.
- Leverage cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) to deploy, manage, and optimise distributed systems.
- Implement modern infrastructure solutions, including containerisation (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and DevOps practices.
- Drive testing strategies, including TDD, across the full system lifecycle, with a focus on performance optimisation.
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Innovation & Leadership
- Use AI tools creatively to augment your work, applying judgement to select and implement emerging technologies that tangibly add value and increase impact.
- Collaboration and mentorship: Lift up teammates and build a culture of continuous learning.
Requirements & Expectations
✅ The role is ideal for self-motivated, proactive professionals—with the following priorities:
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Technical Proficiency
- Strong backend engineering experience, with preference for Go.
- Experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Comfortable building and scaling APIs/backend systems in enterprise SaaS environments.
- Experience with containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Strong understanding of modern deployment and operational practices.
- Testing-first architect with history of driving TDD and performance testing strategies.
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Business & Team Integration
- Capable of explaining complex technical ideas in accessible business language.
- Excellent problem-solving—balancing innovation with pragmatic solutions to meet business requirements.
- Detail-oriented, always seeking opportunities to improve your expertise.
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People & Culture Fit
- Thrives in a collaborative team environment with shared decision-making.
- Embraces diversity and equity; believes in ethical business as essential to growth.
- Committed to personal development and mentoring others.
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Perks & Values
Growth & Impact
- Work within a forward-thinking, ethical, and fun team while developing expertise in fast-moving technologies.
Recruitment Process
We operate transparently with a structured process:
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Talent Partnership (30–45 mins)
- Start a conversation about your motivations, background, and connection with our values.
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Technical Discussions (1 hour 30 mins)
- Assess your problem-solving skills and architecture prowess directly with our senior developers.
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Client Partnership (30–45 mins)
- Final discussion on the technical and strategic directions of the work you’ll be driving.
Core Values Matching
- Growing every day (Success is about continuous improvement).
- Including everyone (Mission-driven to be a pioneer of diversity and equity).
- Relationships built on honesty and ethics (Integrity is non-negotiable).
- Inspiring solutions (We shape systems that solve business problems).
- Winning together (Collective effort drives impact over winning).
Diversity & Equality
We’re an equal-opportunity employer and proudly value diversity in all its forms. We do not discriminate based on:
- Race, religion, colour, national origin
- Gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity
- Age, marital status
- Disability (or difficulty you may face)
We lead with remote-first flexibility and offer work-life balance as standard.
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