Improve Engineering Productivity

• Remove technical bottlenecks and sources of friction
• Simplify architecture where possible
• Improve development workflows and CI/CD processes
• Introduce automation where it improves delivery speed or reliability
• Your goal is to increase the team's delivery capacity without sacrificing quality.

AI-Assisted Development

• Use AI coding assistants as a core part of your daily development workflow — for writing and refactoring code, generating tests, exploring implementation approaches, and accelerating routine tasks.
• Help engineers in your pod develop effective AI-assisted workflows. This means guiding them on how to get the best results from these tools, how to critically review AI-generated output, and recognising when AI assistance is not the right approach.
• Stay current with the evolving landscape of AI development tools and make informed recommendations on what the team should adopt. This includes evaluating new tools, running trials, and making pragmatic build-vs-buy decisions.
• Define and maintain clear standards for how AI-generated code is reviewed, tested, and integrated. AI-assisted code must meet the same quality bar as any other code — your role is to ensure this happens consistently.
• Track and demonstrate the productivity gains from AI-assisted development, using this data to refine practices and make the case for further investment.

Communication

• Collaborate closely with other functions (Product, UX, etc.) early in the solutioning process, ensuring technical considerations are appropriately represented in decisions
• Communicate clearly, both into the team and externally, on how the team contributes to the goals and priorities of the organisation
• Proactively take steps to highlight risk
• Act as an ambassador for the Tech department, interacting with stakeholders across all levels of the organisation

Delivery

• Champion agile best practices and continuous delivery, working closely with the Product function to guide the break-down of deliverables into thin vertical slices that support the early delivery of value
• Challenge the team to justify approaches based on cost-benefit and business value
• Proactively identify cross-team dependencies that may delay delivery, and work cross-team to ensure positive outcomes
• Ensure that technical expectations of deliveries are met, and that non-functional requirements are accounted for with high quality solutions
• Advocate for the use of metrics, ensuring features are measurable, and giving visibility and interpretation to those measures to facilitate informed decision-making
• Take ownership of the testing approach adopted by the team and the quality of solutions promoted to production
• Foster a security-first approach, led by example
• Lead by example through the quality and timeliness of the code you produce

What We're Looking For

• 3–5 years' experience working in tech teams at a senior level
• Strong production experience building systems in Kotlin or Java
• Experience designing and evolving distributed services
• Experience operating systems in cloud-native environments
• Familiarity with DevOps tooling such as Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines
• A year or more of experience working with AI coding assistants, with an ability to articulate the benefits and limitations
• Experience mentoring, coaching, or line-managing other engineers
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong experience working with Agile methodologies
• A results-oriented mindset and a keen sense of accountability

What Exceptional Candidates Often Look Like

• Deliver high-quality software quickly and consistently
• Simplify systems rather than introducing unnecessary complexity
• Automate repetitive engineering work
• Think carefully about system behaviour in production
• Help raise the technical bar for the engineers around you
• Are motivated not only by writing great code, but by improving how teams build software over time

Our Culture

At Sedex, our approach to business and culture is firmly rooted in our core values, which guide everything we do:

• Respect Each Other: We believe that a foundation of mutual respect is essential to creating a positive and inclusive environment.
• Customer-Driven: We are passionate about delivering exceptional value to our customers. By listening to their needs, understanding their challenges, and continuously adapting our solutions, we aim to empower them to achieve their sustainability goals and drive positive change in their supply chains.
• Thinking Creatively: Innovation is at the heart of our work. We encourage creative problem-solving and embrace new ideas that challenge the status quo. This mindset allows us to continuously improve our products and services, offering fresh and effective solutions to complex sustainability and ethical sourcing issues.
• Take Ownership: We empower our team members to take responsibility for their actions and outcomes. Every person at Sedex is encouraged to own their work, make decisions with confidence, and contribute proactively to the success of the team and the business.
• Deliver Results: We are results-oriented and committed to delivering tangible, impactful outcomes for our customers, our business, and society at large.

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