Senior Software Engineer

28 Days Old

Senior Software Engineer Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 Location: Birmingham (Hybrid - 2 days per week in office) Industry: Sustainable Technology / Data & Analytics Platforms

The Opportunity

I'm recruiting for a growing Birmingham-based tech company that's building open, scalable software used to power data-driven platforms in the sustainability and energy space. This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer who wants to work on meaningful products, influence technical decisions, and be part of a team that genuinely values good engineering.
You'll be joining a close-knit engineering team of around 12, with a strong senior presence and a collaborative, low-ego culture. Engineers here are trusted to make decisions, challenge ideas, and help shape both the product and the technical roadmap.

What You'll Be Working On

Building and evolving large-scale web applications used by organisations across the UK

Designing and delivering new platform features end-to-end

Improving performance, scalability, and reliability of existing systems

Contributing to architectural decisions and long-term technical strategy

Mentoring developers and raising engineering standards

Working closely with Product, Design, and Data teams

Projects include customer-facing dashboards, data ingestion services, internal tooling, and API-first platforms.

Tech Stack (Open-Source)

Backend: PHP (Laravel), Python

Frontend: JavaScript, TypeScript, React

APIs: REST, GraphQL

Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis

Infrastructure: Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD

Cloud: AWS

Testing: PHPUnit, Jest, automated integration testing

You don't need experience in everything - strong fundamentals and an interest in learning are far more important.

What They're Looking For

Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer

Strong background in modern web application development

Experience working with open-source technologies in production

Confident making technical decisions and guiding others

Comfortable mentoring, reviewing code, and improving processes

A pragmatic, collaborative mindset

Salary & Benefits

Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 depending on experience

Hybrid working: 2 days per week in a Birmingham office

25 days holiday plus UK bank holidays

Flexible working hours and a strong focus on work-life balance

Company pension scheme with employer contribution

Private healthcare and wellbeing support

Annual learning and development budget for training, courses, and conferences

Modern equipment provided (laptop, peripherals, etc.)

Regular team events and knowledge-sharing sessions

Why Apply?

This role offers the chance to work on technically interesting, real-world problems in a stable yet fast-moving environment, without excessive bureaucracy. If you're a Senior Engineer looking for autonomy, impact, and a strong benefits package in Birmingham, this is well worth a conversation.
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Location:
Birmingham
Salary:
£65,000
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
IT;IT

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