Senior Software Engineer

October 20, 2026

Remote (within country)

Senior

United Kingdom

Description

Senior Software Engineer role on the Platform team, which owns customer-facing capabilities such as the notification system, authentication, and the next generation of public APIs. The engineer designs and builds backend services and APIs consumed across multiple product lines in a fast-paced, product-driven environment. The position is remote within the United Kingdom with stock options, fully covered health insurance, and flexible time off.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and evolve customer-facing backend services and public APIs for different products and customer segments
Own features end-to-end from design through implementation, rollout, and iteration with Product Management and the front-end team
Create technical design documents and drive own design plans with clarity and confidence
Contribute to a product-driven roadmap with real deadlines and clear outcomes, helping prioritize tradeoffs and ship iteratively

Requirements

5+ years of experience building production services and APIs in a modern cloud environment
Proficiency with Go (Golang) or strong readiness to ramp quickly since everything is written in Go
Experience designing, implementing, and evolving public APIs consumed externally and internally, including versioning, backwards compatibility, auth, and usability
Familiarity with microservices and cloud-native architectures, including containers and Kubernetes
Ability to build services that are observable and resilient in production
Excellent communication and collaboration skills with PMs, designers, and engineers across multiple product lines
Ability to thrive in a remote startup environment: self-directed, comfortable with ambiguity, energized by a high-paced culture
Prior experience building platform or shared services that span multiple products or customer experiences
Experience in the cloud-native, containers, or security ecosystem, or with tools in the broader CNCF space
Meaningful open source contributions, especially as a maintainer or regular contributor

Conditions

Flexible and remote-first culture with team meetup opportunities and bi-annual destination summits
Monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs
Stock options upon hire and promotion with 10 years to exercise
100% covered health, vision, and dental insurance premiums for dependents included
Flexible time off to recharge and reset
18 weeks paid parental leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents