About the Job
As a Staff Software Engineer at Omaze, you are a deeply experienced technical leader who sets the engineering direction for our social good platforms. You operate at the intersection of architecture, delivery, and people, defining how we build, not just what we build. You champion developer experience, code quality and sound engineering practices.
Responsibilities
* Establish and steward engineering standards, patterns, and best practices across the full stack (TypeScript, AWS, React).
* Lead the architecture of complex, cross‑cutting systems, making software and infrastructure design decisions that balance performance, scalability, security, and maintainability.
* Identify and resolve systemic technical risks before they become production problems; drive architectural improvements that reduce friction and increase velocity.
* Help define Omaze's approach to AI‑assisted and agentic coding by evaluating tools and frameworks, establishing the standards and guardrails for responsible adoption, and embedding AI tooling into CI/CD, code review, and testing workflows in ways that raise the quality bar rather than lower it.
* Own the architectural implications of agentic systems by designing for observability, human‑in‑the‑loop oversight, and safe autonomy boundaries.
* Translate ambiguous business goals into clear, well‑scoped technical solutions, breaking down large initiatives into deliverable work units that you and the rest of the team can execute with confidence.
* Own end‑to‑end technical quality across multiple product areas: from design and code review through to production health and incident response.
* Ensure the security, integrity, and resilience of our platforms, including regulatory, compliance, and risk‑based security requirements.
Qualifications
* 10+ years of software engineering experience, with a strong full‑stack background and deep expertise in at least one layer of the stack.
* Proven track record designing and delivering large‑scale production systems—ideally spanning client‑side (TypeScript, React) and server‑side (TypeScript, AWS, DynamoDB, React, AWS CDK).
* Strong experience with testing strategies at all levels—unit, integration, and end‑to‑end.
* Comfortable navigating environments subject to regulatory, compliance, and security requirements.
* Strong opinions, loosely held; ability to articulate architectural trade‑offs clearly and change your mind when presented with better evidence.
* Demonstrated ability to lead technical direction across multiple teams or product areas without formal authority.
* Skilled communicator with both technical and non‑technical audiences, including product managers, UX designers, marketing, and subject matter experts.
* Experience mentoring senior engineers and building engineering culture as well as technical systems.
* Enthusiasm for sharing knowledge, continuous learning, and a willingness to learn and iterate quickly.
Benefits
* Generous stock options scheme
* Private medical and dental insurance
* 9% employer pension contributions, when you contribute at least 2%
* Personal learning and development budget each year for training courses, conferences and professional memberships
* Personal equipment budget to work from home
* Enhanced family leave policies
* Life assurance of 4x your salary
Location
Holborn, London
Office Policy
3 days in person, 2 days at home each week
Contract Type
Permanent, full time
Diversity Statement
We actively seek out diversity of thought and experience to drive innovation. We welcome all backgrounds, identities, and perspectives and work hard to ensure that every Omaze employee can bring their authentic self to work at all times.
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