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Senior Software Engineer - Consultancy
AWS – Typescript – React
Leeds City Centre with Hybrid Working
WRK digital is exclusively partnering with Parallax, a Leeds‑based digital transformation consultancy, to recruit a Senior Software Engineer who thrives on solving complex technical challenges.
About Parallax
Parallax celebrates the curious—engineers who love getting stuck into tough challenges and building technology that genuinely moves the needle and demonstrates the art of the possible.
They’re a digital transformation consultancy with innovation at its core, solving complex problems and building leading digital products for local and national SMEs, international clients, and blue‑chip corporations. They don’t shy away from projects that seem too out of reach, unachievable, or even impossible—they welcome the challenge and deliver success.
Their team features some of the most talented minds in the industry, working hard to stay on top of the newest innovations and always striving to be the best at what they do.
Role
You will spend most of your time writing code, solving complex technical challenges, and working collaboratively with UX designers, engineers, and others across multiple projects. Some of your time will be focused on improving how they deploy, scale, and monitor applications.
Their clients are diverse, operating across multiple sectors and geographies, often targeting global audiences. They work with technology they’re passionate about to produce software and products that customers love.
Key Responsibilities
* Work with a cross‑functional squad to design, build, and ship high‑quality digital products for clients.
* Take ownership of complex technical challenges—pick apart problems and propose well‑structured, pragmatic solutions.
* Write clean, maintainable, and well‑tested code in languages and frameworks such as Node.js, TypeScript, and React (other open‑source languages and frameworks are also used).
* Contribute to estimates and technical planning alongside your team and the client lead.
* Communicate clearly and confidently with both technical and non‑technical people—from clients to internal stakeholders—to explain ideas, trade‑offs, and recommendations.
* Implement and improve CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
* Support the design, deployment, and monitoring of cloud infrastructure—primarily on AWS (ECS, ECR, Lambda, CloudFront, RDS, etc.) and Azure (interest helps).
* Promote strong engineering practices around code quality, automated testing, peer reviews, observability, and security, helping to instill a culture of quality and accountability in engineering.
* Collaborate closely with designers, product managers, and QA to ensure solutions are user‑focused, technically sound, and aligned with client needs.
What You’ll Need
* A passion for technology and continuous learning.
* Strong software engineering background with ideally 3+ years’ experience building and maintaining production systems.
* Excellent communication skills and emotional intelligence—able to collaborate effectively and adapt your style when working with technical and non‑technical people.
* A collaborative mindset—you enjoy working closely with UX designers, delivery managers, product managers, and other engineers.
* Confident problem‑solver able to troubleshoot complex systems and guide others to effective technical solutions, whilst balancing quality with delivery.
* Flexibility to adapt your technical approach to fit existing technology stacks and standards.
* Proficient with CI/CD pipeline design and automation using tools such as GitHub Actions.
* Passion for code quality, with a strong understanding of TDD, automated testing, and peer review processes.
* Familiarity with security best practices in cloud environments.
* Familiar with Agile/Scrum methodologies and iterative delivery in cross‑functional teams.
Nice to Have (don’t worry if you don’t have any of the following—they’d still like to hear from you)
* Experience working on AI, IoT, or large‑scale web and mobile applications.
* Curiosity about mentoring or progressing towards a Principal Tech Lead role.
* Experience working with AWS and/or Azure cloud environments.
* Experience using infrastructure as code (Terraform and AWS CDK).
* Good understanding of monitoring, logging, and alerting (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, etc.).
About You
* You possess a strong strategic mindset and outstanding interpersonal skills, enabling effective collaboration at all organisational levels. You excel under pressure, managing multiple complex workstreams while inspiring and guiding your team.
* You’re self‑motivated, highly organised, and eager to challenge the status quo, driving continuous improvement in your own work and that of others. You have a deep passion for software engineering, meticulous attention to detail, and a commitment to delivering solutions that drive tangible business outcomes.
* You show pragmatism around balancing the need for process and achieving outcomes.
Benefits
* Private medical healthcare (Bupa).
* Hybrid working (2 days in the office).
* Quarterly company hack days.
* City centre office in Leeds.
* 25 days’ annual leave + bank holidays + up to 5 loyalty days.
* Team events.
* Enhanced maternity leave (12 weeks full pay, followed by 27 weeks of SMP).
* Enhanced paternity leave (3 weeks at 90% salary).
* 2 streaming services or gym membership subsidised.
How to Apply
WRK digital is managing this recruitment process exclusively on behalf of Parallax. To apply or discuss this opportunity in confidence, please contact James or Charlie at WRK digital.
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Information Technology
Industries
Software Development and IT Services; IT Consulting
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