Possibility of remote work: Hybrid, 2-3 days per week from one of the offices Contract duration: 6 months (can be extended based on performance) Location: Edinburgh or Sheffield JOB DETAILS Role Title: Senior Software Engineer Required Core Skills: • Devops, AWS/GCP Cloud, REST API • Proficient in Python and GoLang Good to have skills: • Experience working in financial services or other regulated environments. • AWS/GCP certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, Google Professional Cloud Engineer). • Good understanding of cryptography Minimum years of experience: DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION Relevant Experience on Mandatory Skills: • Proficient in Python and GoLang Demonstrable experience of: o Public Cloud. o Infrastructure build and configurations of a variety of services including Compute, Storage, Networking. o Linux. o Relational and NoSQL databases. o Integration services such as messaging and streams. o Building RESTful API Services. o Containerisation, Kubernetes, serverless functions. o Microservices, and distributed tracing. o Enterprise logging, monitoring, and alerting frameworks (e.g., ELK, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana). o Automation scripting (using scripting languages such as Terraform, Ansible etc.). • Experience of working with Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD) and continuous testing tools. • Experience working within an Agile environment. • Programming experience in following languages: Python, Java, GoLang. • Ability to quickly acquire new skills and tools. • Good non-functional testing experience. The ideal candidate for this role will have the below experience and qualifications: • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience. • Comes from Software Engineering background with infrastructure experience. • 5 years of development experience with a strong focus on large-scale, distributed systems. • Proficient in Python and GoLang. • Experience with Liquibase or similar tools for database change management and version control. • Hands-on experience with AWS and/or GCP, including cloud-native services, networking, IAM, and cost optimization. Experience with other cloud providers is desirable. • Proven experience with DevOps practices, including Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform), CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI), and containerization. • Strong understanding of security principles in cloud and enterprise systems. • Familiarity with audit and compliance considerations in regulated industries, particularly finance or banking. • Excellent written and spoken communication skills; an ability to communicate with impact, ensuring complex information is articulated in a meaningful way to wide and varied audiences. • A successful track record of delivering complex projects and/or programmes, using appropriate techniques and tools to ensure and measure success.