Senior Backend Software Engineer ️ Role: Senior Backend Software Engineer Reports to: VP of Technology Team: Technology Location: Holborn, London ⭐ Office Policy: 3 days in person, 2 days at home each week Contract type: Permanent, full time Who We Are: Omaze is an entertainment company with a social purpose. We offer our customers the chance to win dream homes and support amazing causes. Launched in the US in 2012, Omaze crossed the pond to the UK in 2020, fundraising in partnership with some of the biggest and most loved British charities. We’ve since raised over £40,000,000 for our incredible UK charity partners, like Teenage Cancer Trust, British Heart Foundation, Marie Curie, Alzheimer’s Research UK, the RSPCA and many more. Why You’ll Love Working at Omaze: Growth: Omaze is one of the fastest-growing companies in the world. Impact: Join a team of world changers dedicated to creating a ripple effect of good. Pioneering: Be part of something no one has done before. Culture: We work hard, grow together, and spread joy along the way. About The Job As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, you are experienced and excited about building innovative next-generation social good platforms which empower nonprofits to do their world-changing work. You are someone who cares about code quality and craft but also has an intrinsic motivation to deliver value to the customer and knows how to balance both. Ideally, you are an engineer who can demonstrate knowledge of various technologies and how those should be applied in multiple scenarios when designing features or systems. The job requires good communication and organizational skills. You should be able to translate ideas and requirements into deliverable work units. You can collaborate with technical and non-technical audiences and always strive to improve yourself and those around you. You believe everyone has something to contribute, value diversity and inclusion, and enjoy mentoring others to help them grow. In this role, you “own” the technical quality, execution, and delivery of user stories. What You’ll Be Doing Bring your engineering experience to collaborate with a close-knit engineering team building social good platforms. Responsible for the writing and testing of code and infrastructure that produces the application. Work closely with members of your team to ensure design and implementation meet product needs. Help architect, design, and implement reusable, well-tested software components. Proactively review the code of others, providing feedback on design and implementation choices. Collaborate with other engineers and subject matter experts early and often throughout development to ensure sound architecture design decisions, provide a delightful customer experience, and raise money for charities that impact the world. Follow code standards and best practices for their given platform. Work with Product Owners and UX Designers to ensure complete and proper implementation. Ensure the performance, security, integrity and resilience of the application. About You 5 years of professional software engineering experience. Experience with our tech stack: Typescript, DynamoDB, AWS Lambda, AWS API Gateway. Experience building and designing event driven applications Experience delivering major features and systems from concept to launch. Experience with unit and integration testing. Comfortable operating in environments subject to regulatory, compliance, and risk-based security requirements. Effective communicator in teams of technical and non-technical individuals (product, marketing, subject matter experts, etc.). Engage engineers to support a culture of collaboration and inclusion through mentorship, respectful code review, and dedication to quality. You are excited to share and learn from your teammates about crafting fantastic experiences. You are passionate about voicing your opinions and can be humble in receiving feedback. You have a track record of trying and learning new things and are unafraid to learn through failure. What’s In It For You Generous stock options scheme Private medical and dental insurance 9% employer pension contributions, when you contribute at least 2% £1,200 learning and development budget each year to use on training courses, conferences and professional memberships Personal equipment budget to work from home Enhanced family leave policies Life assurance of 4x your salary Our hiring process Our hiring process may vary between roles, particularly for technical roles where we may incorporate a technical skills/based interview, but as standard you’ll have: Screening call with one of our in-house Talent Leads First stage interview with the Hiring Manager On-site second stage interview with key stakeholders - this could be other managers, peers or Senior team members. Final stage interview with one of our Execs. On average, our hiring process takes around 2-3 weeks after your initial screening call. We hire on a rolling basis, so we’ll close the role when we either a) have enough applications to process or b) have hired someone exceptional to fill the position. You’ll hear from us throughout the process, but if you’ve got any questions, please reach out to us at talent@omaze.com. ⭐