End Date: Friday 01 May 2026
Salary Range: £72,702 - £109,053
Flexible Working Options: Hybrid Working, Job Share
Job Title: Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack)
Location: Manchester and Chester (1 day at each) or full time in Chester.
Hours: Full-time – 35 hours per week
Working Pattern: hybrid – at least two days per week at office.
Job Description Summary
Software Engineer will lead technical development and delivery at Team and sometimes Lab level. They can be a Line Manager who will act as co-lead with the Team PO for overall delivery. In these cases, they will be responsible for overall tech delivery, line management & app ownership alongside their own software engineering output. Others will operate as Individual Contributors, specialists in particular technology areas.
Key Responsibilities
* Design, develop, test and deploy high quality software solutions that meet business needs
* Work closely with colleagues from different areas to capture and analyse requirements and determine technical feasibility
* Lead the development and implementation of complex software applications
* Maintain code quality and follow coding standards
* Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members
* Lead debugging and analysis of production incidents
* Mentor and coach junior engineers, encouraging a culture of learning and continuous improvement
What You'll Need
* Extensive experience as a Senior Full Stack Engineer or comparable role
* Strong grasp of software engineering fundamentals, track record of building scalable, resilient, highly observable systems
* Expert proficiency in Java, with additional experience in JavaScript, Node.js or React considered a plus
* Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms (GCP, Azure or AWS), including cloud‑native architectures
* Proven experience building, deploying and operating containerised applications using Docker, Kubernetes and Helm
* Practical application of Domain‑Driven Design (DDD) and Test‑Driven Development (TDD) principles
* Solid understanding of software testing strategies, methodologies and best practices
* Experience working in Agile environments including Scrum and using tools such as Jira
* Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins or Harness
* Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills, with ability to tackle complex technical challenges
* Excellent collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills, with ability to build strong working relationships
* Awareness and interest in emerging technologies including Generative AI and Agentic / AI Capabilities
* Good understanding of networking concepts, ideally both public cloud and on‑premises environments
* Ability to contribute to architectural decisions and help shape broader engineering strategy
* Commitment to mentoring junior engineers and fostering a culture of learning, inclusion and continuous improvement
Benefits
* Generous pension contribution up to 15%
* Annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
* Share schemes including free shares
* Benefits that can adapt to lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
* 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
* Range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
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We welcome applications from under‑represented groups and are disability confident. Reasonable adjustments can be made to recruitment processes.
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