Senior Software Engineer

<p><strong>Senior Software Engineer</strong></p> Central London £85,000 plus 10% bonus and benefits 2 days in the office This is a chance to step into a senior, hands on engineering role where you can influence how complex, revenue critical platforms are designed and built. You will play a key part in shaping modern digital products, working closely with experienced leaders and helping to raise engineering standards across the team. <strong>The Company</strong> They are a well established media and advertising organisation operating at scale across the UK and Europe. The business builds and runs digital platforms that support large, data driven advertising campaigns for a wide range of partners. With significant investment in technology and a growing engineering function, they are focused on modernising their platforms and improving how products are delivered and scaled. <strong>The Role</strong> <ul><li>Design and build scalable, reliable backend and frontend systems that support internal products used to manage advertising campaigns end to end</li><li>Act as a senior technical voice within the team, guiding design decisions and challenging the "why" behind solutions</li><li>Coach and support a small group of developers through code reviews, technical guidance, and collaborative problem solving</li><li>Work closely with product, architecture, and UX to ensure systems are well thought through and fit for purpose</li><li>Contribute to improving system architecture, performance, and long term maintainability</li><li>Take ownership of how problems are approached, prioritised, and solved, rather than simply delivering tasks</li></ul> <strong>Your Skills and Experience</strong> <ul><li>Strong commercial experience building production ready software in a modern engineering environment</li><li>Backend experience with Node.js and familiarity with Python, particularly in data or AI related contexts</li><li>Frontend experience with React and exposure to Next.js</li><li>Experience working in cloud environments, ideally AWS, with an understanding of scalable architectures</li><li>Confidence designing systems and thinking through trade offs, priorities, and long term impact</li><li>A collaborative, proactive mindset with the ability to lead by example and influence others technically</li></ul> <strong>What They Offer</strong> <ul><li>Salary up to £85,000 plus bonus and a comprehensive benefits package</li><li>Hybrid working with two days per week in the London office</li><li>The opportunity to work on complex, high impact systems used at scale</li><li>Clear scope to influence technical direction and grow your leadership skills without direct line management</li><li>A supportive engineering culture focused on quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement</li></ul> <strong>How to Apply</strong> If you are a Senior Software Engineer looking for a role where you can have real technical influence and work on meaningful products, apply now to find out more. <p></p><img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?aP%2fblHlMLStC1dqzd9YrkkF4RFLpXExbr" width="0" height="0" />