Senior Full Stack Engineer

The role

Software engineers work across the stack to solve complex engineering problems. You will build both backend services and frontend experiences, taking complete ownership of requirements from design to implementation.

What you will do

• Design and implement end-to-end features across the stack, including web applications and backend services.
• Ensure solutions are delivered with security, performance, scale, and user experience in mind.
• Write automated unit, integration, acceptance tests, etc.
• Interface with other engineering teams to ensure features are added in a structured and coherent way.
• Managing and debugging features from testing environments to production.
• Translating customer requirements into a clear plan that can be delivered via tasks.
• Collaborating as part of a cross-functional team of backend, front-end, and full-stack engineers.

Required qualifications

• Experience with React and TypeScript.
• Proficiency in writing modern web applications.
• Experience with writing REST apis and services
• A keen eye for detail and a passion for writing clean, readable, properly tested code.
• Experience in integrating automated tests into the development lifecycle.
• Interest in client-facing projects, including scoping requirements and defining deliverables.
• A proactive approach to learning and development.

Nice to have

• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a similar technical field.
• Knowledge of banking/finance.
• Experience with AWS or other cloud providers.
• Proficiency in Golang or Python.
• An understanding of both UX and UI principles.
• Experience using Figma and UI frameworks.
• Visual design skills.
• Familiar with databases (SQL or NoSQL).
• Experience with client/server software architectures & networking, or microservice architectures.
• Experience using Kubernetes.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary
• Voluntary Pension Plan (match up to 5%)
• Private Healthcare Insurance
• Comprehensive Life Insurance
• 25 days holiday plus public holidays
• Two charity days a year
• Daily Meal Allowance
• Access to outstanding learning materials and courses
• Sports and hobby clubs, subsidised by Thought Machine
• All the latest tech you need
• Huge range of healthy (and not-so-healthy) snacks, smoothies and drinks
• An environment where we encourage learning and progress

About the company

Thought Machine develops core and payments technology that runs natively in the cloud to rid the world's banks of legacy technology. The company has more than 550 individuals across offices in London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and Lisbon.