Senior Software Engineer (BPC)
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Senior Software Engineer (BPC)
Depending on the needs of your business area, we expect hub based people to be in the office at least once a week, and to go to [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] Connection events in-person.
You’ll be assigned to the closest one of our three hub offices, Bristol, Glasgow, or London; unless your role requires field-based work. Each hub has accessible spaces to park your laptop, is designed to inspire people, help them connect and bring big ideas to life.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll own the end-to-end development of complex systems and features that are core to our business.
Your key outcomes will be:
- Technical Leadership & Architecture: Drive the architectural vision for key features, designing robust, scalable systems and contributing to the technical roadmap to influence the future direction of the product.
- Engineering Excellence & Quality: Champion best practices by writing clean, efficient code, leading rigorous code reviews, and implementing comprehensive automated testing to ensure high-quality, performant solutions.
- Mentorship & Team Growth: Lead and mentor other engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and collaboration through knowledge sharing, technical discussions, and constructive feedback.
- Project Execution & Delivery: Translate complex projects into clear, executable tasks within an Agile framework, proactively resolving blockers to ensure the timely and efficient delivery of team commitments.
- Community & Knowledge Sharing: Actively contribute to the wider engineering community by leading discussions, sharing expertise through documentation and workshops, and driving the exchange of best practices.
You’ll be successful here at [Employer hidden] if you…
- Professional Experience: Significant hands-on experience developing software in an agile environment, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality, clean code.
- Backend & Architecture: Expertise in designing and building scalable microservices-based architectures using languages like Node.js, Python, and TypeScript.
- Cloud & DevOps: Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and modern CI/CD practices.
- Frontend Development: Proficiency in modern frontend frameworks such as React.js and/or React Native.
- Leadership & Mentorship: Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor other engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence.
- Collaboration & Problem-Solving: Excellent communication and analytical skills, with the ability to thrive in a high-ownership, collaborative team environment.
We’ll pay you between £55,000 and £84,923, depending on your specific skills and experience.
We keep our pay ranges broad on purpose to give us, and you, flexibility to match your experience to our zero carbon mission.
You’ll be eligible for an on-target bonus of 15%. We have one [Employer hidden] bonus plan that focuses on the collective performance of our people to deliver our Plan Zero goal.
We also offer plenty of green benefits and progressive policies to help you feel like you belong at [Employer hidden]…and there’s flex pay. We'll give you 9% Flex Pay on top of your salary – 4% of this is auto enrolled into your pension, and the remaining 5% is yours to do what you like with. You can use this to buy from our extensive range of flexible benefits, including our green benefits which we've put at the heart of our offering, add to your pension or even take it as cash.
For starters, you’ll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays).
For your healthWith benefits like a healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level, critical illness cover, life assurance, health assessments, and more For your wellbeingWith gym membership, travel insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, dental insurance, and more For your lifestyleWith extra holiday buying, discount dining, home & tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donations
For your home Get up to £400 towards any [Employer hidden] Energy plan, plus great discounts on solar, smart thermostats and EV chargers For your commute Nab a great deal on ultra-low emission car leasing**, plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loans
Want to hear about our full range of flexible benefits and progressive people policies? Our People Team can tell you everything you need to know.
If you have any additional requirements, there’s a space to let us know on the application form; we want to make the process as easy and comfortable for you as possible.