Software Automation and Integration Engineer

Software Automation & Integration Engineer Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 A note on using AI in your job application As a fast-moving and rapidly evolving tech company, we embrace the advantages of AI and encourage its use throughout our application process. However, our goal is to get to know and hire the authentic you - your skills, experience, and values. We don’t want to hire an AI-generated version of you. We consider AI to be a valuable tool, not something that should overshadow you as an individual. Please proceed accordingly.| About the role As SSS continues to grow, our platform needs to integrate effectively with more external systems, operational processes need to become increasingly automated, and technical issues need to be easier to identify and resolve. We are looking for a Software Automation & Integration Engineer to work across software engineering, integrations and technical operations. The role will focus on connecting systems, automating repetitive work and improving the reliability of our platform and supporting processes. This is not a traditional feature-development role or a first-line support position. It is suited to someone who enjoys identifying the underlying cause of technical problems and implementing robust, maintainable solutions. Key responsibilities You will be responsible for: Building and maintaining integrations with external platformsAutomating repetitive operational processesMonitoring APIs, integrations, queues and scheduled jobsInvestigating technical failures and recurring issuesBuilding internal tools that make problems easier to diagnose and resolveCreating reusable patterns for future integrationsContributing to our Laravel application where integration or automation work requires it Everything you build should be secure, tested, observable and maintainable. Integrations and automation A significant part of the role will involve connecting SSS with external screening providers, client systems and SaaS platforms. You will work with technologies including: REST APIs, webhooks, OAuth, JSON, background jobs, queues and data flows. You will also work with operational teams to identify processes that could be improved through automation. The objective is not simply to automate for the sake of it. Solutions should remove meaningful manual work, reduce errors, improve service or enable the business to scale more effectively. Depending on the requirement, the appropriate solution may be part of the Laravel application, a lightweight service, a script or an automated workflow. We favour the simplest solution that remains secure, observable and maintainable. Technical reliability You will help investigate and resolve technical issues affecting integrations, automation and supporting systems. This may include: Tracing API requestsExamining logsInvestigating failed webhooksDiagnosing queue or scheduled job failuresInvestigating unexpected data statesSupporting technical incident investigation Where possible, recurring problems should be detected earlier, monitored more effectively, automated or engineered out rather than repeatedly worked around. Engineering environment You will write production code and work alongside our Software Engineers where integrations, automation or reliability requirements touch the core application. Our technology stack includes: PHP / LaravelReactMySQLLaravel Vapor / AWS Our engineering practices include: GitPull requestsCode reviewTestingCI/CDControlled production changes Automation and integration work is expected to meet the same engineering standards as our core product development. Skills and experience We are looking for someone who: Has professional experience in backend software development, integrations or automationIs comfortable working with PHP/Laravel, MySQL and SQLUnderstands REST APIs, HTTP, JSON, webhooks and OAuthHas experience with queues, scheduled jobs and background processingCan investigate technical issues using logs, errors and system behaviourUnderstands Git, CI/CD, testing and safe production changesCan read unfamiliar code and understand how systems fit togetherIs comfortable working with cloud infrastructure and modern delivery tooling such as AWS and Laravel VaporCan communicate technical problems clearly Strong software engineering fundamentals are more important than experience with every technology in our stack. We are particularly interested in people who enjoy turning recurring technical problems into permanent solutions. Working with AI SSS supports the responsible use of AI tools within software engineering. Engineers may use tools such as ChatGPT, Claude and Codex where they improve the quality or efficiency of their work. AI literacy is increasingly part of modern engineering, but responsibility remains with the engineer. You will be expected to understand, review and take responsibility for the work you produce, regardless of whether AI tools have been used during the process. Benefits: Additional leaveCasual dressCompany eventsCompany pensionFlexitimeHealth & wellbeing programmeOn-site parkingPrivate dental insurancePrivate medical insuranceReferral programmeSick payWork from home Language: English (required) Work Location: Hybrid / remote in Chichester (depending on your location) Apply If you enjoy solving problems across software, APIs, integrations and automation, and prefer addressing underlying causes rather than repeatedly working around them, we would like to hear from you. PLEASE CONTINUE BY APPLYING VIA OUR WEBSITE: