Summary
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A senior software engineering role focused on building reliable backend systems, APIs, and data pipelines for a technology platform. You will own substantial technical areas, contribute to architectural decisions and performance improvements, participate throughout the development lifecycle, and mentor other engineers.
Highlights
Own significant technical areas, contribute to architecture and system performance, build scalable APIs and data pipelines, mentor less experienced engineers, and work in a quality-focused collaborative environment.
Description
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our engineering team and help build the platform that powers Bryq's talent intelligence products.
You will work on complex, high-impact problems, from improving the reliability and performance of our assessment delivery infrastructure to building the data pipelines and APIs that connect our psychometric engine to the products our clients use every day.
This is a role for an experienced engineer who is comfortable taking ownership of significant technical areas, mentoring less experienced colleagues, and contributing to architectural decisions.
You will work in a collaborative environment where engineering quality is taken seriously and your opinion matters.
Key Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain scalable and reliable backend systems and APIsTake ownership of significant technical areas including architecture decisions, code quality, and system performanceContribute to the full software development lifecycle: requirements, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and monitoringReview code from peers and provide constructive, technically rigorous feedbackMentor and support mid-level and junior engineers, helping them grow technically and professionallyCollaborate with product, data science, and I-O psychology teams to translate complex requirements into robust technical solutionsProactively identify and address technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and reliability risksParticipate in on-call rotations and contribute to incident response and post-mortem processesContribute to engineering best practices, tooling, and developer experience improvements
Requirements
Required Qualifications
5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 2 years in a senior or lead capacityStrong proficiency in one or more backend languages (e.g., Python, Node.js, Go, Java)Solid understanding of distributed systems, API design (REST or GraphQL), and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure)Experience with relational and non-relational databases and the trade-offs between themProven ability to take ownership of a technical domain end-to-end — from design through to productionStrong communication skills and ability to work effectively across engineering and non-engineering stakeholdersUndergraduate degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
Preferred (Nice To Have)
Experience in a B2B SaaS or HR technology environmentFamiliarity with psychometric data, assessment platforms, or data-intensive applicationsExperience with event-driven architecture or message queuing systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar)Contributions to open source projects or a strong public technical portfolio Experience working in a remote-first engineering teamPostgraduate degree or research background in a quantitative discipline
Benefits
Competitive salary benchmarked at senior market rates Equity / stock option scheme Fully remote with optional access to co-working hubs30 days annual leave plus public holidaysAnnual learning and development budget (conferences, courses, certifications)Top-spec hardware of your choiceA small, high-trust engineering team where your influence on technical direction is real
