Summary
A senior engineering role responsible for designing, scaling, and maintaining backend services used by a large user base. The position involves architecture decisions, API development, quality improvement, and mentoring other engineers.
Highlights
Flexible working environment with ownership of impactful features, technical challenges, professional development support, and mentoring opportunities.
Description
Senior Product Engineer
Competitive + strong benefits
Flexible / Remote first
We're working with an established software company to find a Senior Product Engineer who will help build and scale a platform used daily by a large customer base.
This is a Senior Product Engineer role for someone who wants genuine ownership and technical challenge, with work that ships and reaches real users.
You'll own features end to end, from back-end services through to the customer-facing product.
You'll work closely with the Engineering Manager, Tech Lead, QA and Product, and you'll set the technical bar for the people around you.
Responsibilities as a Senior Product Engineer:
Build, maintain and scale platform-level back-end services that support data and product capabilities across the businessShip new features across the core product suite, taking them from design through to deliveryOwn high-impact work directly, resolving critical bugs and system issues with strong problem-solving and deep system knowledgeDrive test coverage and reliability through advanced automated testing and Test-Driven DevelopmentKeep code quality high through thorough, constructive code reviews and well-architected, scalable designMentor mid-level and junior engineers through pairing, reviews and team learning sessions
Requirements:
Demonstrable experience building back-end services in PHPExperience with enterprise solutions and large-scale systemsStrong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases, data modelling and performance optimisationProven track record designing and writing APIs in a service-oriented environment, delivering large technical projects with minimal supervisionSolid grounding in software engineering principles (SOLID, DRY), clean code, refactoring and ScrumA collaborative Senior Product Engineer who leads through mentorship and communicates clearly with technical and non-technical people alike
Benefits:
Generous holiday allowance plus additional company days through the yearLife assurance and a comprehensive virtual GP, mental health and counselling servicePrivate dental insurance and a salary sacrifice pensionEnhanced family leave and return-to-work coachingDedicated professional development budget for courses, memberships and upskillingA strong wellbeing offer, financial coaching, a paid charity volunteering day and genuine flexible working
If you're a Senior Product Engineer who wants real ownership and meaningful technical challenges, this is worth a conversation.
Bring the engineering rigour and the appetite to mentor, and you'll have the scope to make a visible difference from day one.
**Due to the high volume of applications, not all applicants will receive feedback.
