Senior Platform Engineer, Mindera
Contract, Outside IR35
3 days a week in office (Bracknell, London)
Bespoke software engineering consultancy
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Bespoke software engineering consultancy
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
3 days a week in office (Bracknell, London)
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To partner with software developers to provide cutting-edge DevOps consultation, and build products that make them proud.
Role
Who you are
- Strong troubleshooting and retail support experience
- Proven experience designing and supporting scalable, resilient EPOS and SCO platforms
- Strong administration skills across Windows 10, Windows 11, and Linux (Ubuntu/Debian or similar)
- Proficiency in scripting for automation using VBScript and PowerShell
- Ability to capture requirements and translate them into formal design and test documentation
- Experience managing the full deployment lifecycle, including patching and configuration management
What the job involves
- We’re looking for an EPOS & SCO Platform Engineer to build, configure, and support the in-store point of sale and self-checkout platforms across the estate
- You’ll own the full lifecycle of Travel Money Kiosks, EPOS and Hospitality infrastructure, including till hardware, self-checkout units, peripherals, and backend systems—ensuring services are secure, compliant, resilient, and consistently deployed at scale
- You’ll automate provisioning, configuration, updates, and monitoring so stores benefit from reliable transaction processing, seamless customer journeys, and minimal downtime
- Success means stable retail operations, predictable performance, and confidence from store colleagues, product owners, and operations teams
- Design, build, and maintain EPOS and SCO infrastructure (Tills, Self-Checkouts, peripherals, controllers) across Windows 10, Windows 11, and Linux environments
- Own the full lifecycle from initial design and requirement capture to deployment, configuration, and ongoing 3rd level support
- Create and manage non-production environments to validate changes, patches, and new features before estate-wide rollout
- Standardise and automate till provisioning, configuration management, and software deployments across the estate using VBS and PowerShell
- Patch and maintain the OS and application layers, ensuring systems are hardened and aligned with security and architectural principles
- Drive proactive monitoring and observability, using data to identify and fix issues before they impact the customer checkout experience
- Lead Disaster Recovery (DR) validation, maintaining and periodically testing recovery procedures to ensure business continuity across all stores
Salary benchmarks
Our take
It has never been easier to develop simple software products such as apps and custom plugins, but developing complex projects is just as difficult as it has ever been. It requires software engineers with an understanding of the latest innovations and workflows, a kind of talent that can be difficult to find.
Mindera provides bespoke software engineering consultancy, working with clients to support them with the software engineers, development consultation, and education necessary for them to develop innovative products. The company offers its services for a variety of cutting-edge technologies including AI, IoT, VR, UX, and cloud computing.
While the company faces competition from many other software development consultancies, Mindera has shown great growth. With its strong market stance, wide portfolio of expertise and strong investment, the company continues to help its clients compete in today’s innovative technology landscape.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
14% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Health and wellness
- Conferences and talks
- Training and learning opportunities
- Inspiring offices or work from anywhere
- Top technology and other resources
- Community and personal development
- Financial wellbeing
- Flexibility and time off
- Family support and care
- Team meetings and company trips
Company HQ
Leicester City Centre, Leicester, UK
Leadership
Guilherme Almeida
(Co-Founder)Experience as Software Engineer and Senior Delivery Manager for Blip.pt from 2012 to 2014. CTO of HOLD Platform Limited from 2018 to 2022.
Bruno Lopes
(Co-Founder)Experience as Software Engineer for WIT-Software. Senior Developer for Blip.pt from 2011 to 2014.
Paul Evans
(Co-Founder)Experience as Business Unit Director for Sword Group. Acting Director of Gaming for Betfair from 2008 to 2014, and for Blip.pt from 2012 to 2014.
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