Senior Software Engineer, Odin

• We value engineers who combine technical excellence, a proactive mindset, and strong collaboration skills
• Product-Minded: You think about the “why” behind building things, empathising with users to deliver what they truly need. You care about outcomes over processes and understand the trade-offs involved in product development
• Ownership Mentality: You take responsibility for the success of the product and overall engineering goals, not just your specific area of focus. You embrace flexibility, contributing across the stack to drive impactful solutions
• Urgency with Focus: You know how to prioritise what matters most, focusing on high-impact work while avoiding distractions on less critical issues. You balance speed with thoughtful decision-making, ensuring sensitive systems like finance remain stable while iterating quickly elsewhere
• Creative Problem-Solving: You bring fresh ideas, challenge existing approaches, and balance creativity with practicality to deliver quality solutions
• Strong Communication: You excel at explaining complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and translating business needs into scalable, secure solutions
• Collaborative & Growth-Oriented: You value accountability, see feedback as a tool for growth, and actively contribute to a culture of shared knowledge and mutual respect
• Proven expertise in backend development, including designing and operating highly available, scalable distributed systems. Go is preferred, but experience with Ruby, Java, or similar is also valuable

Desirable

• We’re hiring a Senior Software Engineer with a strong backend focus to join our team
• This role is essential in driving innovation within our engineering team while maintaining the reliability and scalability of our systems
• Reporting to Claire, our VP of Engineering
• Build and deliver new features end-to-end, from concept to deployment, ensuring high quality and performance
• Drive major architectural and data model decisions, influencing the technical direction of our projects
• Shape and refine engineering processes to enhance development velocity, delivery quality, and the developer experience
• Balance innovation with maintaining legacy systems, iterating thoughtfully to solve real user problems
• Mentor peers through technical knowledge-sharing while prioritising delivering impactful work
• Work closely with Product and Engineering leadership to align technical decisions with business goals
• Play a key role in hiring, helping to identify and attract top technical talent

• Interviews:
• Intro with Imani, our People & Talent Lead - Here, you’ll unpack the role, learn more about us, and she'll ensure you're the right fit for the position (30 mins)
• Interview with Claire, our VP of Engineering - Now that you're in the running, it's time to spend some time unpacking your experience with the hiring manager (1hr)
• Task:
• Tech Review with Lluis & Kieron, our Senior Engineering Team - Now that you're in the running, it's time to spend some time assessing your coding ability with our team (1hr)
• Live System Design Interview with our Senior Engineering Team (1hr)
• Final:
• Final Interviews with Mary & Paddy, our Founders – At this stage, we're genuinely excited and believe you should spend some time with the founders, learning more about each other and our values. (2 hrs)
• Before each interview, we'll prepare you for what to expect. Regardless of the outcome, once you’re in our process, we'll provide detailed feedback within 24 hours of the interview
• Our process typically takes two weeks, sometimes shorter, or perhaps a bit longer; we'll accommodate your availability and are happy to make any hiring adjustments along the way