Senior Software Engineer, The Thinking Traveller

• A passion for software engineering for the Web
• Experience with Ruby on Rails or similar modern MVC web framework
• Can strike a balance between getting things done and taking on too much technical debt
• The first thing you think is ‘how do I test this’ before you dive in
• You want to work in an environment with high levels of ownership
• You enjoy getting your work in front of the people that will use it and happy to listen to and implement feedback
• Pivot around issues to get things shipped, negotiating and managing expectations around deadlines
• You can prototype to demonstrate ideas to get buy in and support from other departments
• Love working as part of a team collaborating with other engineers and in other non-technical disciplines
• Act as an advocate for engineering in the business, be able to communicate with non-technical teams about engineering decisions and compromises
• A growth mindset

Desirable

• Build and maintain the systems that power our client journey and business workflows
• Build systems for payments handling tens of thousands of pounds per transaction for our clients and partners
• Continuously improve our testing infrastructure and operations tools
• Maintain existing systems and build in observability
• Release new features using feature flagging and A/B testing
• Collaborate effectively with stakeholders to understand their needs and clients’ needs to develop our tools with a continuous feedback loop
• Own features from concept all the way through to production
• Work with other members of the team to find and resolve bottlenecks

• Application Review: Our team will review your application and CV
• Initial Interview: Selected candidates will be invited for a brief call to get to know you
• Second-Stage Interview: Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an in-person interview at our offices in Shoreditch, where there will be a short task to be prepared in advance and present on the day
• Final Decision: Successful candidates will receive an offer, and we will provide feedback to all interviewed applicants