Senior Software Engineer, Liberty Global
Backend
Global telecoms company & tech investor
Open for applications
Global telecoms company & tech investor
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build tomorrow’s connections today, bringing people together through the power of technology.
Role
Who you are
- Minimum of 4 years in a senior software engineering role
- At least 2 years of experience working in a start-up, demonstrating the ability to thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments
- Experience with cloud technologies and managing cloud-hosted systems
- Full-stack development experience is a bonus
- Experience in the energy industry is a bonus
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Customer Obsessed: A deep commitment to understanding and solving customer problems
- Strong Bias for Action: Proactive and decisive in driving initiatives forward
- Self-Motivated: Actively help yourself and others to be successful
- Growth Mindset: Always looking for opportunities to learn and improve
- Global Perspective: Think globally, act locally
- Feedback-Oriented: Comfortable giving and receiving open, direct, and timely feedback
- You’ll be a Senior (back-end) Engineer – probably with 3-5 years experience, or more. Tech stack wise, we’re currently using C#, Python, Node but more important to us is your approach – as we may iterate our tech stack as we go
- Either you’ve worked in a startup, or are very intentionally looking to work in one
- You’ve had extensive experience with cloud technologies
- Problem-solving and effective communication come naturally to you
What the job involves
- We are seeking a dynamic and experienced engineer to join our team
- In this role, you will drive technical excellence and collaborate closely with product management and design to deliver cutting-edge solutions that address customer needs
- Your expertise will be crucial in shaping the future of Egg’s technological landscape, ensuring robust and scalable systems that support our ambitious growth plans
- We’re looking for a builder. Someone comfortable rolling their sleeves up, partnering across Product and Commercial functions to solve problems, and ensure effectively feature delivery
- Develop using agile practices, ensuring adherence to Scrum or Kanban methodologies with continuous release cycles
- Be involved in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives to enhance team productivity and delivery
- Work closely with product management and design teams to understand and solve customer problems through rapid testing and learning frameworks
- Translate product requirements into technical solutions that are scalable, maintainable, and meet customer needs
- Be part of the development and operation of cloud-based systems, ensuring high availability, performance, and security
- Implement best practices for cloud architecture and infrastructure management
- Lead by example in coding practices, focusing on C+ to develop high-quality, maintainable back-end code
- Provide full-stack development guidance, on both front-end and back-end
- Manage relationships with key stakeholders, communicating technical concepts and project progress effectively
- Ensure alignment between engineering deliverables and business objectives
- Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation within the team
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging experimentation and learning
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Liberty Global is a world leader in broadband, video, and mobile communications, responsible for top brands such as Virgin Media-02 in the UK, VodafoneZiggo in The Netherlands, and Sunrise in Switzerland. The company also actively invests in and launches infrastructure, content, and technology ventures, such as EV charging network company Believ (formerly Liberty Charge), green energy brand Egg, and AtlasEdge Data Centers, among others.
The company has been undeniably successful, having created an impressive family of brands containing both big names and smaller innovators - its investment arm has a portfolio of more than 75 companies ranging from ITV to cloud-native app protection platform Lacework. In its own words, its scale allows it to "transfer knowledge and expertise across our operations and investments", enabling all brands within its roster to benefit from its industry leading experience.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Comprehensive health plan
- Paid volunteer time off
- Healthy food and snacks
- Flexible working
- Learning and development opportunities
- Retirement scheme
Company HQ
Hammersmith, London, UK
Leadership
Mike Fries
(CEO)Was a member of the Liberty Global founding team, and launched the company’s international expansion. Since then, they have served in various strategic and operating capacities, finally being appointed as CEO in 2005.
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