Job Description
Senior Software Engineer
Department: Technology - Engineering
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: London
Reporting To: Sergiy Bagdasar
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a leading role in the design, development and delivery of scalable, secure and high-quality software solutions that support Chetwood's strategic objectives. You will take ownership of complex technical components and contribute to the design of systems that balance business needs with engineering best practice. Working collaboratively across product, architecture and engineering teams, you will help shape technical solutions, challenge requirements and drive continuous improvement throughout the software development lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop and deliver high-quality, scalable software solutions, taking ownership of complex technical components and system designs.
- Collaborate with product, architecture and engineering teams to define solutions that balance business requirements with technical excellence.
- Contribute to system architecture, engineering standards and the adoption of new tools, technologies and ways of working.
- Support the delivery and operation of production services, driving reliability, performance, observability and incident resolution.
- Communicate technical decisions, risks and progress effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- Strong experience developing software using Python or a similar object-oriented programming language.
- Experience designing scalable applications using relational and non-relational databases.
- Good understanding of data structures, algorithms, APIs and web services.
- Experience writing high-quality, testable code and maintaining clear technical documentation.
- Proficiency with Git and modern software development practices.
- Experience building cloud-native applications on AWS using serverless technologies and infrastructure as Code.
Job Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 25 days holiday PLUS your BIRTHDAY off
- Pension contribution with Royal London
- Life Assurance
- Private medical, dental and optical health insurance with
- Axa
- Hybrid working
- Free breakfast available
