Senior Software Engineer (Fullstack)

JOB TITLE: Senior Software Engineer (Fullstack)

SALARY: £72,702 - £80,780 per annum 

LOCATION: Manchester

HOURS: Full-time - 35 hours per week 

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites. 

ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY  

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with a track record of delivering high-quality work. As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll play a meaningful role in building the bank of the future.

Key responsibilities include:

• Design, develop, test, and deploy high‑quality software solutions that meet business needs

• Work closely with colleagues across disciplines to capture requirements, analyse technical feasibility, and translate them into engineering solutions

• Lead the development and implementation of complex frontend and backend applications

• Maintain high standards of code quality, architecture, and documentation

• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive, actionable feedback to peers

• Take ownership of debugging, root‑cause analysis, and resolution of production incidents

• Mentor and coach junior engineers, fostering a culture of engineering excellence, learning, and continuous improvement

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What you'll need:

• Extensive experience as a Senior Software Engineer or in a similar role

• Deep understanding of modern software engineering principles with experience building highly observable, scalable, and distributed systems

• Advanced proficiency in React, including:

  • State management using Context API and Redux

  • Microfrontend architectures

  • Component design patterns and performance optimisation

  • Testing with Jest and React Testing Library

• Strong backend development experience with Node.js/Express, including:

  • Microservices architecture

  • Event‑driven systems

  • Pub/Sub or Kafka

  • API design and integration patterns

• Solid system design knowledge, including:

  • Caching strategies (e.g., Redis)

  • Scalability, reliability, and performance considerations

• Hands‑on experience with cloud‑native architecture and containerisation (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker)

• Strong understanding of Agile principles and practices (Scrum, Jira)

• Thorough knowledge of software testing methodologies and best practices

• Excellent problem‑solving and analytical thinking skills

• Strong collaboration, communication, and relationship‑building abilities

• Awareness of emerging trends and technologies such as Generative AI, Large Language Models, and Agentic Architecture / AI Agents

• Understanding of networking fundamentals across cloud and on‑premise environment

If you're selected to move forward in our assessment process, you may be invited to complete a technical interview with Karat - our trusted interviewing partner. As part of this stage, we’ll share your information with Karat, in line with their privacy policy. 

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.

And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.

We’re disability confident. So, if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Want to do amazing work, that’s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.