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Senior Software Engineer London • UK

Senior Software Engineer London • UK

Hyper SqLondon, England, United Kingdom
8 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • Permanent
Job description

Full-time | Permanent | Reporting to VP Engineering

Hyper SQ is recruiting for a talented Back End Engineer to join an exciting, fast-paced team.

You will join a growing, multi-disciplinary team that encourages innovation and contribution from everyone. Here you will use the latest technology to produce scalable services, helping to solve complex problems that will have a real impact on Hyper SQ’s users and the success of the business.

What you’ll be doing

  • You will be working within an Agile software development team with some of the latest tech including AWS ECS / EKS, DynamoDB, Lambda, Opensearch and SNS, creating services that power our revolutionary web and native mobile applications.
  • Drive Back End development and contribute heavily towards architectural decisions
  • Advocate best practices including test coverage and automation
  • Design reviews and code reviews
  • Active involvement in refinement and planning sessions
  • Working well in a team context adapting to and influencing team practices
  • Optimise applications for speed and scalability

Skills & requirements

  • Proven track record building online services and APIs, having built and scaled end-to-end mobile / web applications
  • Familiar with principles such as SOLID, TDD, YAGNI and KISS — even better if you practise most of them
  • Experienced with SQL and NoSQL database development
  • Experience working with cloud technologies such as AWS or Azure
  • Comfortable following best practices (CI, Docker Containerization, Automated testing)

    • Added bonuses (or the cherries on top!)

  • DevOps strategies such as IaC and automated pipelines e.g. Jenkins, TeamCity etc.
  • Experience with geolocation and mapping technologies
  • A passion for travel or exploring!

    • The qualifications and experiences above are a guide and we would still love to hear from you if you believe you have the necessary skills to excel with us.

    What you’ll get

  • Competitive salary with industry-matching pay reviews
  • 28 days annual leave plus public holidays
  • Hybrid model to suit you - predominantly from home, but with the opportunity to work in our modern office space in vibrant West London
  • Great exposure and ability to impact a fast-growing, mission-driven start-up
  • Flexible working – whilst ideally we are looking for someone on a full-time basis, we are more focused on finding the right person to join us, trusting people to organise and take accountability for delivering whilst supporting their needs, responsibilities, and interests outside of work. If you are looking for alternative working arrangements from part-time to job-shares, condensed working hours, school hours or similar then please do not be put off applying, we would love to hear from you

    • What you can expect from our recruitment process

  • A quick response with helpful feedback at all stages
  • Check-in call with our Head of Talent
  • 45 minute introductory video call with VP Engineering
  • 90 minute video call including a coding exercise that will take approximately 60 minutes. You will be asked to share your screen as you design code to meet some fun challenges
  • 30 minute video conversation with other members of the leadership team

    • Why Hyper SQ?

    We are creating the Movement Economy. A way for people to be directly rewarded for their real-world actions.

    Our mission is to empower people to make informed decisions by harnessing the collective power of the real-world actions we take every day. We believe that every action counts, no matter how small, and that together, we can create a more equitable and informed world.

    A critical part of this mission is an engaging experience that our users come back to time and time again.

    Unfortunately we are not able to offer sponsorship at this time and can only accept candidates who have the right to work full-time in the UK.

    Hyper SQ – Our commitment to fostering a sense of belonging.

    Hyper SQ is an equal opportunity employer. We are a diverse bunch of people who are committed to cultivating a welcoming culture of inclusion and equality. We see the potential in everyone and value the importance that different backgrounds, experiences and ways of thinking can have in igniting innovation and propelling our business forward. If you share our values and vision to create an engaging platform where people are rewarded for their real-world actions, then we’d love to hear from you and encourage your application.

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