Senior Software Engineer

Manchester – 1 day per week in the office

I'm working with a well-known, high-growth digital consumer business looking to bring in a Senior Software Engineer to join its Search engineering team.

This is a great opportunity to work on technology supporting millions of customers and a huge product catalogue, helping build and scale search experiences used by customers every day.

What you'll be working on:

• Designing and developing scalable search solutions using OpenSearch / Elasticsearch.
• Building and maintaining cloud infrastructure across AWS.
• Developing full-stack applications using React, Node.js, TypeScript, C# and GraphQL.
• Working with serverless, event-driven architectures and modern cloud technologies.
• Collaborating with Data and Engineering teams on AI/ML-driven features, including internal ML inference APIs and LLM integrations.
• Taking technical ownership, contributing to architectural decisions and mentoring other engineers.

What they're looking for:

• Strong commercial experience with OpenSearch, Elasticsearch or similar search technologies.
• A solid full-stack engineering background across backend and frontend development.
• Experience with AWS and modern cloud-based architectures.
• Comfortable taking ownership of technical decisions and supporting other engineers.
• Someone keen to develop towards an Engineering Lead position.

The package:

• Up to £75,000 basic salary
• 30% annual bonus
• Manchester – just 1 day per week in the office
• Hybrid working and excellent benefits.

An opportunity to join an established digital business with a significant engineering function, interesting technical challenges and genuine scope to influence how its platforms evolve.

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