Uniting Ambition

About the Company

Uniting Ambition deliver niche technology talent to high growth businesses.

Proven successful by over 500 clients, our partnership approach takes ownership of hard to find talent, building high performing IT teams or finding individual hires that solve your biggest technology challenges.

By maintaining a specialist focus, our consultants build an in-depth knowledge of their markets. This means our clients benefit from niche expertise across three main functions:

- Technology Change & Transformation
- Web & Software Development
- Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure

Our brands — Uniting Ambition and Uniting Cloud — deliver the very best DevOps, Java, Python, Information Architecture, Information Security, .NET, Oracle Fusion, Data and BI professionals to start-ups, SMEs and Enterprises in the UK.

We’ve been recognised as one of the UK’s fastest growing businesses by the Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track Top 100 in both 2012 & 2013.

More information is available at www.unitingambition.com

Or you can connect with us on:
www.facebook.com/UnitingAmbition
www.twitter.com/UnitingAmbition
Tel: 01782 719200

To donate to one of our chosen Charities please visit, www.justgiving.com/teams/UnitingAmbition123

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Listed Jobs

Company Name

Uniting Ambition

Job Title

Software Engineer

Job Description

**Job Title:** Software Engineer **Role Summary:** Develop and maintain highly scalable, real‑time messaging and transaction systems using Erlang (with full training provided) and existing back‑end languages (Java, C++, Rust, Ruby). Work on large‑volume, concurrent environments, leveraging functional programming principles and cloud infrastructure (GCP). **Expectations:** - Rapidly acquire proficiency in Erlang while applying functional programming concepts. - Deliver reliable, high‑throughput solutions that support millions of concurrent users. - Collaborate with cross‑functional teams and contribute to complex, technical problem solving. - Demonstrate curiosity, continuous learning, and willingness to adopt new technologies. **Key Responsibilities:** - Design, code, test, and deploy scalable back‑end services in Erlang and complementary languages. - Optimize performance for real‑time data processing and high concurrency. - Integrate services with GCP components (compute, storage, messaging). - Write clean, maintainable code with proper documentation and unit tests. - Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and knowledge sharing sessions. **Required Skills:** - Proven experience in back‑end development (Java, C++, Rust, Ruby, or similar). - Functional programming experience (Erlang, Elixir, Haskell, F#) preferred. - Familiarity with JavaScript/TypeScript for full‑stack or API interfaces. - Experience building large‑scale, distributed systems with high concurrency. - Knowledge of cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform (GCP). - Strong problem‑solving, debugging, and analytical skills. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. - No mandatory certifications; functional programming or cloud platform certifications are advantageous but not required.

Manchester, United kingdom

Hybrid

30-09-2025

Company Name

Uniting Ambition

Job Title

Product Owner (eCommerce)

Job Description

**Job Title:** Product Owner (eCommerce) **Role Summary:** Lead the end‑to‑end delivery of product initiatives on an eCommerce platform, driving online sales growth and optimizing the digital customer journey across web and mobile channels. Own the product backlog, collaborate with cross‑functional teams, and ensure releases add measurable value to the business. **Expectations:** - Deliver a clear product vision aligned with trading and digital growth goals. - Own backlog management, user story creation, and prioritisation. - Ensure on‑time, high‑quality releases that improve conversion, engagement, and revenue. - Champion agile best practices and continuous improvement. - Use data, A/B testing, and user feedback to validate feature impact. **Key Responsibilities:** - Define and communicate eCommerce product vision, roadmap, and priorities. - Act as the voice of the customer, ensuring a frictionless journey from discovery to checkout. - Write clear, actionable user stories with acceptance criteria. - Collaborate with engineering, UX/UI, marketing, and data teams to deliver performance‑enhancing enhancements. - Partner with Trading, Marketing, CRM, and Technology stakeholders for alignment with business objectives. - Analyse analytics, run A/B tests, and gather user feedback to inform decisions. - Manage release schedules, scope, and quality to meet business expectations. - Promote agile delivery, product ownership, and eCommerce optimisation best practices. **Required Skills:** - Proven Product Owner experience in eCommerce or digital retail. - Deep understanding of online customer journeys, trading performance, and conversion optimisation. - Experience with CMS, checkout, and payment integrations (desirable). - Strong Agile/Scrum proficiency; backlog management and prioritisation. - Excellent stakeholder management and communication across technical and commercial teams. - Bonus: Payment integration and mobile app experience. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Not specified. - Agile certification (e.g., CSPO, PO) preferred but not mandatory.

Leicester, United kingdom

On site

06-10-2025

Company Name

Uniting Ambition

Job Title

Senior Software Engineer

Job Description

**Job Title:** Senior Software Engineer – Full Stack (C# / React) **Role Summary:** Lead the design, development, and delivery of modern C#/.NET back‑end services and React front‑end applications for AI‑driven internal products. Provide technical mentorship, champion engineering best practices, and collaborate with product and AI teams to build scalable, cloud‑native solutions. **Expectations:** - Demonstrate deep expertise in C#, .NET, and React. - Drive high‑quality code, CI/CD pipelines, and testing culture. - Mentor and uplift a team of engineers. - Contribute to technical strategy and adoption of emerging technologies. - Work proactively in a collaborative, hybrid environment. **Key Responsibilities:** - Lead full‑stack development of new features and enhancements. - Design and implement scalable architectures in Azure or GCP. - Establish and enforce coding standards, code reviews, and automated testing. - Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and monitoring. - Partner with product owners and AI specialists to translate requirements into technical solutions. - Provide technical guidance and knowledge sharing across the engineering team. - Evaluate and integrate AI/ML components where applicable. **Required Skills:** - C#/.NET (Core/5/6) with strong OOP design. - React (hooks, Redux or similar state management). - JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3. - Cloud platforms: Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform. - RESTful API design, microservices, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes). - CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins). - Unit/integration testing frameworks (xUnit, Jest). - Agile/Scrum development processes. - Excellent problem‑solving, communication, and mentoring abilities. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience). - Relevant certifications (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Developer) are a plus but not mandatory.

Manchester, United kingdom

Hybrid

Senior

08-10-2025

Company Name

Uniting Ambition

Job Title

Software Architect

Job Description

Job title: Software Architect Role Summary: Lead the design and technical strategy for a high‑scale, event‑driven platform handling millions of transactions per second. Own end‑to‑end architecture, drive best practices, mentor teams, and ensure performance, scalability, and reliability across distributed systems. Expectations: Deliver a future‑proof platform architecture; influence build‑vs‑buy decisions; maintain high standards for security, performance, and reliability; collaborate with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to translate vision into executable designs. Key Responsibilities: • Define solution architecture and technical strategy for a large‑scale, distributed platform. • Own end‑to‑end design of event‑driven, cloud‑native systems (Kafka, SQL, GCP). • Partner with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to translate strategic vision into architecture. • Lead technical planning, establish standards, and enforce best practices across multiple teams. • Provide architectural oversight and mentorship; influence build vs. buy decisions. • Ensure performance, scalability, and reliability are integral to the platform’s DNA. Required Skills: • Proven experience designing or architecting distributed, high‑volume systems. • Deep knowledge of event‑driven architectures and high‑throughput data pipelines (Kafka). • Strong proficiency in at least one of: C#, .NET, Golang, or TypeScript; plus SQL/database expertise. • Hands‑on technical leadership balanced with high‑level solution design. • Excellent communication and stakeholder management. • Experience in platform modernization, migrations, or full‑scale rebuilds. • Exposure to AI integration in prior roles (desired). Required Education & Certifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent professional experience). • Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS/GCP Cloud Architect, Kafka Certified Developer) are a plus.

Manchester, United kingdom

Hybrid

08-10-2025