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hackajob

Senior Full Stack Engineer

Remote

United kingdom

Senior

Full Time

05-12-2025

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Skills

Python Kotlin TypeScript Agile methodologies react node.js Software Development Agile

Job Specifications

hackajob is collaborating with Entrust to connect them with exceptional tech professionals for this role.

As a Senior Full stack Engineer for the SDK team, you will join a talented and collaborative team dedicated to building resilient, scalable, and delightful systems and experiences for our customers. Leveraging your expertise across both frontend and backend technologies, you will work on impactful projects that shape how we solve complex identity verification challenges in an online world.

You will play a key role in delivering high-quality, polished products by combining robust system design, seamless user interfaces, and backend reliability.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to combine frontend and backend expertise to create impactful solutions that address the growing demand for secure and seamless online identity verification.

Responsibilities

The SDK team develops a variety of web and native SDKs, which are embedded into customer applications to help users prove their identity. They care deeply about image capture quality, accessibility, customization and reducing friction for end-users.

As a Senior Full stack Engineer for the SDK team, you will:

Product Development

Collaborate closely with product designers, product managers, and engineers to deliver end-to-end experiences that delight customers.
Design, build, and maintain robust systems, from intuitive frontends using type script and frameworks like React to scalable backends powering public APIs and data processing pipelines.
Prototype and iterate solutions to ensure they are impactful, polished, and meet our performance, reliability, and accessibility standards.
Support multiple devices, browsers, and platforms while adhering to accessibility best practices.

Privacy, Security, and Quality

Champion privacy and security in every product, ensuring they meet the highest standards of customer data protection.
Write automated tests, develop resilient code, and design robust systems to improve reliability and safety.

Ownership and Collaboration

Take ownership of projects from ideation through system design to execution and delivery.
Collaborate across teams to build scalable solutions that address both front-end and back-end challenges.

Ownership and Collaboration

Foster a culture of inclusivity, collaboration, and continuous improvement through participation in retrospectives and feedback.
Guide and mentor engineers, helping them manage technical debt, plan refactors, and improve engineering practices.

What We Value

A great understanding of modern frontend technologies (e.g., TypeScript and React) and backend technologies (e.g., Python, Kotlin, Node.js, REST APIs, data pipelines).
A strong ability to design and build for scalability, reliability, and performance across the stack.
A commitment to privacy and security as core principles in product design and development.
A proactive approach to continuous learning and improvement, paired with a desire to mentor and support others.
A deep appreciation for trust, ownership, and rapid iteration as we solve challenging problems in identity verification.

Qualifications

Minimum 4 years of professional experience in software engineering, with significant exposure to both backend and frontend development.
Proven expertise in at least one modern front-end framework (e.g., React) and backend technologies (e.g., Node.js, REST APIs).
Demonstrated ability to design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performing systems across the stack.
Strong knowledge of software development best practices, including automated testing, code reviews, and agile methodologies.

London office: If you're based in London, you'll follow a hybrid work model, which requires being in the office three days per week OR fully remote for those outside London.

About the Company

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