Job Specifications
Software Engineer
London – Hybrid
We’re working with a growing, international technology business at a pivotal stage of its scale-up journey. With a high-performing team of around 40 people and ambitious growth plans, the company is now seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help shape the evolution of its systems and support the next phase of scale.
Reporting into the engineering team, this is a senior technical role focused on building reliable, scalable software and supporting the systems that underpin the company’s platform. While not a people management position, it carries significant influence across engineering and plays a central role in technical direction, delivery, and engineering standards.
What you’ll be doing
Technical leadership & system reliability
Owning the design, reliability, and scalability of production systems
Helping reshape and scale systems to handle significantly increased volume
Driving best practices in infrastructure, CI/CD, and operational resilience
Ensuring systems and services support continued growth and product development
Technical direction & architecture
Contributing to architectural decisions that will define how systems scale
Guiding engineering practices and design approaches across the stack
Helping the team make pragmatic trade-offs between speed, quality, and maintainability
Embedding best practice in system design and software engineering
Delivery & engineering excellence
Contributing hands-on through coding, code review, and shipping to production regularly
Owning problems end-to-end, from design through to deployment and ongoing operation
Working across the stack, with a particular focus on infrastructure
Supporting system scalability, performance, and reliability as usage grows
Collaboration & influence
Working closely with other engineers to design, build, and scale systems
Contributing to technical discussions, pairing, and shared ownership of systems
Supporting a culture of clear communication, ownership, and continuous improvement
What we’re looking for
Strong experience building and operating software in production, particularly in AWS
Solid understanding of infrastructure, CI/CD, and operating reliable systems
Experience working across the stack, including backend and frontend systems
Experience designing and scaling systems to handle increased load
Ability to take ownership and drive work through to completion
Pragmatic decision-making and clear communication
Genuine interest in how systems work and how they scale
What you’ll get
A senior technical role in a business entering its next growth phase
Real influence over system architecture, engineering practices, and technical direction
The opportunity to work on systems that are critical to customers and business growth
About the Company
Helping Scale-up and Start-up tech companies grow.
A technology and SaaS talent partner collaborating with B2B and B2C technology companies in Europe, US and APAC.
We operate with start-up and scale-up technology vendors, helping leadership teams design effective hiring strategies and recruit top talent across GTM, product, and engineering teams.
At Quanta, we pride ourselves on our honest and friendly approach. We believe in transparency, the importance of understanding people and delivering on what we said we would do.
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