Staff Software Engineer | Remote First (UK/EU) | Kotlin, Kafka, AWS
Staff/Senior Software Engineer
£90,000-£120,000 pa
Seed funded startup with product market fit
Central London Offices - ability to work remotely across the UK or EU
⚙️Tech Stack: Kotlin (JVM), Event Driven, Kafka, Distributed Systems, AWS
Are you ready to take on complex, real-time, large-scale challenges and shape the future of an innovative AI powered platform already being scaled to extremely large corporate clients e.g. Deloitte and Legal and General.
We’re looking for aStaff Software Engineerto lead the development of features that handle tens of thousands of requests per second, all while solving intricate architectural problems.
The Company
This cutting-edge platform enables thousands ofparticipants to come together in a collaborative, single session, offering dynamic breakout rooms and AI driven real-time transcription services. Powered by real-time data analytics, the platform helps businesses extract valuable insights from their meetings with features like automated dashboards that track key themes and topics.
The Role
As aStaff Software Engineer, you’ll take full ownership of architecture and implementation, transitioning prototypes into scalable, production-ready systems. You won’t be just picking up tickets – you’ll be at the forefront of driving architectural vision and buildinghigh-performance distributed systems. This is an opportunity to work in a high-autonomy environment where you’ll collaborate closely with product managers, UX designers, and clients to deliver tailored solutions.
Tech Stack and Tools You'll Work With:
- Kotlin
- Kafka,CQRS, andevent sourcingfor scalable,event-drivenarchitectures
- AWS/CDK/TerraformandKubernetesfor cloud infrastructure
- Real-time communication viaWebSockets
- Machine Learningpipelines (future vision)
Why This Role Stands Out:
- Architect from the ground up: high degree of ownership, system design and implementation.
- Tackle high-scale problems: Build systems capable of processingtens of thousands of real-time requests per second.
- Innovate: Lead the evolution of areal-time communication platformused by thousands globally.
- Growth opportunities: Play a key role in shaping the future of ML pipelines and infrastructure as the platform scales.
The Ideal Candidate:
You’re a self-starter with a passion fordistributed systemsandreal-time performance. You have experience in designingevent-driven architectures, handling massive amounts of data, and scaling platforms to meet demanding client needs. Most importantly, you’re excited to take ownership of solutions and drive the platform’s evolution.
Staff Software Engineer | Remote First (UK/EU) | Kotlin, Kafka, AWS