Senior Staff Software Engineer (London)

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Senior Staff Software Engineer

Apply locations London | Time type Full time | Posted on Posted Yesterday | Job requisition id 252423

About Blue Yonder:

Blue Yonder is a leading global supply chain solutions software product company and one of Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work.

Doddle, recently acquired by Blue Yonder, is now part of the global company. This role is within the Doddle team, focused on building world-class first and last mile logistics technology used by leading retailers and national postal operators around the world. What unites us is our shared values and our focus on making ecommerce logistics better for businesses, consumers, and the planet.

About the role:

We are looking for an experienced Senior Staff Software Engineer to contribute to the design, development, and implementation of our Returns Drop-off Kiosk solutions at Blue Yonder, as it prepares to scale. The role will focus on planning and facilitating the direction of technical work.

You will provide technical leadership and act as line manager for a high-performing team, mentoring team members daily, and helping shape and maintain our engineering practices while delivering high-quality applications that meet business objectives.

The ideal candidate loves to code and has a passion for innovation and problem-solving but will primarily focus on enabling their team, acting as an architect and a multiplier rather than an individual contributor.

What you’ll do:

• Support the design and development of applications across the entire stack, from database to user interface.
• Architect scalable, maintainable solutions that balance technical excellence with business needs.
• Drive technical decision-making and strategy.
• Establish coding standards, best practices, and technical documentation.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to other engineers.
• Collaborate with product management to refine requirements and technical specifications regularly.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and technical debt.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies and patterns to improve our development ecosystem.
• Participate in architectural decisions and contribute to long-term technical strategy within the Technical Architecture Group (TAG).

What we are looking for:

Required Skills:

• Approximately 7+ years of software development experience, with a strong foundation in software engineering skills, design patterns, and building scalable systems.
• Strong communication skills and ability to explain complex technical concepts.
• Solid experience in key technologies (Kotlin preferred, Java, JS).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and working with APIs.
• Proven ability to lead complex technical projects from conception to deployment.
• Strong understanding of system design, software architecture, and design patterns.

Preferred (but not essential!) Skills:

• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automated testing strategies.
• Knowledge of hardware production/lifecycle and connectivity, including USB interactions with scanners/printers/sensors.
• Experience leading testing strategy design and automation across complex systems.
• Solid knowledge of database systems, data modeling, and query optimization.
• Experience with Maven artifact deployment, Android XML, and Compose layout systems.
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability tools.
• Experience with performance optimization and security best practices.
• Understanding of agile development methodologies.
• History of mentoring junior developers and providing technical leadership.
• Knowledge of Dagger, Retrofit 2, RxJava, Room, Coroutines, WorkManager, MongoDB is beneficial.

Our Values:

If you want to know the heart of a company, take a look at their values. Ours unite us. They are what drive our success – and the success of our customers. Does your heart beat like ours? Find out here: Core Values

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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