Senior Software Engineer (JavaScript, GraphQL, React)

Our purpose is to make great financial decision making a breeze for everyone, and that purpose drives us every day.
It’s why we’re on a mission to create an automated quoting engine, with the simplest of experiences, wrapped in a brand everyone loves!
We change lives by making it simple to switch and save money and that’s why good things happen when you meerkat.

We’d love you to be part of our journey.
As the Senior Software Engineer, you will lead the development of first-class technical solutions while actively contributing to and leading a culture of innovation, enthusiasm, and passion. You will work with Engineering Managers and Product Management to support your team’s goals and objectives. You will have end-to-end responsibility for the development, quality, observability, and testing of the software you build.
This role will offer you the opportunity to work with various technologies, primarily using JavaScript, React, and GraphQL.

Everyone is welcome.
We foster a culture of creativity, passion for our work, continuous improvement, and celebration of wins. We are an inclusive workplace where employees feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves. We welcome candidates with diverse skills, experiences, and ideas. We don’t expect you to tick all the boxes but would love to hear what makes you great for this role.

Some of the great things you’ll be doing :
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Engineering Managers, and Engineering Leadership to design solutions considering technical and operational trade-offs.
• Work with cross-functional engineering teams to improve efficiency and reduce bottlenecks.
• Take responsibility for key aspects of the development lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, security, and maintenance.
• Ensure testing and security standards are integrated into the software produced.
• Participate in communities of practice to develop and share engineering knowledge.
• Lead design reviews, prototype new technologies, and evaluate technical feasibility.
• Address all aspects of technology and service readiness.
• Engage in team software development practices such as pairing, code reviews, and continuous delivery.
• Mentor team members.

What we’d like to see from you:
• Experience building scalable, highly available services and products.
• Experience designing and maintaining build, test, and deployment pipelines.
• Knowledge of security engineering practices and methods.
• Expertise in a technical domain with adaptability to new technologies.
• Creative problem-solving skills and ability to organize teams around challenges.
• Experience with agile methodologies and lean practices.
• A proactive learner in your technical and professional areas.

Our people bring our purpose to life.
We promote a culture of innovation and challenge. Our teams include over 300 tech experts using the latest tools and technologies such as Astro, Cloudflare, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Kafka, Java, Scala, Python, .Net Core, Node.js, and MongoDB.

There’s something for everyone .
We are a place of opportunity, providing tools and autonomy to advance your career, supported by talented colleagues.
Our benefits include a competitive salary, hybrid working, generous holiday allowance, private healthcare, electric car scheme, paid development, wellbeing, and CSR days—covering what matters to you!

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