Staff Engineer in London

We're Civica and we make software that helps deliver critical services for citizens all around the world. From local to state government, to education, to health and care, over 5,000 public bodies across the globe use our software to help provide critical services to over 100 million citizens. Our aspiration is to be a GovTech champion everywhere we work around the globe, supporting the needs of citizens and those that serve them every day. Building on 21 years of continuous growth and success, we're at a pivotal point on our journey to realise that aspiration.

Why you will love this opportunity as a Staff Engineer at Civica: We are undertaking a major transformation to consolidate dozens of legacy products into a unified technology platform. As a Staff Engineer focused on product engineering, you will play a foundational role in shaping how we build, scale, and evolve our next‐generation technology stack. Working across multiple teams, you will define the engineering practices, architectural direction, and enabling patterns that underpin our unified applications. You will collaborate closely with product managers, engineering leaders, and other staff/principal engineers to improve delivery flow, reduce duplication, and ensure long‐term maintainability and quality. This role is a unique opportunity to help drive architectural clarity and delivery alignment across a modern React/Golang‐based stack, while supporting the transition from legacy systems to a cohesive, modular product suite.

What you will do to be successful in this role:

• Define and evolve product engineering practices, tooling, and shared application architecture patterns.
• Lead technical discovery, prototyping, and architectural alignment across teams contributing to our new platform.
• Provide hands‐on support to unblock teams, improve implementation quality, and resolve cross‐team technical challenges.
• Collaborate with engineering managers and product leads to shape delivery flow, team responsibilities, and ownership boundaries.
• Act as a mentor and technical coach to engineers across the organisation.
• Contribute to long‐term architectural decisions that optimise for modularity, resilience, and operability.
• Facilitate healthy architectural debate, consensus‐building, and design governance.
• Navigate ambiguity and help co‐create the organisation's path toward consolidated, high‐quality delivery.

Requirements:

• Technical depth and breadth: Strong expertise in building, scaling, and evolving modern web applications—ideally across both front‐end and back‐end domains (e.g. React, Golang, cloud‐native platforms).
• System design & problem‐solving: Demonstrated ability to design and evolve architecture in complex, real‐world systems.
• Influence & collaboration: Builds trust across teams, facilitates alignment, and helps teams move forward without needing formal authority.
• Delivery orientation: Understands how to balance engineering design with delivery constraints and business priorities.
• Organisational thinking: Shapes engineering patterns that scale across teams and time—familiar with enabling or platform team models.

Nice to have:

• Experience with distributed systems and event‐driven architecture.
• Familiarity with modern CI/CD, observability, and quality automation practices.
• Exposure to legacy system modernisation, refactoring, or product migration strategies.
• Aware of Team Topologies, Domain‐Driven Design, or similar models for designing software and teams.

Benefits:

As a company, we're passionate about what we do and the citizens we serve. If you, too, want to champion the use of technology in public services to improve outcomes for citizens and public sector organisations, then Civica is the right place for you. We will help you unlock the best version of yourself, achieve career growth, and make a real difference to people and communities.

Time Off & Work‐Life Balance: 25 Days Annual Leave + bank holidays - plus the option to buy up to 10 extra days! Days of Difference - Up to 3 extra days off for volunteering.

Financial Well‐Being & Security: Pension Contributions - 5% employer match to support your future. Income Protection - Up to 75% salary cover for long‐term illness. Life Assurance - 4x salary tax‐free lump sum. Critical Illness Cover - £25,000 lump sum (extendable to dependents).

Health & Perks: Private Medical Insurance - Fast access to private healthcare. Health Cash Plan - Claim back physio, therapies & more. Dental Insurance - Cover for routine & emergency care. Affinity Groups - Join employee‐led communities. Bounty Bonus - Refer a friend & get rewarded.

At Civica, we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We believe that a variety of perspectives drives innovation and excellence, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristic. Our recruitment process is designed to ensure fairness and transparency, so every candidate has an equal chance to contribute to our mission. If you need any adjustments or accommodations to participate in our recruitment process, please let us know. We are here to support you.