Senior Software Engineer - Remote

Overview

Cuckoo is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our vibrant Engineering team. The role involves leading the design, development and successful deployment of resilient software solutions through collaboration with cross-functional teams.

In Short

• Act as the technical lead for critical projects, guiding architectural decisions and mentoring other engineers.
• Collaborate closely with design, product, and operations teams to translate business goals into scalable technical solutions.
• Own the decommissioning of legacy systems with minimal disruption to regulatory, customer, or operational workflows.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of new product catalogue features and customer account experiences.
• Define and drive best practices in observability, CI/CD, and cloud-native deployments.

Requirements

• Ability to turn high-level business led requirements into detailed, implementable software solutions.
• Breadth across multiple disciplines to fill in the gaps between business use case, design, and systems.
• Strong understanding of frontend technologies – specifically React and Next.js.
• A solid grasp of testing strategies for both backend and frontend.
• Deep understanding of AWS and cloud hosting.
• Experience architecting complex systems in a multi-supplier environment.
• Monorepo experience with Turborepo and NPM Workspaces.
• Infrastructure-as-Code expertise – ideally with Pulumi.
• Experience implementing secure authentication/authorization flows.
• Passion for Developer Experience.

Benefits

• 4x Life Assurance
• Salary Sacrifice Pension
• 30 days holiday plus statutory bank holidays
• Enhanced Family Leave
• Private Healthcare
• Private Dental Care
• Cycle 2 Work Scheme
• Health Cash Plan
• Shopping Discounts