Senior Software Engineer

A role to put your Software Engineering problem solving skills to the test, translating complex technical concepts to cross-functional audiences.

You will play a key role in delivering robust, secure, and scalable software systems. Working closely with Product, QA, and DevOps, you will balance hands-on development with architectural contribution, promote Agile best practices, and help raise the engineering bar through coaching, code quality, and continuous improvement initiatives.

You will support the team’s technical evolution while ensuring reliable product delivery aligned to business needs. 

Along with being technically proficient in the following, you will bring an analytical mindset, a passion for quality software and will be keen to help shape, evolve, and drive technical growth of team members and their practices:

Essential Skills & Experience: 

• Strong Python Development Capability – 5 years+
• Experience implementing and integrating with REST APIs
• SQL experience (preferably PostgreSQL and/or MySQL)
• Passionate about building quality software

Desirable: 

• Experience of developing in Rust.
• Experience with containers and cloud technologies (Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, and others)
• Experience with Linux development/management
• GIS experience

Key skills and experience

Gigaclear is a growing Fibre Broadband (FTTP / FTTH) company, developing our fibre-to-the-premises broadband infrastructure to some of the most difficult to reach areas of the UK, empowering those communities with broadband to rival any city.

Staff rewards, benefits and opportunities

We foster a collaborative, engaging culture that empowers staff to grow and maximise their skills. We want to challenge our people in a fair environment where hard work is rewarded and a path for progression is open to all.

• Generous employer pension; up to 8% matched contribution 
• Income protection & life assurance 
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), holiday purchase scheme and Yay Days!  
• Health cash plan, 24/7 remote GP access and Employee Assistance Programme including counselling & legal advice 
• Unlimited access to online training and development content via our Learning Management System 
• Long service benefits and monthly employee recognition 
• Enhanced maternity and paternity provisions 
• Flexible working environment 
• Health & Wellbeing initiatives and company funded social events 

Our values

Our approach is to work guided by our mission, vision and values.

Find a way, Be committed, Do the right thing, Keep it simple.