Senior Software Engineer

What we're building

Lifted is fixing one of the UK's most broken sectors: care. We've built compliance and immigration tech that helps care providers hire both locally and internationally, while automating the painful Home Office requirements, right-to-work checks, and all the paperwork that usually makes this take months. We're now expanding our product surface area. We're not a typical recruiting platform - we're infrastructure for the entire sector.

Why this matters

A lot of engineering roles are pretty removed from their impact. This one isn't, we're fixing critical infrastructure in a sector that's struggling. The systems you build have immediate, tangible impact.

The role

We need senior engineers who can own features end-to-end - from understanding the problem through to shipping the solution.

What that looks like:

• You'll work directly with stakeholders to understand what needs building
• You'll start with feature goals, and have ownership of implementation details through to roll out
• You'll make pragmatic scope decisions when trading off speed vs completeness
• You'll ship features that directly impact our users

What support looks like:

• You'll work collaboratively with the team - we're building our documentation practices as we scale
• You'll work with the broader team to align on priorities
• You're not alone, but trusted to drive things forward

The stack (high level)

Backend: Node.js, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, TypeScript

Frontend: SolidJS, TypeScript

Infrastructure: AWS, Terraform

Tools: Cursor, Linear, Notion, GitHub

Preferred: TypeScript & Node.js experience

But not mandatory: We care more about good engineering judgment and the ability to ship than specific tech

Nice to have: ML/AI experience - we're expanding our AI capabilities

What we're looking for

You should apply if you:

• Have built and shipped production systems before (we need senior-level judgment)
• Have experience at the startup-to-scale transition - managing technical debt, building for scale, and keeping things reliable as they grow
• Enjoy talking to stakeholders and understanding the problem space
• Write code that other people can understand and maintain
• Have worked remotely and communicate well async
• Are energised by early-stage environments where things are still being figured out

Logistics

Location: Remote (UK based) or hybrid, we have an office in central London

Hours: Full-time/Contractors