Software Engineer Product, Design and Technology - UK -
About SedexSedex is a trusted partner for over 100,000 businesses worldwide, helping them create socially and environmentally sustainable supply chains. Through our platform's powerful data insights and expert guidance, we simplify the management, assessment, and reporting of sustainability performance.Our Vision is to be a leader in making global supply chains more socially and environmentally sustainable. Our Mission is To provide data-driven insights, accessible tools, and exceptional services that support businesses in improving environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance and outcomes.The RoleWe are looking for a software engineer to join one of our cross-functional product delivery teams. You will primarily work on backend services in Kotlin but will be expected to contribute to the frontend codebase (React.js) at times, with support from our frontend specialists. You will be a product-minded engineer, working together with the product manager and designer in your team to understand customer needs and write software to meet them.You will work with engineers in your team and across the business to design and build maintainable, secure and reliable systems in an iterative fashion. You will contribute to a culture of DevOps and Continuous Delivery, where 10+ deploys to production per day are done in a safe, tested manner and the team owns the operability, performance and other non-functional requirements of the software it builds.Main ResponsibilitiesIn the First Four WeeksFamiliarise yourself with the domain and systems within the scope of your teamUnderstand the overall architectural landscape in which your systems liveGain a solid understanding of the CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes, and a good working knowledge of the production environmentFamiliarise with and begin monitoring the operational data and metrics from the production environmentBecome productive and start shipping features with the support of your teamBuild relationships with your immediate team and key cross-functional partnersMake a positive impact to your team, establishing yourself as open, approachable, and eager to contributeUnderstand and embed into the team processes and cyclesBuild an understanding of how the business operates, especially in the domain area of your teamOngoing ResponsibilitiesDesign and DeliverImplement high-quality, test-driven solutionsBreak down your work into small, releasable increments that deliver genuine business value, continuously integrating with the code trunkContribute to architectural discussions and help the team design well-considered solutionsIdentify and raise technical risk, technical debt, and non-functional requirementsMonitor and support your code in productionCollaborate and ContributeParticipate actively in code reviews, planning, retrospectives, and knowledge sharingWork collaboratively with your teammates, including through pair-programming and mobbingSupport less experienced engineers in the teamContribute to the wider engineering community at SedexAI-Assisted DevelopmentUse AI coding assistants as a core part of your daily development workflow — for writing and refactoring code, generating tests, and exploring implementation approachesCritically evaluate AI-generated output before integrating it, ensuring correctness, security, and maintainabilityStay current with the evolving AI development tooling landscape and actively adopt tools that improve your productivity.Knowledge, Skills & Experience2–4+ years of commercial experience working in software engineering teams, using agile methodologies and test-driven approachesProficiency in a backend programming language — Kotlin, Java, C#, Go, TypeScript/JavaScript (Node.js), Python etc.Solid knowledge of automated testing at various levels and the use of TDD to drive your software designA good understanding of modern architectural patterns and designs, including service-oriented architecture, API design, and integration patternsExperience with containerisation for packaging and running applications locally and in the cloud (Docker)Good knowledge of database design and the ability to write software that interacts with both relational and NoSQL databasesGood knowledge of CI/CD practices and a DevOps mindsetAn openness to AI-assisted development and a willingness to integrate AI tools into your daily workflowA keen focus on creating customer valueA strong sense of accountability and ownershipA positive, solutions-focused attitude and resilience in the face of changeExcellent communication skillsA desire to work collaboratively with other engineers (pair-programming, mobbing)Bonus points for:Experience with Kotlin on the JVMFamiliarity with Kubernetes and HelmExperience with message-based architectures (e.g. Apache Kafka)Experience contributing to web frontends using React.jsExperience using AI coding assistants in a commercial contextWhat Exceptional Candidates Often Look LikeThey deliver high-quality software consistently and take pride in the craftThey write code that others find easy to read, test, and extendThey think carefully about how their code behaves in productionThey simplify rather than over-engineerThey look for opportunities to automate repetitive workThey seek feedback proactively and act on it quicklyThey show genuine curiosity — they read the codebase, ask good questions, and invest in understanding the whyThey use AI coding assistants with skill and judgment — getting strong results while critically interrogating output and knowing when not to rely on themJ-18808-Ljbffr