We are looking for a London based Senior Software Engineer - Backend to join our talented, dynamic, and rapidly growing global team.

Company Description

OpenAsset is the only Digital Asset Management solution built for the Architecture, Construction, and Engineering industries. We have over 800 clients and 20 years of experience delivering value. Our vision is to inspire people through visualization of the built world.

We are a diverse group of hard-working and entrepreneurial people dedicated to solving complex challenges, working hard on meaningful projects, and celebrating our successes. We are looking for extraordinary people to join our industry-leading and incredibly talented team! Our inspirational and fun working environment, innovation-driven, fast-growing company, and ambitious projects are just a few reasons why you will love working here.

As a company, we are passionate about ensuring that diversity and inclusion are championed and that everybody has a seat at the table. We promote a culture where everyone feels valued, and we have adopted policies to ensure we hire from a diverse pool of candidates.

OpenAsset employs 80 people and is growing rapidly. OpenAsset has partnered with Marlin Equity Partners, an $8bn private equity fund, to help the business scale its sales, technical, and management capacity to meet accelerating demand for its B2B SaaS product.

Description

Join our team as a Senior Software Engineer - Backend at OpenAsset, where you will play a pivotal role in developing robust backend systems using modern languages and frameworks. You will contribute directly to the codebase, champion best practices, and guide the team through technical challenges, advocating for excellence in all aspects of software development.

Your expertise will shape the technical direction of our backend applications, ensuring they remain scalable, performant, and maintainable. If you''re passionate about backend technologies, mentoring fellow engineers, and making a tangible impact on product delivery, we invite you to be a driving force in our collaborative and forward-thinking environment.

Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities

Own the design, planning, execution, and testing of projects.
Deliver well-functioning software with automated testing to prevent future regressions.
Estimate project timelines and deliver on those estimations.
Identify problems and risks in your own work and the work of others. Proactively fix issues as they arise.

Complexity & Scope

Serve as the go-to expert in one or more areas of the codebase.
Make well-reasoned decisions in your team’s area and work in other areas with guidance.
Work with cross-team stakeholders to define requirements.
Scope and stage work into well-defined milestones to avoid monolithic deliverables.
Approach all engineering work with a focus on security, reliability, privacy, and compliance. Identify and address issues throughout the software engineering process, starting from the design phase.

Experience

Have been the owner of an important area or system within previous roles.
Completed projects that incorporate multiple areas such as UX, product development, reliability, security, performance, and internal tools.
Be a go-to expert in at least one programming language and development framework, with experience in multiple languages and frameworks.
Have deep experience with various technologies, including data stores, networking, and development tools.

Leadership

Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams and work well with adjacent teams.
Mentor junior engineers and help them grow their skills.
Identify and communicate requirement problems early.
Receive minimal instruction on day-to-day work and require minimal direction or oversight.

Skills and Experience

5+ years of backend engineering experience.
High proficiency in programming languages such as Python and/or Java.
Strong systems architecture skills and experience working with multiple backend systems at scale.
Deep understanding of microservices architecture, continuous integration, and deployment for reusability and testability.
Experience leading and mentoring engineers without formal direct reporting relationships.
Proactive collaboration with different engineering teams and advocacy for team needs.
Experience working in an Agile/Scrum methodology.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field.

Technologies We Use:

Python
Java
Terraform
Docker
AWS Technologies such as Lambda, ECS, EC2, Redshift, Aurora
MySQL
Github (and Github actions)

Benefits:

Competitive salary
25 paid vacation days
8 bank holidays
5 paid sick days
SSP
Work from home flexibility
Paid parental leave
Pension program
Bike storage/shower facilities in building
Career growth and development opportunities

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Axomic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We base our employment decisions entirely on business needs, job requirements, and qualifications—we do not discriminate based on race, gender, religion, health, parental status, personal beliefs, veteran status, age, or any other status. We have zero tolerance for any kind of discrimination, and we are looking for candidates who share those values. Applications from women and members of underrepresented minority groups are welcomed.