[Hiring] Senior Software Engineer @Sotheby's

Role Description

Established in 1744, Sotheby's is the world's premier destination for art and luxury. The engineering that powers it today reflects that same ambition, built on modern technologies and modern practices.

• Auctions are the most visible part of what we do, but every sale that runs through Sotheby's is backed by the entire engineering organisation.
• The work starts months before a lot crosses the block, from the systems that support how we acquire and value inventory, through to the platforms our clients and specialists interact with daily.
• The identity and compliance infrastructure that keeps it all trustworthy, and the services that make the live event itself possible.
• We're looking for senior engineers who want real ownership of the systems they build, who care about quality and craft, and who are curious enough to learn a domain that will surprise them.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience, with real ownership of services or products that other people depend on.
• You've shipped production systems.
• You solve problems for the business, not just yourself.
• You're pragmatic and can weigh options, make a call, and move forward together with the people around you.
• You communicate clearly across teams.
• You're comfortable wearing many hats and see variability in day-to-day tasks as a feature.
• You take craft seriously and use modern tools to amplify it.
• You write code that others can maintain and build on.

Requirements

• Strong experience with at least one of Go, React/TypeScript, or Scala.
• Experience designing, deploying, and operating distributed systems and microservices.
• Solid relational database knowledge (PostgreSQL preferred).
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (we use AWS) and containerisation.

Useful

• Event-driven architectures and streaming platforms.
• API design across GraphQL, gRPC, or REST.
• Authentication, authorisation, or compliance-related systems.
• E-commerce, marketplace, or auction domain experience.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with discretionary bonus.
• Private health insurance.
• Health cash plan and dental insurance.
• Workplace nursery benefit.
• Generous holiday allowance, Christmas shutdown, summer Fridays, and volunteer and wellbeing days.
• Great hardware.
• Cycle to work scheme and eye care vouchers.
• Regular social events, meetups, and use of our London space.