[Hiring] Software Engineer @The Agile Monkeys

Role Description

This role involves maintaining and evolving an internal technical product with high impact across teams.

• Internal automation / platform-oriented solution.
• Used by multiple teams.
• High focus on:
  • Reliability
  • Standardization
  • Reducing manual steps and human error
• Regular interaction with:
  • Product
  • Other engineers
  • Platform / infra concerns
• Day to day includes:
  • Architectural decisions and trade-off discussions
  • Reviewing and shaping technical proposals
  • Improving CI/CD, deployment and promotion flows
  • Identifying risks before they become incidents
  • Occasionally going hands-on in complex areas where guidance is not enough

Qualifications

• Backend-heavy role
• .NET is a plus, but not mandatory if senior backend experience is solid
• Experience with distributed systems
• API-first mindset (contracts, versioning, backward compatibility)
• Experience with relational databases (MSSQL) at production scale
• CI/CD as a first-class concern
• Reusable workflows (GitHub Actions is a strong plus)
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform is a strong plus)
• Cloud providers experience (Azure is a strong plus)

Requirements

• Ability to own and evolve the technical direction of the solution
• Design systems that are pragmatic, maintainable, and scalable
• Make end-to-end technical decisions: design → implementation → deployment
• See the system as a whole, not just isolated services
• Drive automation instead of compensating with process or documentation
• Anticipate technical risks and act before they escalate
• Translate business and product goals into concrete technical strategy
• Push back when something adds complexity without enough value

Soft Skills

• Strong critical thinking; challenges assumptions constructively
• High ownership and accountability
• Comfortable working with ambiguity
• Clear, direct communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Influences through reasoning, not hierarchy

Working Style

• Prioritizes long-term system health over short-term speed
• Makes deliberate decisions and explains trade-offs clearly
• Maintains high technical standards even when not explicitly asked
• Balances pragmatism with technical excellence

What This Role Is Not

• Not an Engineering Manager role
• Not a ticket-execution role
• Not a role for someone who needs constant direction

About AI

• Expected to use AI as a leverage tool
• Focus on: automation, reducing cognitive/manual load, supporting technical decision-making
• Critical mindset: evaluate cost, maintainability, risks
• Knowledge on GraphRAG patterns
• Knowledge on Agents design
• Experience on Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) pipelines