[Hiring] Software Engineer @YLD

Role Description

As a Senior Software Engineer at YLD, you’ll be part of a client team building innovative products. We’re looking for someone curious, passionate, driven, and enthusiastic. You should be skilled in problem-solving and experienced in designing scalable, resilient, and fault-tolerant architectures. You’re also an effective communicator and a strong team player. Together with your team, you’ll thrive in a fast-paced engineering environment, delivering outstanding results and exciting projects.

Qualifications

• Strong backend engineering experience, with Go as a primary or preferred language
• Comfortable working in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Experience building and maintaining APIs and backend services, including SaaS platforms
• Familiarity with modern infrastructure and distributed systems
• Solid understanding of modern deployment practices, including Docker, containers, and Kubernetes
• Strong background in testing strategies, including TDD, across the full system lifecycle, with a focus on performance optimization
• Use AI tools to augment your work, applying sound judgement to adopt emerging technologies where they genuinely add value and increase your impact as an engineer

Requirements

• Self-motivated, proactive and always looking for ways to improve and develop yourself
• A good communicator, both in writing and verbally. You’ll be able to explain technical ideas and concepts in business-friendly language
• Detail-oriented
• Possess strong problem-solving skills that balance innovation with pragmatic technology choices to solve business needs
• Used to working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Analytical and problem-solving-oriented
• A genuine believer in diversity and fairness

Benefits

• Company Private Health care
• Enhanced fully paid maternity and paternity leave for up to 6 months
• Enhanced pension scheme (only for UK)
• 25 days annual holiday (excluding Public Holidays)
• £/€2000 annual learning and development budget for training courses and conferences
• £/€300 annual allowance for additional hardware
• Wellbeing & Performance Support via Oli including Therapy and Coaching
• Discretionary Bonus (depending on Company performance and results)
• Generous referral schemes