Senior Software Engineer - Dispatching: Lead Optimization

Applied Intuition Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - GBP 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Dispatching Team in Greater London. The role involves tackling complex optimization problems that influence daily rides. You will take ownership from discovery to scalable solutions, mentor team members, and work with a diverse tech stack that includes Go, Postgres, and Kubernetes. The company values a collaborative culture and offers comprehensive benefits, including health insurance and a hybrid work setup.

Benefits

100% employer-paid health insurance

28 vacation days per year

Company pension with up to 5% employer contribution

Just Eat lunch vouchers

Continuous learning & certified coaching

Hybrid setup: 3 days a week in office

Quarterly Mystery Rides vouchers

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering, actively coding.
• Familiarity with HTTP protocol and experience developing REST APIs.
• Write maintainable quality code and navigate distributed systems.
• Product-minded with strong collaboration skills with operations and product teams.
• Mentoring through collaboration and code reviews.

Responsibilities

• Tackle complex optimization problems that influence daily rides.
• Take ownership from discovery to scalable, production-ready solutions.
• Lead design and implementation of new features and systems.
• Build tooling for operations teams to manage ride fulfillment.
• Collaborate with teams to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure code quality.

Skills

Complex optimization

Go

Postgres

Kubernetes

REST APIs

Event-driven architecture

Domain-driven design

Strong communication

Tools

Ruby

Typescript

AWS

Terraform

SQS

Kafka

Elasticsearch

Redis

DynamoDB

Job description

A leading technology company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Dispatching Team in Greater London. The role involves tackling complex optimization problems that influence daily rides. You will take ownership from discovery to scalable solutions, mentor team members, and work with a diverse tech stack that includes Go, Postgres, and Kubernetes. The company values a collaborative culture and offers comprehensive benefits, including health insurance and a hybrid work setup.