Software Engineer

Effra; City of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic software company in London is seeking a Software Engineer to accelerate product development and work directly with users. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone early in their tech career, and you'll learn from experienced founders while making a real impact in a small, ambitious team. The ideal candidate has 2+ years of coding experience and enjoys problem-solving with a focus on simplicity.

Benefits

Opportunity to learn from experienced founders

High responsibility from day one

Dynamic and collaborative working environment

Qualifications

• 2+ years writing code and good experience with databases and APIs.
• Fast learner who enjoys figuring things out and getting things done.
• Values simplicity and looks for straightforward solutions to complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Learn our tech stack: Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL.
• Design, build and release new features for our customers.
• Automate internal processes, often using AI.
• Build integrations with patient management systems.
• Help with technical support and getting new customers set up.

Skills

Coding

Database Management

API Development

Problem Solving

Simplicity in design

Tools

Ruby on Rails

PostgreSQL

Job description

Building exceptional teams | Talent100 Winner 2025

Effra Software Engineer - London

Base pay range

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Effra Greater London, England, United Kingdom

We’re hiring a software engineer to join the team as the first engineer outside the founding team (we are all engineers ourselves). You will accelerate our product development and work directly with the users of our software.

This is a brilliant opportunity for someone early in their tech career. You will work directly with our technical founders who will teach you how to build great software.

We’re based in Shoreditch, London and love being face to face most days.

What you’ll do:

• Learn our tech stack: Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL.
• Design, build and release new features for our customers.
• Automate internal processes, often using AI.
• Build integrations with patient management systems.
• Help with technical support and getting new customers set up.

What we’re looking for:

• 2+ years writing code and good experience with databases and APIs. Bonus points if you’ve built projects we can try out.
• You learn fast. You enjoy figuring things out and getting things done.
• You value simplicity. You look for clear, straightforward solutions to complex problems.
• You want to be part of a small, ambitious team where your work makes a real impact.

What You’ll Get

• A huge opportunity to learn from experienced founders
• High responsibility from day one and visibility over your impact
• A dynamic, ambitious, and collaborative working environment

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Industries

• Software Development, IT System Custom Software Development, and IT Services and IT Consulting