The Team:
We are a supportive and friendly team of experienced engineers. We work across web, mobile, backend, infrastructure and data, taking ownership of problems wherever they exist. We have a culture of trust, conscientiousness and quality, and we have a passion for innovation.
We know we don’t have all the answers. We’re looking for smart, effective people who are eager to learn alongside us and our customers. We want someone who’ll bring fresh ideas to improve both our products and how we work.
We believe great engineering combines technical excellence with strong product thinking. Engineers are trusted to contribute to product discussions, challenge assumptions and help shape solutions, not just implement requirements.
We actively experiment with modern development tools, including AI-assisted workflows where they genuinely improve productivity, quality or developer experience.
We champion remote working with staff based around all the UK and have flexible working hours including time for self-development.
The Role:
We’re looking for a Senior Product Engineer to join our development team and help build scalable, reliable and simple solutions.
You’ll work across customer-facing products, internal systems and platform services. Our technology stack includes JavaScript, Golang and Ruby, and we’re looking for engineers who enjoy learning and working across different technologies. Our infrastructure runs on AWS and is managed through Terraform and modern CI/CD workflows.
Most of your time will be spent delivering product improvements and customer-facing features, working closely with product, design and other engineers. Depending on priorities and interests, you’ll also have opportunities to contribute to platform, infrastructure, reliability and developer experience initiatives.
We believe engineers should be involved throughout the product lifecycle, from discovery and solution design through to deployment, monitoring and iteration.
We’re focused on building things the right way and continuously improving how we work. We’re looking for someone who takes pride in their craft and enjoys solving meaningful technical and product challenges.
The Person:
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Strong software development experience building production systems.
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Experience working in JavaScript, Ruby or Golang (or demonstrated willingness to learn quickly).
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Good working knowledge of cloud infrastructure, preferably with AWS, Terraform or SST.
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Comfortable using observability tools and diagnosing performance, reliability and operational issues.
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Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and modern software delivery practices.
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Comfortable using modern development tooling, including AI-assisted workflows where appropriate.
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Passion for web technologies, digital products and delivering value to customers.
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Understanding of agile product development, clean code and technical excellence.
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Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to balance short-term delivery with long-term maintainability.
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Self-motivated with a growth mindset and commitment to continuous learning.
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Takes ownership of problems and outcomes, not just individual tasks.
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Strong communication skills and an ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, product and design.
Details and Benefits:
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Salary: £70,000k - 85,000k depending on experience.
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The role is full-time, permanent, 40 hrs per week Monday–Friday.
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Work completely remotely, or use our Manchester office when you see fit.
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Flexible working hours.
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30 days paid holidays plus bank holidays.
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Company pension.
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Profit share bonus.
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Quarterly Team days.
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High-spec laptops (Mac or Linux) and home office budget.
Our Values:
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Passion and persistence - We’re focused, committed and excited by our direction & goals.
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Create something meaningful - We’re proud of the impact we make.
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Always learning - We constantly learn and improve as a result of our experiences.
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Helping others - We grow the team by helping others.
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Open & honest - We build trust through open and honest relationships.
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Balance - We look after ourselves so we can give our best.
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Positivity - We take the positives from any situation.
Admin/logistics:
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Please respond with your CV plus a cover letter/note of why you think you'd be a good fit.
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UK-based candidates only.
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Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.
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No recruiters please.
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It would also be useful to us to let us know where you found this listing.
About Fatsoma Ltd:
We’ve been building our social marketing platform for the events and hospitality industries for nearly 20 years. We love what we do, why we do it, and who we work with. And we think you will too. We’ve got a clear vision; To inspire and empower everyone everywhere to have more great experiences. We also have a strong plan on how to get there. We’re a premium offering so we recruit the best people with the right skills and give them ownership and responsibility to build things right You are given the support to champion ideas and turn them into a reality. And if you’ve got a better way of doing it, we want to hear it. We encourage healthy debate, data-driven experimentation and welcome criticism that generates a solution. We also have an incredibly collaborative environment. There are no silos; we pull the right people together to develop new ideas, fix whatever needs fixing and deliver constant improvements. We work together and let everyone contribute their area of expertise. We’re a distributed team which means our employees have the freedom to work from home or wherever they want; we stay connected with online collaboration tools and regular communications. If you’re in the office, you’ll be based in Ancoats in Manchester with some of the city’s best restaurants, cafes and community spaces on the doorstep. There’s a diverse mix of personalities in the team that find common ground in everything from board games, climbing, tennis, team sports, quizzes, beer & cocktails in the office, as well as gathering for our quarterly company days.
