Remote Backend Jobs

At Evri, we're investing heavily in our technology platforms, engineering practices, and people. We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to play a key role in designing, building, and delivering scalable software solutions while helping to raise engineering standards across our teams.

Whether your expertise is primarily in backend or frontend development, this role offers the opportunity to broaden your skills, influence technical direction, and contribute to the delivery of modern, cloud-based solutions that support millions of customers every day.

Join us and help build the technology that powers one of the UK's largest parcel delivery businesses.

This is a remote role with travel into Morley when required.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll lead the delivery of complex features and services, working closely with Product Managers, Architects, Engineers and Delivery teams. You'll champion engineering excellence, mentor colleagues, and help drive continual improvements in quality, automation, reliability, and performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, deployment, and support of complex software features and services.
• Build scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions that align with architectural standards.
• Collaborate with Product, Architecture, and Engineering teams to shape technical solutions and influence requirements.
• Drive engineering best practice through clean code, design patterns, testing strategies, and code quality standards.
• Mentor and support engineers through coaching, code reviews, knowledge sharing, and pair programming.
• Champion automation, CI/CD, observability, and DevOps practices to improve software delivery and reliability.
• Ensure solutions meet security, performance, scalability, and regulatory requirements.
• Identify opportunities for process, tooling, and engineering practice improvements.
• Contribute to technical strategy, engineering standards, and architectural decision-making.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and advocate for innovation where it delivers business value.

What you'll bring

• Significant experience in software engineering within Agile delivery environments.
• Strong expertise in either:
  • Java and Spring Boot; or
  • JavaScript/TypeScript and React or Vue.
• Experience designing and building scalable, production-grade applications.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and engineering best practices.
• Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS or similar technologies.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and observability tooling.
• Understanding of DevOps principles and modern software delivery practices.
• Experience collaborating across engineering, product, and delivery teams.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A passion for mentoring others and supporting team growth.

What success looks like

• Delivering high-quality software that is scalable, reliable, and maintainable.
• Raising engineering standards through technical leadership and mentorship.
• Driving improvements in automation, quality, performance, and developer experience.
• Influencing technical decisions and contributing to engineering strategy.
• Helping create a collaborative, high-performing engineering culture.