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Thought Machine is hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Infrastructure)

Requirements

  • Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a similar technical field.
  • 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience building and scaling infrastructure platforms (not just maintaining them).
  • Strong proficiency in building production-ready platform tooling using Python or Golang.
  • Deep understanding of container and orchestration internals (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).
  • Hands-on experience extending and integrating open-source tools like Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, and Grafana.
  • Proven ability to package and scale developer-facing infrastructure utilities with a focus on improving system reliability.

Nice to Have

  • Experience building cloud-agnostic solutions running across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
  • Technical depth in databases or event-streaming platforms (e.g., Kafka, Postgres, DuckDB).
  • A deep interest in the internals of infrastructure tools, with a track record of troubleshooting, extending, or optimizing them within a professional environment.

Benefits

  • Highly competitive salary and commission
  • Pension plan (match up to 5%)
  • Life insurance (3x annual salary)
  • Competitive maternity (six months fully paid) and paternity leave (four weeks fully paid)
  • Shared parental leave (matched to our maternity leave for the same point in time)
  • 25 days holiday and bank holidays
  • Flexible working hours
  • Cycle-to-work scheme
  • Electric car scheme
  • Season ticket loan
  • Access to outstanding learning materials and courses
  • Sports and hobby clubs, subsidised by Thought Machine
  • All the latest tech you need
  • Start the day properly with fresh fruit and cereals
  • Huge range of healthy (and not-so-healthy) snacks, smoothies and drinks
  • A talented and experienced team as your colleagues
  • An environment where we encourage learning and progress
  • Two charity days a year
  • Weekly food pop-up
Job Details
Location United Kingdom, London
Work mode Remote (Global)
Employment Full-time
Department Engineering - Product Engineering - Vault Core
Category other
Posted 7 months ago
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Thought Machine is a technology company building modern core banking systems. Its mission is to create technology that can run the world’s banks according to the best designs and software practices of the modern age, replacing legacy infrastructure with robust, scalable solutions.

The company’s core banking engine, Vault Core, was launched in 2015 and enables banks to operate with greater agility, security, and efficiency. Thought Machine provides a cloud-native, microservices-based platform that supports digital transformation for financial institutions globally.

With clients including Lloyds Banking Group, SEB, Standard Chartered, JPMorgan Chase, and Intesa Sanpaolo, Thought Machine has established itself as a leader in fintech innovation. The company continues to expand internationally, serving banks and fintechs across Europe, Asia, North America, Australasia, and the Middle East.

Recognized as one of the best places to work and one of the fastest-growing companies in Europe, Thought Machine combines deep expertise in banking and technology to drive the future of financial services.

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