Description:

Odin is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with a strong backend focus to join their team, which is essential for driving innovation while maintaining system reliability and scalability.
The role involves building and delivering new features end-to-end, ensuring high quality and performance from concept to deployment.
The engineer will drive major architectural and data model decisions, influencing the technical direction of projects.
Responsibilities include shaping and refining engineering processes to enhance development velocity, delivery quality, and the developer experience.
The engineer will balance innovation with maintaining legacy systems and mentor peers through technical knowledge-sharing.
Close collaboration with Product and Engineering leadership is required to align technical decisions with business goals.
The role also includes participating in hiring efforts to identify and attract top technical talent.

Requirements:

Proven expertise in backend development, including designing and operating highly available, scalable distributed systems, with a preference for Go, but experience in Ruby, Java, or similar is also valuable.
Candidates should possess a product-minded approach, understanding the "why" behind building features and empathizing with users.
An ownership mentality is essential, taking responsibility for the success of the product and overall engineering goals.
The ability to prioritize high-impact work while maintaining focus and urgency is crucial.
Creative problem-solving skills are necessary to challenge existing approaches and deliver quality solutions.
Strong communication skills are required to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
A collaborative and growth-oriented mindset is important, valuing accountability and feedback.

The position is remote-first, allowing work from anywhere in the UK, with flexibility to use the London office or co-working spaces.
Employees receive private health insurance, paid sick leave, and free access to mental health support through Spill.
Enhanced parental leave policies are offered, including support for pregnancy loss and fertility treatments.
Flexible working hours are available, allowing remote work between 7 AM and 10 PM.
A £900 budget is provided for home office setup, along with options for co-working spaces.
Employees receive a company expense card for work-related spending and a monthly social budget for team interactions.
The role offers the freedom to work from anywhere in the world and includes an annual team retreat.
Stock options are available for all permanent employees, allowing them to share in Odin’s success.
The Cycle to Work scheme is available for savings on bikes and accessories.
A pension plan includes a 4% employer contribution, with salary sacrifice options.
An annual budget of £1,000 is provided for courses, training, therapy, or fitness, along with 25 days of annual leave, 2 wellness days, and flexible bank holidays, totaling 33 days off.