Sr. Software Engineer

Salary: £65,000 - 105,000 per year

Requirements:

• We require 4+ years of software engineering experience with a strong backend focus.
• We require proficiency in Golang.
• We value experience using AI-augmented development workflows such as Claude, Codex, or Copilot.
• We are looking for experience designing and developing resilient REST APIs and cloud-native applications, preferably on AWS.
• We are looking for a strong understanding of microservice architecture and backend design principles.
• We need solid knowledge of Postgres and Redis, and ideally DynamoDB.
• Nice to have: familiarity with asynchronous or event-driven architectures using SQS, SNS, or webhooks.
• Nice to have: exposure to DevOps workflows and tools such as Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Nice to have: experience working with data exports, reporting systems, or data streaming.
• Nice to have: experience improving developer experience around APIs, such as OpenAPI, Swagger, or static site generators.
• Nice to have: familiarity with authentication, API gateways, and rate limiting strategies.
• Nice to have: experience in compliance standards for APIs and data handling.
• Nice to have: experience with observability tools and practices.

Responsibilities:

• We own the design, development, and optimization of API, export, and MCP features.
• We collaborate closely with product managers and senior engineers to define functionality and architect systems that handle high-throughput data pipelines.
• We build robust export pipelines, streaming architectures, webhook integrations, and MCP servers.
• We maintain high observability and reliability standards using tools like Coralogix, CloudWatch, and Grafana.
• We participate in on-call rotation and incident response for the services we own.

Technologies:

• AI
• API
• AWS
• Architect
• Backend
• Cloud
• CloudWatch
• Copilot
• DevOps
• Docker
• Golang
• Grafana
• Kubernetes
• MCP
• OAuth
• OpenAPI
• REST
• Redis
• Swagger
• Terraform
• Lambda
• GitHub
• Helm
• Support

More:

We are Meltwater, and our API & Exports team is at the core of our data delivery platform, enabling programmatic access to data across our app and supporting thousands of exports daily. We are building the next generation of our AI and platform capabilities, focused on MCP, OAuth, permissions, and enterprise-grade governance to bring Meltwaters intelligence into external AI workflows. We offer generous paid time off, flexible working arrangements, comprehensive health insurance and wellness benefits, a family leave program that grows with tenure, and opportunities to learn and grow across a global, inclusive team spanning more than 25 countries. Our award-winning culture is built around innovation, belonging, and supporting one anothers success. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to fostering a respectful, fair, and inclusive workplace.

last updated 35 week of 2026