Senior Software Engineer (Remote)

Who We Are…

We are a collection of members' clubs, restaurants, hotels and cinemas, catering to those in the film, media, fashion and creative industries. The company has unique ventures throughout the UK, USA, Canada, Europe and Asia, with new openings planned globally.

Soho House is a space for its diverse membership and teams to connect, grow, have fun and make an impact.

Opportunities for all…

Soho House was created to bring diverse communities of people together, and we take the same approach when building our teams. We thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a global company. Soho House is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.

The Role…

The Soho House Digital team is currently going through an exciting period of growth and evolution to support our ambitious road map which is aimed at providing a superior premium experience to our teams and members. Working as part of this innovative team will give you exposure to high profile project work with the opportunity to work with various departments across the business alongside a winning working culture with start-up style autonomy. We are pushing boundaries and challenging the status quo and are looking for like-minded tech experts to join us on our journey.

Reporting into the Development Team Lead, the Senior Backend Software Engineer will be responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to request from the front-end.

Main Duties…

• Design, build and maintain efficient reusable, reliable and scalable Ruby code to help shape user stories.
• Integrations of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic.
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs whilst also devising creative and effective solutions to these problems.
• Help maintain code quality, organisation and automatization.
• Connecting applications with additional web servers.
• Maintaining and troubleshooting existing web applications.
• Coordinate with team members who work on different layers of infrastructure.
• Improve and maintain applications after deployment whilst also prototyping for the future.
• Integrate data storage and data processing solutions.

Requirements

• Demonstrable track record building mission critical backend services.
• Commercial experience with Ruby.
• Experience with and appreciation for well-tested code.
• Full command of Git and ideally GitHub.
• Experience with continuous integrations and deployment.
• Experience with (pragmatic) micro-services or Kubernetes is a plus
• Excellent communication skills including non-technical team members.
• Self-starter attitude

• Ability to challenge and evolve the status quo

Benefits

Soho House offers competitive compensation packages that feature global benefits and perks. Whether you’re seeking entry-level employment or a new opportunity to expand your profession, we offer training to develop the technical and managerial skills necessary to grow your career.

• Discounts at Soho House globally, as well as Soho Home and Cowshed
• Annual Every House Membership
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• Private Health and Dental Care
• Cycle to Work Scheme/Season Ticket Loan
• In conjunction with Soho Impact, take 3 days paid a year to support a charity of your choice.
• Cookhouse & House Tonic: Our Cookhouse & House Tonic programmes offer unique food and drink trainings, events and opportunities to inspire and educate.
• Team Events: From fitness sessions to cinema screenings and art classes, each month we hold a series of fun events which you can sign up to.