Reports to: Engineering Team Lead
Works closely with: Engineering Tech Lead, QA team members
Location: UK / Estonia / US (remote-friendly within these regions)
Role purpose
The Software Engineer is a reliable, independent contributor within an engineering team.
This role exists to deliver well-implemented features and fixes with minimal supervision, while collaborating effectively with teammates and QA to ensure work is robust and maintainable.
Key responsibilities
Engineering delivery
- Design and implement features and fixes within team scope
- Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code
- Take ownership of tasks from definition through completion
- Contribute to diagnosing and fixing production issues
Quality and collaboration
- Work with QA to ensure changes are testable and appropriately covered
- Participate actively in code reviews and design discussions
- Raise technical or quality concerns early
- Balance delivery speed with long-term maintainability
Team contribution
- Support junior engineers through informal mentoring
- Share knowledge and contribute to team improvement
- Engage constructively in retrospectives and planning
What this role is not
- This is not a people management role
- This is not a cross-team technical authority role
- This is not ownership of quality strategy or architecture
Software Engineers succeed by delivering consistently and collaborating well.
Experience and capabilities
- Solid experience as a software engineer in a production environment
- Ability to work independently on moderately complex tasks
- Understanding of testing practices and code quality expectations
- Comfortable working within established technical direction
- Clear communication and good judgement
Why this role matters
Mid-level engineers are the delivery backbone of engineering teams.
Done well, this role:
- Keeps work moving without excessive oversight
- Improves code quality and team effectiveness
- Provides stability and continuity
Perks & Benefits
🏠 Remote & flexible working – with hybrid options in London or Chichester
✨ Fantastic team culture based on trust and belonging
💻 Home office budget – £500 to set up your ideal workspace (UK) / equivalent allowance (US)
🩺 Private Medical Insurance (UK) / Comprehensive health coverage (US)
💚 Group Life Insurance & wellbeing support
🧘 Mental well-being support – Access therapy, mental health sessions, and yoga through a premium Headspace subscription
🤗 EAP confidential benefit – 24/7 access to compassionate guidance & expert advice
⛱ 25 days holiday + bank holidays (UK) / competitive PTO (US)
📖 Training, support, and personal development
Who We Are
As the global leader in the eCommerce automation sector, Linnworks has one mission: Giving our clients back their time to grow and lead their brands. Companies wanting to sell their products via marketplaces like Amazon, eBay, Facebook, and more need a platform to automate and monitor retail, inventory, and shipping processes and performance.
We have teams across North America and Europe and are backed by Marlin Equity Partners, a leading growth equity firm headquartered in California. Linnworks not only has the market-leading product for eCommerce automation but also attracts the best people in the industry. Highly skilled, passionate, collaborative, and customer-centric — we pride ourselves on our people.
