Senior Engineer - Developer Experience

Summary

Join Pleo's Developer Experience team as a Senior Software Engineer and become a force multiplier, empowering other engineers. You will build frameworks, libraries, and tools to improve the developer experience, working closely with engineers to understand their pain points and deliver systemic improvements. This role involves incremental feature development, prioritizing early feedback and iterative development. You will collaborate with various teams across Pleo, ensuring success and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate possesses expertise in server-side languages (Kotlin preferred), cloud environments, relational databases, and testing frameworks. Leadership skills, a collaborative approach, and a passion for mentoring are essential. Pleo offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Requirements

• Expertise in server-side languages (Kotlin preferred) and cloud environments like AWS or Google Cloud
• Proficiency with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL), testing frameworks (JUnit, Testcontainers), and observability tools (Grafana)
• A collaborative approach and a passion for mentoring and empowering teammates
• Experience solving technical challenges at scale with a focus on reliability and performance
• The ability to lead initiatives, manage ambiguity, and deliver impactful solutions

Responsibilities

• Provide frameworks, libraries, developer tools and guides to make the life of an engineer as enjoyable as possible
• Build features incrementally, prioritizing early feedback and iterative development
• Work in English with ease (it's our company language)
• Never stop being curious and love learning about new languages/ frameworks/ working styles
• Solving complex technical challenges at scale
• Ensure a high bar for quality and reliability within your team
• Coach others to help them develop as engineers
• Advocate for a more thorough code review process than a quick scroll to the bottom of the page and a “LGTM!”
• You don’t just write code; you help to design the overall solution
• You’re a force multiplier within your team - your work enables other engineers to do be even better
• Lead backend initiatives to improve system performance and scalability
• Partner with cross-functional teams to drive innovation in our products and infrastructure
• Grow your expertise in distributed systems, taking on leadership opportunities and mentoring others
• Contribute to Pleo’s mission by building tools that empower teams and redefine company spending

Benefits

• Your own Pleo card (no more out-of-pocket spending!)
• Lunch is on us for your work days - enjoy catered meals or receive a lunch allowance based on your local office 🍜
• Comprehensive private healthcare - depending on your location, coverage options include Vitality, Alan or Médis
• We offer 25 days of holiday + your public holidays
• For our Team, we offer both hybrid and fully remote working options
• Option to purchase 5 additional days of holiday through a salary sacrifice
• We use MyndUp to give our employees access to free mental health and well-being support with great success so far  ❤️‍🩹
• Access to LinkedIn Learning - acquire new skills, stay abreast of industry trends and fuel your personal and professional development continuously
• Paid parental leave - we want to make sure that we're supportive of families and help you feel that you don't have to compromise your family due to work 👶