Were on the lookout for an experienced and passionate Senior Mobile Software Engineer to join our growing engineering team here at Podfather. This is your opportunity to make a big impact, not just through your own code, but by supporting and mentoring others to succeed.
As a Senior Mobile Engineer, you'll be a key contributor in delivering scalable, high-quality software that our customers rely on every day. Youll work on a modern PHP or a mobile development framework/JavaScript stack, designing and developing new features, improving system performance, and solving complex challenges, all while helping more junior engineers grow and thrive.
If you love clean code, smart system design, and making things better every day, we want to hear from you.
Please note: if you wish to apply for this role you need to send a covering letter and a copy of your CV by email to . What youll be doing
- Lead from the front: Deliver elegant, scalable code and help guide technical decisions across your team.
- Coach & mentor: Support junior and mid-level engineers, helping them grow technically and professionally.
- Solve complex problems: Identify and tackle system bottlenecks, performance issues, and security risks.
- Own your work: Take responsibility for the design, delivery, and quality of significant technical projects.
- Drive improvement: Champion engineering best practices across testing, CI/CD, observability, and documentation.
- Collaborate widely: Work closely with Product, DevOps, QA, and Customer Success to build solutions that deliver real business value.
- Support secure development: Apply secure coding practices and support our efforts to keep systems safe, stable, and resilient.
- Champion continuous learning: Stay curious and continuously push for improvements in both systems and processes.
Our Tech Stack
- Languages: PHP or a mobile development framework, JavaScript
- Databases: SQL
- Version Control: Git
- Testing: Automated testing across backend and frontend
- CI/CD: Integrated pipelines to build, test, and deploy
- Other: API development, system monitoring, cloud-native tooling
Required skills:
Successful Applicants Will Have The Following Skills
- Solid experience developing production-grade software in a collaborative team setting.
- A strong grasp of software engineering principles and patterns.
- Proven experience mentoring or supporting more junior engineers.
- Confidence in designing scalable, secure, and maintainable systems.
- A proactive mindset; someone who spots opportunities for improvement and acts on them.
- Clear, candid communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- A strong sense of ownership and pride in the work you deliver.
Nice to have skills:
- Experience with legacy system refactoring or performance tuning.
- Previous involvement in incident management or system debugging at scale.
- An understanding of secure development practices and compliance requirements.
- Passion for improving engineering culture through collaboration, feedback, and knowledge sharing.
Why youll love working at Podfather
Were a growing SaaS business with a big mission: to help businesses transform the way they manage deliveries, fleets, and field operations. Youll join a supportive, collaborative team where your voice matters, your work is valued, and your development is taken seriously.
At Podfather, were guided by our core values; reliable, innovative, determined, collaborative, candid, and caring. Youll see these in action every day in how we work together, solve problems, and support our customers.
What We Offer
- A hybrid working model (office + home)
- A friendly and supportive team culture
- Flexible working hours and work-life balance
- Ongoing personal development and mentoring
- Regular team events and social activities
- The chance to shape the future of a growing tech company
Sound like your kind of role?
Wed love to hear from you! Apply now, by emailing your CV and a covering letter to , and take the next step in your engineering career with Podfather.
Contact us
Staff benefits
Salary: £40,000-£60,000 depending on experience
30 days holiday a year, plus a holiday purchase scheme
Flexible working options
High-spec workstation, multiple monitors, and your choice of operating system
Thorough onboarding and training support
A commitment to your development through an individual training budget
A great office working environment complimentary fruit, drinks, ice cream and snacks in the office
Company social events
Life assurance scheme which includes remote GP appointments, mental health support, physiotherapy, and employee assistance
Bike to work scheme
Generous pension plan
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