Senior Software Engineer role at Openr

Openr is transforming how the hospitality industry manages and shares data. By centralising recipe, product, and pricing information, we help hospitality businesses connect to platforms like Deliveroo and Just Eat, as well as EPOS and other customer touch points. We have recently closed a significant funding round and are backed by Azzurri Group, and we are now looking for a Lead/Senior Engineer to join the team.

Role Overview

We’re seeking an experienced Team Lead Engineer to join our leadership team, managing a team of engineers while remaining hands-on with development. You’ll play a crucial role in technical decision-making, team development, and delivering high-quality solutions across our full-stack environment.

Technical Environment

• Frontend: React, TypeScript
• Infrastructure: Serverless Framework, Terraform
• AWS cloud infrastructure

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership – Drive technical excellence and best practices across the team; make key architectural decisions; review and provide feedback on designs and implementations; participate in hands-on development across the full stack; advocate for code quality, testing, and documentation; define and implement technical standards and processes.
• Team Management – Lead and mentor engineers; conduct regular 1:1s and performance reviews; support career development; collaborate with product management to plan and deliver; manage team capacity and assist with sprint planning; foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Product & Delivery – Balance technical debt with feature delivery; ensure system reliability and performance; contribute to product strategy and roadmap planning; manage technical dependencies and risks; communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Required Skills & Experience

• 6+ years of software development experience
• Previous experience leading engineering teams
• Strong hands-on coding abilities in TypeScript and React
• Experience with serverless architectures and AWS
• Proven track record of delivering complex technical projects
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience mentoring and developing engineers
• Strong system design and architectural skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in SaaS or integration-heavy platforms
• Knowledge of event-driven architectures
• Background in scaling SaaS products
• Experience with microservices architecture
• Understanding of security best practices
• Agile team leadership experience

What We Offer

• Opportunity to shape the technical direction of a growing SaaS platform
• Collaborative engineering culture
• Work with modern cloud-native technologies

Location & Work Arrangement

• Based in Central London
• 2 days per week in our Central London office

Interview Process

• Initial introductory call
• A role-aligned interview
• A team interview

London, United Kingdom