Who we are
Budibase is an open-source workflow platform that helps over 200,000 teams transform their internal processes.
What we need
We are seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer to join our team. This is a key leadership role for a hands-on engineer who will drive technical excellence, shape our architectural vision, and mentor our engineering talent. While this role is primarily focused on backend development, a strong understanding and capability across the full stack are essential.
This is a remote position, but we are only looking for candidates eligible to work in the UK. English fluency is essential.
Responsibilities
- Lead the architectural design and technical direction for key initiatives.
- Oversee and continuously improve our software development processes, methodologies, and standards.
- Collaborate with and manage a distributed team of engineers.
- Develop our frontend applications (Svelte + TypeScript).
- Expand our backend services (Node.js + TypeScript).
- Contribute to our site reliability engineering (SRE) efforts, focusing on system reliability, performance, and monitoring.
- Write clean and maintainable TypeScript, continuing to grow the quality of the codebase
- Help maintain existing features, work with the customer success team to fix bugs, and keep our users happy.
- As Budibase is open source, you’ll work with the community and contribute publicly
Requirements
- 7+ years of professional experience developing modern web applications
- A minimum of 2+ years working with TypeScript
- Experience in architecting new features, creating new APIs, and developing new integrations.
- Experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases
- Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Experience in a startup or high-growth environment
- Capable of having technical discussions at the right level of abstraction
- UK Based
Bonus
- Experience working with Terraform and Kubernetes
- A strong desire to improve developer experience, improve observability, and make other engineers’ lives easier
- Experience building AI-powered features, using LLMs, RAG, and designing agentic systems
- Background as a site reliability engineer.
- Previous experience in a team lead role.
Why Join Budibase
- Remote & Flexible Work: Enjoy the freedom of remote work with flexible working hours. Work-life balance is essential to us.
- Competitive Compensation. £70,000 – £100,000 (depending on experience).
- We’re also happy to negotiate a 4-day work week.
- Equity, every team member gets stock options – you will share in Budibase’s success.
- Open, Inclusive Culture: Join a friendly, open, and transparent company culture
- You will be a decision maker, your opinions will matter, and you will have the opportunity to leave your mark on the product.
- Home office budget, kit out the space you’ll work in
- Annual company offsites – getting to know each other in person is important! In the last two years, we’ve been to Lisbon and Amsterdam.
Budibase is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members.
