Software Engineer (Frontend)

Job description

Senior Product/Frontend Software Engineering Position

Summary

• Total comp: £175k-£200k (inc. Equity)
• Hybrid working policy: Mandatory minimum three days a week in our Waterloo office
• Experience level: At least five years in commercial software engineering

 About Orchestra

Orchestra is an AI-native data pipelining platform building the future of data orchestration and observability. We have built a declarative framework allowing data engineers to explicitly declare how their data pipelines behave. Think CI/CD but for data teams!

Backed by VCs from San Francisco, New York and London with angels from across the data space and beyond.

 Engineering at Orchestra

• We care deeply about our users—their pain points and experience
• We're a small team of generalists who embrace new challenges regularly
• We're united by our mission, focused execution, and speed
• We deploy to production multiple times a day

 Tech Stack

• Backend: Python (FastAPI) + Typescript (express)
• Frontend: React + Typescript
• Infrastructure: AWS (serverless!), terraform
• Containerisation: Docker
• Database: PostgreSQL + DynamoDB
• CI/CD: GitHub actions + Blacksmith runners

‍ What You'll Do

• Build exceptional product and scale the core experience
• Implement and maintain features across the frontend
• Own systems end-to-end
• Collaborate closely with customers
• Drive the full development lifecycle
• Contribute to shaping our culture and strategy

‍♂ About you

• 5+ years of experience building and shipping production-grade web apps, with a focus on frontend
• Strong proficiency in React and TypeScript, with solid knowledge of modern frontend architecture, performance, and maintainability.
• Deep understanding of UI engineering principles, state management, component design, and scalable frontend systems.
• Pragmatic and product-driven — you balance speed, experimentation, and long-term code quality.
• Comfortable working with cloud-based platforms and collaborating closely with backend services and APIs.
• Bonus: Familiarity with Python or an interest in contributing beyond the frontend when needed.

Benefits‍

• Competitive salary + equity
• Bi-annual offsite
• Regular team dinners + socials
• Choice of laptop
• Access to latest and greatest AI tooling

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

City of London

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

16-03-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English