Workrise is the network that powers the energy industry. By making it easier, faster, and safer to do business in energy, we are accelerating the pace of growth and innovation, and empowering the industry to do more - both for society and for the planet - than ever before.
Your role in our Team:
At Workrise , we believe it's more than just a job, we invest in our people & encourage you to choose the path for your career. It's truly about you, your future & where you want to go.
We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to help build the next evolution of our platform, growing our search & match intelligence engine capability to connect our clients and workers.
We are organised into agile cross-functional teams consisting of Engineering , Product & Design, which allows us to develop deep expertise and rapidly deliver high value features & functionality..
What you'll be doing:
You'll work with a team of Engineers leveraging Kotlin & Kafka to provide the foundations for data democratization of our platform, building the pathways to extract and enrich that data that underpins our technology marketplace, and driving adoption of streaming and reactive patterns across our platform ecosystem.
We'll be there to support you as you become familiar with our teams, product domains, tech stack and processes - generally how we all work together.
As a Staff Software Engineer you will:

• Help design, build and deliver the services, applications and domains that power our platform - shaping the capabilities across our platform ecosystem
• Provide technical leadership, leading by example both within your team/domain and across our organisation
• Exert your passion and thinking to shape the technical direction of our product & platform domains - using best of breed languages, frameworks and technologies
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers and Engineers to take ideas from concept to delivery - balancing the desire to ship code with the responsibility to get it right
• Contribute to our culture improving how we deliver as an organisation - helping us to leave things better than we find them & making it easier for all of us to get stuff done
• Support, coach and mentor Engineers across our organisation - sharing your insight, knowledge and experience as we learn & grow together

Our main tech stack includes : Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes & Docker, Kotlin, Kafka , , Typescript, Material-UI, Graph QL, Neo4j, , NestJS, MongoDb and PostgreS.
If you have production scale experience in a different JVM language (Kotlin or Java, Scala, Groovy etc. .) and are interested in moving to a new stack then we should chat
Who you are:
You're a hands-on developer who gets stuck in, you enjoy solving complex problems & building impactful solutions - importantly you lead by example in making a difference

• Take the initiative to own outcomes from start to finish - knowing what needs to be done within your domain and how we work together to deliver the best solution
• You've a passion for developing your craft - you get what it takes to build quality, robust and scalable solutions
• You'll see the learning when things don't quite go to plan - not just for you but how we continuously improve as a team

So, what is important to us:
Above all you'll get stuff done, more importantly you'll collaborate to do the right things, in the right way to achieve the right outcomes

• Proficient with a JVM Language (open to Kotlin or Java, Scala, Groovy etc. )
• 7+ years of relevant development experience building production grade solutions
• Hands-on knowledge building on cloud service platforms (GCP, or AWS, Azure etc. )
• Familiarity with messaging/streaming technology (Kafka or Pulsar, NATS, Rabbit etc. )
• Delivery focussed with solid exposure to SOA and/or Microservices environment
• Experience partnering and collaborating with remote teams (across different time zones)
• Proven track record in learning new technologies and applying that learning quickly

Some of the things that would be nice to have, a plus but not required:

• Practical production knowledge of datastores (relational, document, graph, search index)
• Kafka - Streaming API, Connect, ksqlDB, Monitoring
• ML experience building classifications and NLP ( like fastTest, Pandas)
• Building search & analytics engines (with Elasticsearch, Solr, Lucene etc. )

Note - all candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK
What we will offer you:
We can promise that every day will be a little different with new ideas, challenges & rewards.
We've been growing as a team and we are not done just yet, there is plenty of opportunity to shape how we deliver together.
You'll receive a benefits package that is one of the most competitive in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

• Competitive base salary & market leading equity package (pre-IPO)
• Annual performance related bonus opportunity (cash & equity)
• 25 days of annual leave plus 11+ statutory days
• Premium Medical & Dental - day 1 cover for you & your family
• Pension - positive employer contribution
• Group Critical Illness & Life Cover
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible approach to working
• Excellent WFH office contribution

We embrace diversity in all of its forms and foster an inclusive environment for all people to do their best work with us.
All appointments will be made on merit.
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Note - all candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK
All appointments will be made on merit.
More than a job:
Workrise is uniquely positioned to make an impact on the energy transition, which is arguably the biggest challenge of our generation. Our clients are leading the charge. Through innovation and advancement in technology, we are creating solutions to help the industry do more today and meet the demands of this global challenge tomorrow. This is what we think about every day when we come to work.
We recognize that making an impact matters to you and we believe in providing an environment that fosters your growth. We use data to drive our decisions and improve the experience of the workers and clients we serve. With mutual respect for each other, we continually collaborate to find the best solution.
We support you with:
For eligible roles:

• Talented peers who can help bring out your best
• The opportunity to significantly impact the lives of skilled laborers
• Competitive base salary & market-leading equity package (pre-IPO)
• Annual performance-related bonus opportunity
• 25 days of annual leave plus 11+ statutory days
• Premium Medical & Dental - Day 1 cover for you & your family
• Pension - positive employer contribution
• Group Critical Illness & Life Cover
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible approach to working
• Excellent new hire WFH office contribution
• Generous Family Friendly policies
• Professional development
• Wellness allowance

Workrise is committed to providing an environment where all people feel belonging, mutual respect, and the freedom to be their authentic selves. We welcome applicants of all gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, neurodiversity, educational background, religion, ethnicity, disability, age, veteran status, and citizenship. We'd love to learn what you can add to our team.
Who we are:
What began as a workforce management platform for Oil & Gas has since grown to serve the biggest companies in energy across both workforce and vendor management, absorbing much of the supply chain complexity these energy companies face and making it easier, faster, and safer to get work done. To date, Workrise has raised over $750M in funding from Founders Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, Bedrock Capital, Brookfield, Baillie Gifford, along with others, and will continue to use these investments for strategic growth.
We'd love to share more through the interview process and look forward to learning more about your journey.