The Role
As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, you'll lead technical architecture on the Maia team, drive AI feature development, mentor engineers, and collaborate on product vision within a fast-paced, evolving environment.
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Ready to shape the future of data?
Matillion is the intelligent data integration platform.
We're changing how the world works with data – and we need driven, curious people who think big and move fast.
We built the Data Productivity Cloud to supercharge data productivity, and now we’re shaping the future of data engineering with Maia – our AI-powered virtual data engineers that help teams design, build, and manage data pipelines at unmatched speed.
Join #TeamGreen, where the mission comes first, collaboration drives us forward, and everyone pulls in the same direction to make a dent in the universe bigger than ourselves.
About the role
As a Senior Staff Software Engineer on our Maia team, you'll be at the heart of everything we do: working on agentic AI systems, building new tools and integrations, and staying finger-on-the-pulse with the latest developments in Gen AI. This isn't BAU engineering—this is high-visibility, high-impact work where your decisions shape the product.
You'll be driving architecture, mentoring engineers, and feeding into strategy. Things move quickly here. Requirements evolve, new opportunities emerge, and we need someone who thrives in that environment. If you're an expert Java engineer and already experimenting with Claude, Gemini, and agentic workflows—and you want to do that at scale in a world-class engineering team—this is the role for you.
This role is hybrid to our Manchester office. We value collaboration and believe the best work happens when we're together—so we ask for a minimum of 2 days per week in the office. It's not just about attendance; it's about building the relationships and culture that make great engineering possible.
What you will be doing
- Lead technical architecture and design for the Maia team—working across two squads to define direction, validate proposals, and ensure we're building scalable, maintainable software at pace
- Drive agentic AI feature development—building new tools, integrations, and workflows that push the boundaries of what our Data Productivity Cloud can do
- Stay ahead of the curve on Gen AI developments—trialling new models, tools, and approaches, feeding insights into team strategy and championing new ways of working
- Act as technical mentor and coach to engineers across the team—raising the bar through code reviews, design input, and hands-on guidance
- Collaborate closely with our Product Manager and Data Science team to translate product vision into technical reality, balancing innovation with code quality and delivery pace
What we are looking for
- Deep Java expertise combined with hands-on experience building scalable distributed systems on AWS—you write great code and think seriously about architecture
- Proven experience working on agentic AI systems—you understand how they differ from traditional systems, you've built or led features in this space, and you have a point of view on how to test and scale them
- Technical leadership experience—you've been a tech lead, influenced architecture decisions, and helped other engineers grow; you can communicate complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders without breaking a sweat
- Full stack capability is a strong plus—particularly React, TypeScript, and Tailwind—and familiarity with frameworks like Langchain or Langgraph would be welcome
- Adaptable and fast-moving—you thrive in an environment where requirements evolve, you're comfortable with ambiguity, and you have a genuine bias for action when it comes to adopting and championing new technologies
At Matillion, we are committed to providing competitive salaries in line with market standards. Our estimated compensation range for this position is £76,000 - £114,000, but the final salary will be based on your relevant skills, experience and qualifications demonstrated in the hiring process.
At Matillion, we’re here to do something hard - change the way the world works with data, and build a great company along the way. Big, bold goals aren’t for the faint-hearted, and we don’t shy away from them. But we don’t do it alone. No egos, no politics - just great people working together, guided by our six core values;
- Confidence without arrogance
- Working with integrity
- Customer obsessed
- Innovate and demand quality
- Bias for action
- We care
We operate a flexible working culture that promotes work-life balance, with benefits including:
- Company Equity
- 30 days holiday + bank holidays
- 5 days paid volunteering leave
- Health insurance
- Life Insurance
- Pension
- Access to mental health support
More about Matillion
Thousands of enterprises including Cisco, London Stock Exchange Group, EDF and Slack trust Matillion for a wide range of use cases from insights and operational analytics, to data science, machine learning and AI. We are a truly global workforce, dual headquartered in Manchester, UK and Denver, Colorado, with expanding offices in Hyderabad, India, along with valuable remote colleagues around the world.
We are keen to hear from prospective Matillioners, so even if you don't feel you match all the criteria please apply and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch. Alternatively, if you're interested in Matillion but don't see a suitable role, please email [email protected].
Find out more about life on #TeamGreen here.
Matillion is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our team. Matillion prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Matillion does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Top Skills
AWS
Java
Langchain
Langgraph
React
Tailwind
Typescript
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The Company
What We Do
We help teams get data business-ready, faster, accelerating time-to-value and increasing the impact data can have. Our platform helps organisations that want to be data-driven to connect their data, shape it into business-ready formats, and get all this done faster with the cloud.
We have a series of services that help teams load, transform, synchronise, and orchestrate their data, built on top of a cloud that ties everything together from end to end.
Why Work With Us
Matillion has fostered a culture that is collaborative, fast-paced, ambitious, and transparent; an environment where people genuinely care about colleagues and communities. We have 6 values by which we live and breathe. We are collaborative, passionate, honourable, and genuinely care about each other and the communities in which we live and work.
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