Software developer (Liverpool/Hybrid)

Recently acquired by Believe, Sentric Music is in an exciting phase of significant growth into new markets. Sentric Music Group is a rapidly expanding music publishing company with 100+ employees based across our offices in Liverpool, London, Hamburg, Palma, New York and LA. The company handles copyright and royalty administration for a large client base consisting of songwriters, record labels and music catalogue owners. Our industry-challenging platform is transforming the traditional models for royalty collection and our client base is consistently growing. 

Believe is above all a passion for music, tech, and digital marketing, shared by over 1,900 talented people in more than 50 countries. It is a visionary and entrepreneurial spirit that drives us and makes us a world leader in the digital distribution of music. 

Believe is a tribe of experts who successfully meet the challenges of the transformation of our music industry every day. It’s an adventure, a human adventure, and one that is propitious and stimulating for all of us. 

Finally, Believe is a story that began in 2005 and that we must continue to narrate, now, and with you. Believe's mission is to develop labels and artists in the most suitable way, at each stage of their career and development, in all local markets around the world, with respect, expertise, fairness and transparency.

The ‘Full Stack Engineer’ is responsible for implementing, deploying, and maintaining components and infrastructure supporting the Sentric Music and Believe Publishing application estate. This role involves working closely with the Product and Engineering teams to ensure the overall functionality, quality, and performance of the application.

Key responsibilities include:

Product Delivery:

• Contributing to the design, development, and modification of applications using a range of technologies including TypeScript/JavaScript, ReactJS, Express, NextJS, HTML, CSS, C#, ASP.NET, SQL and other relevant technologies.
• Deploying solutions across the software estate, supporting and contributing to decisions on frameworks, patterns, libraries, infrastructure, and tools, and ensuring adherence to best practices and coding standards.
• Developing robust and secure APIs, as well as integrating with third-party APIs, while adhering to best practices and industry standards.

Collaboration:

• Working closely with the Product team, Engineering team, and business stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of changes that meet acceptance and quality criteria.
• Working with the Engineering team to ensure seamless integration of server-side and client-side components.
• Participating in team development methodologies and ceremonies including backlog refinement, story elaboration, and daily stand-ups.

Engineering Practices:

• Configuring and deploying application infrastructure to cloud environments using automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles, ensuring scalability, high availability, accessibility, and security.
• Taking part in code reviews, ensuring code quality and adherence to best practices.
• Creating and maintaining automated tests and technical documentation.
• Supporting Senior engineers in efforts to analyse and optimise application performance by identifying and improving database queries, server-side logic, and system bottlenecks.
• Supporting and contributing to incident response activities.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in full-stack development: TypeScript/JavaScript, ReactJS, NextJS, Express, HTML, C#, ASP.NET.

• Proficiency with SQL databases and query optimisation.

• Experience designing and integrating robust, secure APIs (including third-party).

• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and performance optimisation.

• Familiarity with software engineering best practices: testing, code reviews, documentation, Git.

• Experience in Agile environments, collaborating across product, engineering, and business teams.

• Nice to have: AWS/cloud experience, CSS expertise, Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

Soft Skills & Behaviour

• Honesty: Clear, transparent communication; ownership of deliverables; accountability.

• Originality: Brings fresh ideas, creative problem-solving, eagerness to learn and innovate.

• Progression: Committed to growth, open to feedback, seeks and offers mentorship.

• Kindness: Respectful, collaborative, supportive team player; values diverse perspectives.

• Behaviours for Success: Communicates proactively on timelines, actively contributes to team goals, and provides support where needed.

What We Offer

• Comprehensive graduate development program with structured learning paths
• Mentorship from experienced engineers who are passionate about sharing knowledge
• The opportunity to make a real difference in the music industry from day one
• Competitive graduate salary with regular progression reviews
• A supportive, inclusive environment that celebrates diversity
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements
• Clear career progression opportunities
• Fun team culture with regular social events

Requirements

• Right to work in the UK (please note: we are unable to offer visa sponsorship)
• Ability to work on-site at our Liverpool office 3 days a week (hybrid role)

Join us in shaping the future of fair music while building your engineering career. Apply now! RECRUITERS: We have nothing but respect for your role in the industry but we are currently unable to engage your services.