The Role
As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll lead software development, mentor team members, solve complex problems, and ensure customer-centric feature development at Matillion.
Summary Generated by Built In
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.
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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.
We are now looking for Staff Software Engineers to join #Team Green
About the Role
Matillion is built around small development teams with responsibility for specific themes and initiatives. Each team is a mix of engineers with various levels of skills and experience. As a Staff Software Engineer you will work within a team to write, test, and release new features and fix problems in the Matillion products, all while innovating on new ideas.
Technologies Matillion uses…
Java, React, Spring, GraphQL, Docker, Kubernetes, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Kafka, SQL, RESTful services, Cloud Technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure), Agile
What You’ll Be Doing
- As a Staff Software Engineer at Matillion, you will lead hands-on software development, establishing design patterns and driving the direction of the codebase.
- You’ll solve complex problems, considering key factors like security, performance, and scalability, while collaborating with multiple teams to break down long-term projects into actionable increments.
- You'll mentor team members, conduct code reviews, and optimise processes through automation and best practices.
- Additionally, you will work closely with business and customer-facing teams to ensure the development of customer-centric features and provide technical support when needed.
- Proactively researching new technologies and driving continuous improvement are key aspects of this role.
What We’re Looking For
- Strong proficiency in programming languages including Java and React, with a good understanding of underpinning techniques of Object-oriented Programming, Programming concepts and best practices (e.g. style guidelines, testability, efficiency, observability, scalability, security).
- Experience implementing Java Spring microservices, using container technologies such as docker and with relational database technologies, such as Postgres, MySQL, Oracle or SQL Server
- Background in full software development life cycle from design to deployment via CI/CD tooling, using agile methodologies (e.g. Kanban, Scrum).
- Demonstrable experience with cloud technologies, strong preference for AWS
- Ability to collaborate in a cross-functional team to solve business goals, whilst adapting to different types of technical challenges
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.
Our Culture
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
Our Benefits
We operate a flexible working culture that promotes work-life balance, with benefits including:
- Company Equity
- 27 days paid time off
- 12 days of Company Holiday
- 5 days paid volunteering leave
- Group Mediclaim (GMC)
- Enhanced Parental leave policies
- MacBook Pro
Your Safety
Matillion recruiters will only contact you from @matillion.com email addresses. We occasionally work with trusted recruiting partners; they will always tell you they are working on our behalf. We will never ask for money, fees, or bank details at any point in the hiring process. If something feels off, trust that instinct. Don't click any links. Go straight to matillion.com/careers to verify open roles or reach us at [email protected].
Want to know more?
Don't tick every box? Apply anyway. We hire for potential, not just experience. A member of our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch.
Cannot find anything suitable role right now? We still want to hear from you. Drop us a line at [email protected].
Cannot find anything suitable role right now? We still want to hear from you. Drop us a line at [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.
Skills Required
- Strong proficiency in Java and React
- Experience with Java Spring microservices
- Background in the full software development life cycle
- Demonstrable experience with cloud technologies, especially AWS
- Ability to collaborate in a cross-functional team
Matillion Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Matillion and has not been reviewed or approved by Matillion.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity participation appears integral to total rewards, with salary‑plus‑options structures and stock offerings positioned as part of compensation. This perceived upside complements base pay for many roles.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO is complemented by paid volunteer days and unique milestone leave for life events, alongside holidays and sabbatical options. These programs are described as supporting work‑life balance across locations.
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, and vision coverage are presented as comprehensive, with mental health support and wellness programs included. Health insurance is frequently portrayed as a strong component of the package.
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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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