Staff Software Engineer

We’re looking for a highly skilled Staff Software Engineer (SSE) to join our Engagement tribe, which focuses on enhancing player engagement across our platform. This is a senior technical role operating within one of our platform value streams, where you’ll play a key part in shaping the player experience through robust, scalable solutions.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you’ll be recognised as a respected technical expert, taking ownership of the technical direction, code quality, system health, documentation, and architectural integrity of your area. You’ll report to a Senior Staff Engineering Manager (SSEM) and work closely with engineering and product teams to drive best practices and deliver impact at scale.

This is a hybrid role that requires you to be in our Sofia office two days a week. Please apply only if you’re comfortable with this arrangement. 

What you’ll be doing

Technical Leadership & Strategy

• Champion technical quality, system health, and architectural integrity across your value stream
• Define and drive progress towards Service Level Objectives (SLOs) in collaboration with Principal Engineers
• Work closely with Product Owners and Product Managers to design scalable, high-performing technical solutions that align with the product vision
• Take ownership of non-functional requirements, including performance, security, supportability, and maintainability
• Own and manage technical debt across your area, ensuring long-term sustainability of the codebase
• Provide technical guidance to engineers across multiple teams, supporting smooth execution of projects
• Maintain clear and up-to-date technical documentation for your product area

Solution Design & Planning

• Lead high-level solution design for new features and improvements within your value stream
• Estimate effort and complexity to support forward planning and delivery confidence
• Ensure alignment with broader engineering and architectural strategy across the tribe and business
• Collaborate with third-party providers and clients to shape solutions
• Advise on the technical feasibility and direction of new commercial opportunities

Execution & Delivery

• Work alongside Engineering Managers to finalise implementation plans for new work
• Support feature teams during execution with activities such as prototyping, pair coding, reference code, pull request reviews, and ensuring test coverage
• Engage in incident response and diagnostics, particularly where player engagement services are affected

Continuous Improvement & Team Development

• Maintain and oversee the quality of technical documentation produced by your stream
• Share knowledge and context with internal teams, including Client Services, Service Delivery, and Regulatory & Quality (RQ)
• Stay ahead of industry trends and share learnings across engineering
• Actively participate in hiring, onboarding, and mentoring engineers, helping grow technical capability across the team

What we are looking for

We’re looking for a skilled and proactive engineer who thrives on solving complex problems, leading with expertise, and collaborating across teams to build high-quality systems. You’ll bring a strong technical foundation and a passion for driving continuous improvement at scale.

You’ll likely bring:

• A track record of designing and leading the implementation of complex, scalable software systems and architectures
• Advanced coding skills in modern languages and frameworks (e.g. C#, .NET, JavaScript/TypeScript, Azure)
• Strong experience in identifying and resolving complex technical issues efficiently
• Deep understanding of code quality, with proven experience in code reviews and enforcing engineering best practices
• Excellent communication skills — able to clearly explain technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences alike
• Strong self-management skills — comfortable juggling priorities across multiple workstreams and delivering to deadlines
• A self-starting mindset — confident in owning problems and following them through to resolution
• A collaborative working style with strong interpersonal skills to build relationships across engineering and beyond
• Confidence in leading technical projects, setting direction, and making informed decisions under pressure

What we can offer you

Here at Bede, we offer a great benefits package and a competitive salary as you would expect from a forward-thinking and people-centric organisation. What sets us apart is our desire to look after our people in the best way we can and to ensure we are offering the best to our colleagues by asking for feedback, so you’ll be pleased to know our benefits package is always being reviewed.

• A friendly, flexible and trust-based approach to working
• 25 days annual leave and additional paid ‘Bede’ holidays throughout the year and at Christmas
• Premium Private Healthcare and Dental care with Uniqa, from day 1!
• Innovation time – Engineers have regular opportunities to spend time developing skills and innovating.
• Flexi-Funds – A monthly bonus of 115 BGN to support bills and essential expenses your way!
• Food vouchers – 120 BGN per month
• Lots of social events – inside and outside of the working day
• A great office life! Free snacks and refreshments in the office every day
• Bede swag – from Zoodies to t-shirts and even socks!
• Access to Calm app – the #1 app for meditation and sleep
• Referral Programme – help us grow our team with like-minded individuals and be rewarded the equivalent of £3000 in BG Lev (pre-tax)

By applying for this position, please also state what your salary expectations are indicating them in the Message/Motivation letter to the company field.