[LRUG] [JOBS] Senior Software Engineer, London UK

[Chris Keane]

*Company: *Judge.me
*Role:* Senior Software Engineer
*Location:* Shoreditch, London (Hybrid, Tuesdays + Thursdays in Office)
*Salary:* £70,000 - £90,000
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Hi LRUG,

Lovely to e-meet you! My name is Chris Keane
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-keane/> - Judge.me's Head of People. I'm
sending this email as I have an opportunity here at Judge.me to join us as
a Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack). I have included *a lot* of detail,
but please feel free to ask any questions - I'm happy to answer. I can
confirm we will sponsor a visa for the right candidate, but being fully
remote is not an option unfortunately.


*Our Purpose & Vision*

We're driven by a bold vision: a world trading with confidence. Through our
"Trust Gap Zero" mission, we're systematically eliminating the uncertainty
between merchants and consumers, empowering businesses to scale while
maintaining the confidence of their customers.
*Our Impact Today*

What started as an idea has grown into a global force for trust in commerce:

   - As Shopify's #1 ranked review solution, we've earned over 40,000
   five-star reviews from merchants who rely on us daily
   - More than 500,000 shops across 140+ countries use our platform to
   build trust with their customers
   - We process over 70 million orders monthly, generating 2 million+
   verified buyer reviews that help consumers make confident decisions
   - We've achieved 50% year-over-year growth purely through word of mouth
   - no paid marketing or sales teams needed

*Our Global Presence*

>From our London headquarters, we've built a diverse team of 75+
trust-building pioneers. With customer support hubs in Saigon, Casablanca,
and São Paulo, we provide 24/7 service to businesses worldwide, ensuring
that trust never sleeps.

*Why Now Matters*

After 10 years of bootstrapped, profitable growth, we're not just
participating in the transformation of the customer reviews space - we're
leading it. Every verified review we generate is another step toward our
vision of universal trust in commerce.
*Join us to champion high quality software development *

This role sits within our Five Factors Squad, working closely with our Head
of Engineering (Tats Ono <https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatsuyaono/>) to
propel our product roadmap forward. You’ll work within a short SDLC on
feature releases across the platform, solving real life challenges our
customers are facing every day.
*What Makes This Role Special*

   - *Lasting Impact*: Work on projects that have a tangible impact on
   customers’ daily lives
   - *Direct Strategic Influence*: Support the Head of Engineering with the
   product roadmap and delivery pipeline
   - *Global Environment*: Work directly with Engineering and Support teams
   across the globe
   - *Scale & Growth*: Support a product used by 500k+ merchants globally –
   and growing
   - *Always Improving:* Work in a small agile team, meaning you have full
   ownership of DevEx. We will push ourselves forward and learn to ship better
   and faster together.

*What you'll do*

   - *Be an essential *part of the development of new Use Case Solutions
   within Judge.me’s core product
   - *Lead with Insights:* Assist our Head of Engineering by finding
   creative ways to deliver more features faster
   - *Leverage AI *and automation to self-sufficiently operate, alongside
   encouraging innovation
   - *Champion code review *culture and engineering best practices, with an
   eye to mentoring fellow software engineers
   - *Cross-functional Collaboration:* Work closely with Product and Design
   to rapidly ship high-impact features to our customers

*What you'll bring*
*Must-Haves*

   - Strong hands-on technical background with experience in:


   - Ruby on Rails - this should be right up your alley!
   - Modern JavaScript development
   - Cloud infrastructure (AWS)
   - SQL databases at scale


   - Familiarity with cutting-edge technologies, big data, or artificial
   intelligence tools
   - Experience working with scaling engineering practices (code review,
   testing, CI/CD)
   - Track record of successful project delivery in fast-paced environments
   - Strong understanding of system design principles and performance
   optimization
   - Experience with production troubleshooting, monitoring system,
   managing production infrastructure
   - Biased towards action, outcome and impact
   - Strong leadership. Eager to progress to the Staff Engineer

*Nice-to-Haves*

   - Bachelor's degree or above in computer science
   - Experience with Linux, command line and scripting

*Why Join Judge.me*

   - Open, diverse team focused on continuous improvement
   - Lead high-impact projects that shape our product
   - Regular knowledge sharing and learning opportunities
   - True work-life balance with a sustainable pace

Your Package

   - £70,000 - £90,000 based on experience
   - 30 days holiday + bank holidays
   - 4 Weeks Working Hard and Anywhere (per year)
   - Private health insurance (Vitality)
   - Brand new Macbook/tech setup
   - Financial Wellbeing Hub and Sacrificed Pension w/Mintago


   - Hybrid setup: 2 office days (Tues/Thurs), 3 remote
   - Modern Shoreditch office near Old Street
   - No overtime culture
   - Casual dress code


   - Weekly team meals
   - Quarterly events
   - Perks at Work Account

I look forward to hearing from you - feel free to respond to my email -
chris at judge.me - or else ping me on Linkedin.

If you'd rather just apply, you can find it here: Job Advert
<https://ats.rippling.com/en-GB/judgeme/jobs/90415e46-8a51-4754-8746-21aa3baa56f9>

Warm Regards,
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<https://judge.me/>

Chris Keane

Head of People

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