Senior Fullstack Engineer Tech London - Shoreditch

About HIVED

At HIVED, we're steamrolling forward as one of Europe's fastest growing startups, and our momentum shows no signs of slowing.

Based in London, we are a climate and logistics start-up building the first sustainable parcel delivery network at scale, powered by a 100% electric fleet. In an ever-growing industry where unreliable service has long been the norm, HIVED has been built from the ground-up to meet the demands of modern consumers and disrupt parcel delivery.

A tech company at heart, our talent and technology is laser-focused on delivering the best possible delivery experience for end-customers and meeting the needs of our retail partners. From our drivers to our data engineers, we are constantly working to improve this customer experience that makes us deliver better.

Already trusted by leading international brands such as Zara, Uniqlo, ASOS, Nespresso, and more, we are solidifying our position as the leaders in Europe to tackle this growing market.

Our tight-knit team is made up of ex-Revolut, Bain, HelloFresh, ASOS, Apple and Google employees, and we are backed by some of Europe's leading investors and VCs in climate-tech, logistics and mobility including Planet A Ventures , Maersk Growth , Pale Blue Dot VC , Eka Ventures and the British government. We're passionate about driving innovation and redefining the future of delivery.

Role Overview

We are looking for a versatile Fullstack Engineer passionate about scaling systems and crafting experiences to power HIVED's emission-free parcel delivery network.

As a Senior Fullstack Engineer, you will play a key role across the entire tech stack, owning the full software development lifecycle-from discovery and design to deployment and monitoring. You will have a tangible impact on HIVED's platform, driving scalability, maintainability, and performance across both backend services and frontend applications.

Your team will tackle complex routing and optimisation challenges, build intelligent address and parcel-locating solutions, enhance internal operations tooling, develop our native driver app to increase delivery efficiency, and more. We reimagine parcel delivery from scratch-built on a modern tech stack with sustainability, flexibility and scale at the core.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable solutions across the entire tech stack, ensuring seamless and intuitive user experiences.
• Plan and lead projects along with other software engineers, product managers and end users.
• Maintain and optimise existing infrastructure, including integrations with third-party services.
• Improve and scale engineering processes, tools, and standards.
• Share knowledge and mentor junior engineers within the team.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Software Engineer or similar role, with 5+ years of experience.
• Proficiency in writing clean, performant, and testable code in typed languages.
• Experience with building distributed systems and working with cloud platforms (AWS).
• Expertise in architecting, designing, and building React applications.
• Excellent collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with internal teams and external stakeholders.

Technologies we use

• Backend: Golang
• Frontend: React, React native, NextJS, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS
• Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS (Lambda, SQS, EventBridge, DynamoDB, RDS, CDK, OpenSearch)
• DevOps & Monitoring: GitHub, GitHub Actions, Prometheus, Grafana
• Testing & Performance: React Testing Library, Playwright, Sentry
• Architecture: Event-driven, Domain-driven design

How we reward our team

• Dynamic working environment with a diverse and driven team
• Huge opportunity for learning in a high growth environment, with progression opportunities based on success in the role
• 25 days of holiday allowance plus public holidays
• Wellbeing initiatives, including 3 wellbeing days in addition to holiday allowance
• Subsidised Private Medical Insurance including dental and vision
• Weekly team lunch and regular company socials
• MacBook or Windows Laptop (depending on your preference)
• Hybrid working set-up with in-person time expected at both our Shoreditch office and North Woolwich based depot
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption policy
• Cycle to work scheme
• Dog friendly office