Senior Software Engineer

Software Engineering, Design & QA - Spain, Europe

Ref: 5969Thursday 9 April 2026

Up to €90,000

Senior Software Engineer – Barcelona, Hybrid
 
Our client is an award-winning scale up seeking a talented Senior Software Engineer with strong AWS expertise to help build and scale the next generation of their global travel platform.
 
You will be working on cutting-edge platforms combining world-class travel inventory with powerful management tools, delivering freedom for travellers and control for companies, saving time, money, and hassle free for everyone.
 
 
 
What's in it for you
  • Salary up to €90,000 plus equity in the company.
  • Hybrid working with 3 days a week in the office.
  • Generous holiday allowance to recharge and unwind.
  • Private healthcare or gym allowance.
  • Flexible benefits plan to maximise your net salary.
  • Regular company events.
  • Mental health support tools.
  • Significant opportunities for growth and progression.
 
The Role
  • Design, build, and deploy scalable, secure cloud-native applications on AWS.
  • Take ownership of backend services, APIs, and distributed systems that power a high-traffic global platform.
  • Collaborate closely with product, infrastructure, and platform teams to deliver reliable, high-quality software.
  • Champion engineering best practices, code reviews, testing, CI/CD, and documentation.
  • Contribute to architectural decisions, helping shape how the platform evolves at scale.
  • Drive continuous improvement in performance, observability, and deployment processes.
 
What We're Looking For
  • Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer, with strong backend development skills.
  • Deep hands-on experience with AWS services.
  • Skilled in Python development.
  • Experience with containerisation technologies, Docker, ECS, or Kubernetes.
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, or similar).
  • Comfort working with observability and monitoring tools such as DataDog, CloudWatch, or Grafana.
  • A collaborative mindset and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, scale-up environment.
 
If you're ready to make a real impact on a high-performing, global platform, we'd love to hear from you.
 
Bright Purple is an equal opportunities employer: we are proud to work with clients who share our values of diversity and inclusion in our industry.
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