Job Application for Senior Software Engineer at Gymshark

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OVERVIEW:

We're looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer to help build the technology that support Gymshark's global growth. Working with industry best tools including Golang, Event-Driven Architecture, and AWS Serverless technologies such as Lambda, EventBridge, SQS, and DynamoDB, you'll design and deliver scalable solutions that support key business priorities. As part of a Tech function you will work with Product Engineering, Data Engineering, Operations, Platform Engineering and Delivery, playing a key role in building both customer-facing and internal products that drive the business forward.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

Leading technical implementations of projects to help your team deliver high-quality work on time
Using Golang to design, build and maintain APIs, services and integrations
Implementing event driven solutions to support critical business processes
Creating, maintaining and developing CI/CD pipelines
Building scalable and valuable software leveraging AWS Serverless technologies such as; Lambda, EventBridge, SQS, DynamoDB
Focus on creating testable, maintainable and scalable code, following Engineering standards
Following an Agile development approach
Maintaining existing services, ensuring a high standard of observability and proactive monitoring, in addition to responding to incidents. (Especially during peak sale periods which is critical to business success!)
Mentoring and coaching other engineers
Improve engineering standards and best practices

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

Essential Criteria:

Must have experience in software engineering and writing production code in Golang or another strict typed language
Experience using cloud based serverless services (such as AWS Lamba, Google Cloud Run or Azure Functions)
Must have a demonstrable knowledge building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
Experience designing, setting up databases as well as have an understanding of relational and non-relational approaches
Experience designing, building and maintaining scalable APIs
An understanding of Event Driven Architecture concepts
Experience using Git and understand branching strategies
Experience implementing quality and testing best practices within the services you produce, such as unit testing and contract testing
Commercial Awareness and a creative problem solver with the ability to think laterally and understand the cost and value drivers within a competitive business environment

CLOSING DATE: 28th September 2026

LOCATION: Please note this is a hybrid role and requires the successful candidate to attend at least 3 days a week in GSIQ, Solihull, UK.

BELONGING AT GYMSHARK.

Our mission is to be a place where everyone belongs. We’re an equal opportunities employer, and for us that means we always strive to be as inclusive as possible in all aspects of employment, right from your application. We’re committed to finding reasonable adjustments* for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process, and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. *If you’d like to request a reasonable adjustment please email talent@gymshark.com.

ABOUT US.

We’re here to unite the conditioning community. We believe that putting the sweat in today, prepares us for tomorrow. So, we give people the tools they need to reach further, go faster, be stronger. We celebrate those who show up – for themselves – to be their physical or mental best, whatever that means for them. It’s what we want for our community, and our team. A team that’s growing rapidly around the world. A collective of talented individuals working together to invent Gymshark’s future. Our plans are ambitious, and we’re looking for people who want to join us for the ride – our growth will be your growth.

THE PERKS.

Standard benefits include:

Performance-based Bonus opportunity
Funded Healthcare benefit
25 days holiday, additional day for your birthday & Bank Holidays
Contributory Employer pension scheme
Flexible benefits programme – including salary sacrifice EV scheme, dental insurance, cycle to work, tech scheme, holiday trading
Gymshark Employee Discount & long service awards
Access to High Street cashback and discounts
Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support
Enhanced Family Leave package
Life Assurance

Office location specific benefits include (IQ):

Gym Membership to The Lifting Club (LC)
Onsite lunch provision & coffee bars
EV charge points available

Note: The bonus program and benefits have certain eligibility requirements. Gymshark reserves the right to amend these programs in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.

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