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Senior Software Engineer

Job Overview

Location

United Kingdom

Job Type

Full-time

Category

Software Engineering

Date Posted

April 21, 2026

Full Job Description

📋 Description

  • Senior Software Engineer at Sotheby’s, responsible for building and maintaining the technology platform that powers auctions, private sales, and retail operations for one of the world’s premier art and luxury houses.
  • Day to day includes designing, deploying, and operating distributed systems and microservices; writing maintainable code in Go, React/TypeScript, or Scala; collaborating across teams to solve business problems; and contributing to systems that support inventory acquisition, valuation, client platforms, identity, compliance, and live auction events.
  • Sotheby’s engineering team is remote-first and globally distributed, with a culture that values pragmatism, craftsmanship, and ownership, blending regular collaboration with async work to deliver systems that handle hundreds of millions of dollars in transactions.
  • The role offers deep ownership of impactful systems, exposure to complex distributed architectures, and the opportunity to grow technical and collaborative skills while working on meaningful technology that supports the global art and luxury market.

Skills & Technologies

TypeScript
Scala
React
PostgreSQL
AWS
Senior
Remote
Degree Required

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About Sotheby's

Sotheby's is a global auction house founded in 1744, offering sales of fine art, antiques, jewelry, wine, and collectibles through live and online auctions. Headquartered in New York, it operates galleries and salerooms worldwide, providing appraisal, private sales, financing, and advisory services to private and institutional clients.

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