System Software Engineer- Server Capture

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

1/7/2025

RealityMine has been a pioneer in delivering data-driven insights to the media and market research industries for over a decade. Our platform provides unique and actionable data solutions to top brands and partners worldwide, empowering them to make informed, strategic decisions.

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join the engineering team to work on a large fleet of VPN servers for the purpose of online activity monitoring and analysis.

The Role

Located in Stretford, Trafford Park and comprises of Hybrid working.

Our systems are used to provide our customers with insights into the online behaviour of opted-in market research participants. User experience is the key to success and these systems must perform well.

Software Engineers in the Server Capture Team develop, improve, and maintain these systems and the software they run, with the support of the Platform & Services Engineering Manager, the Server Capture technical lead and other colleagues.

The data capture systems are made up of a combination of open source and bespoke software running on the Linux platform. There is heavy use of automation such as Puppet and Terraform to deliver these capabilities. Software Engineers will be required to develop this software to provide a best-in-class experience for our customers and users.

RealityMine employs modern development practices in our workflow, using Git alongside CI/CD, unit testing and open-source coding standards. There are lots of opportunities to work in other areas or technologies and expand your knowledge.

RealityMine has an out of hours on-call team (additional compensation is made for on-call hours) that you will be asked to join after a suitable settling in period.

This role would suit someone who is keen to research their own problems, thinking outside the box to work around hard constraints and diving deep into software to make modifications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Understanding requirements and acceptance criteria
• Interpreting software development specifications and design documents
• Writing application code and tests that conform to standards
• Feeding into the design process on recommended architecture
• Working alongside engineering, testing, user experience and other roles
• Adhering to company policies and procedures with respect to security, quality, and health and safety.
  
  

About You:

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• The ability to solve problems and find out or source information
• The ability to innovate creative solutions to hard constraints
• PHP for backend, framework-less development and scripting
• Linux Systems Management (CentOS/Alma Linux preferred)
• API Integration for Cloud server creation/management
• Good communication skills
  
  

Preferred:

• Python or other scripting languages
• Experience with VPS and Dedicated server hosting companies worldwide
• Experience in diagnosing network performance issues
• Experience in running VPN servers at scale
• HTTP Proxy systems
• AWS – Route53
• API Integration for Cloud server creation/management
• DNS Load Management Techniques
• Infrastructure as Code – Terraform, Puppet etc
  
  

Why Join RealityMine?

At RealityMine, we believe our people are at the heart of everything we do. That’s why we go the extra mile to support every team member to unlock their full potential. Whether you're hungry for learning, driven by achievement, or just love being part of a dynamic and supportive team, you'll find a home here.

Your Benefits

• Generous Time Off: Enjoy 25 days of paid holiday, plus bank holidays. After two years with us, you can also buy or sell up to 5 days of annual leave.
• Peace of Mind: Life assurance and a workplace pension with employer contributions.
• Reward for Performance: Bonus scheme that recognizes your hard work and contributions.
• Cycle to Work Scheme: For the cyclists among us, we've got you covered.
• Gear You’ll Love: Choose the tech that works for you, we'll try and source it!
• Learning & Growth: Benefit from one-to-one coaching, a budget for training programs, and all the support you need to keep growing.
• Giving Back: Join us in supporting local charities and making a positive impact.
  
  

Hybrid Working

We know work-life balance matters, so we’ve embraced a flexible hybrid working model:

• Located in Trafford Park, our Manchester office offers an inspiring, collaborative space to work alongside your colleagues.
• Free parking and secure bike shed. Excellent public transport links.
• Split your time between the office and home, with full equipment provided for home working (desk, screen, chair).
• Receive £100 annually to personalize your home workspace.
• Flexible start and finish times to suit your personal circumstances.
  
  

If you’re a Software Engineer- Server Capture professional excited to work on impactful projects and shape the future of data insights, we’d love to hear from you.

Please email your CV with the heading ‘Systems Software Engineer- Server Capture’ to recruitment@realitymine.com