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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 86 days Ably (UK)'s roles stay open a median of 87 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Ably (UK)'s roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Ably (UK)
- high 8 stale, 0 reposted of 8 open
- Hiring momentum
- 8 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-29
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Ably (UK)'s own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Ably (UK).
About this role
As a Software Engineer on the Pub/Sub team at Ably, you will be responsible for developing and enhancing the core backend of the edge messaging platform. Your day-to-day tasks will include delivering key platform functionalities, solving complex distributed systems problems, and collaborating with a talented engineering team. You will also leverage AI tools for planning and documentation while ensuring high-quality standards in your work.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Ably (UK) as an employer.
What you need
- Strong interest in or direct experience with distributed systems and large-scale infrastructure
- Experience working with or building messaging queues, pub/sub systems, or streaming systems at scale
- Extensive experience with a high-level server-side language (Node.js or Go preferred)
- Ability to self-start, work through ambiguity, and make good decisions without a lot of hand-holding
- Practical relationship with AI tooling for planning and code generation
- Transparent, collaborative 'build in the open' mindset
Nice to have
- Experience building developer-first products
- Experience with products brought to market through a product-led growth approach
What you get
- Remote-first and flexible work environment
- Equity through EMI share options programme
- 28 days of paid annual leave (27 regular days, plus a day off for your birthday)
- Enhanced parental leave (up to 16 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers)
- Home workstation budget of £500 on joining and £150 per year after
- Personal learning and development budget of £1000 a year plus 5% L&D time during working hours
Worth weighing
- Remote-first work can feel isolating; building relationships requires effort
- The role demands a high level of autonomy and self-management
- Fast iteration is expected, but shortcuts in quality are not acceptable
Summarised from Ably (UK)'s posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Ably (UK) on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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