Product Engineer

Salary: Up to £80,000 per annum

Closing date: 30/11/2026

Product Engineer

Please note: This role is internally known as Full Stack Engineer.

Work Type: Permanent

Location: Maidenhead (Hybrid - 3 days on-site a week)

Salary: Up to £80,000 per annum

Here at Life Services Group, we are a purpose-driven organisation committed to supporting families at life’s most important moments. We’re looking for aProduct Engineer to help shape and deliver the next generation of digital experiences.

This is a role for a hands-on engineer who thrives on solving complex challenges while elevating those around them. You’ll play a key role in driving engineering excellence and shaping the future of our tech landscape.

What you’ll be doing

• Own & deliver complex, scalable solutions across the full stack
• Drive technical direction - influence architecture, tooling, and long-term strategy
• Code with impact - tackling ambiguous problems with high-quality, maintainable solutions
• Improve and innovate - champion best practices, automation, and continuous improvement
• Collaborate widely - work cross-functionally to align product and engineering goals
• Handle the critical moments - confidently manage incidents and high-pressure challenges

What you’ll bring

• Strong experience delivering complex software systems at scale
• Expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, and React
• Solid understanding of architecture, APIs, and database design
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, testing, and modern engineering practices
• A passion for mentoring and developing others
• The ability to balance fast delivery with long-term quality and scalability

What makes you stand out

• You’re a problem-solver who thrives in ambiguity
• You communicate complex ideas clearly to any audience
• You care about quality, performance, and building things the right way
• You influence beyond your immediate team and help shape engineering culture

Why join us?

You’ll be part of a business that genuinely cares about the people it supports, with a strong focus on customer experience and meaningful impact. You’ll have the autonomy to shape solutions, the platform to influence change, and the opportunity to grow your leadership footprint in a collaborative, forward-thinking engineering environment.

Why Life Services Group

Life Services Group exists to help every family in Britain navigate the hardest moments of life. We bring together trusted names across funeral services, crematoria and cemeteries, legal services, direct cremation and wills, including Dignity Funeral Directors, CMG, Simplicity Cremations, Dignity Legal Services and Farewill, so families can get more of the support they need in one place.

Our ambition is to support one in three families across the UK as they plan for, navigate and deal with death. We want to set a new standard for care, service and simplicity across the sector.

Death is part of life, and being there for families when it matters is what we do. That means making difficult moments feel more supported, more straightforward and more human.

We are building a modern group that supports families at every stage, from planning ahead with wills and funeral plans, to arranging a funeral, cremation or burial, and managing probate afterwards. This is a defining moment for our business. With stronger foundations, clearer strategy and real momentum, we can change end-of-life care for the better. We are modernising how we work, investing in our colleagues and technology, and helping more families than any one brand could alone.

Wherever you work in Life Services Group, in one of our local teams, specialist brands or group functions, you’ll be part of work with meaningful purpose. You will help families through some of life’s hardest and most important moments.

Across all our brands, we want colleagues to grow with us through better training, stronger support, modern tools and clearer opportunities to build skills and confidence. You’ll be part of teams who care deeply about what they do, look out for each other and take pride in doing work that matters.

You will also help shape the future of end-of-life care. That means making support simpler, more connected and more human for families, while each brand keeps the identity, expertise and community connection people already know and trust.

If you want a career with meaningful purpose, room to grow with us and the chance to shape the future, find your Life’s work.

FCA Statement

Dignity is part of a group that includes FCA-regulated activities, and some roles may be subject to relevant training, screening, conduct, and regulatory requirements. This will be confirmed as part of the recruitment process.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement

Our vision is to connect with our clients, colleagues, company, and communities based on our principles whilst celebrating our differences. We aim to empower leaders and colleagues to seek out and understand new voices and perspectives; to be vocal about inequity and exclusion, and to take decisive, informed, and bold action to promote inclusion and belonging.

Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate, and no fees will be payable.

We reserve the right, depending on application numbers, to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.