Join us as a API Software Engineer
This is an opportunity for a driven Software Engineer to take on an exciting new career challenge
Day-to-day, you'll be engineering and maintaining innovative, customer centric, high performance, secure and robust solutions
It's a chance to hone your existing technical skills and advance your career while building a wide network of stakeholders
What you'll do
In your new role, you'll be working within a feature team to engineer software, scripts and tools, as well as liaising with other engineers, architects and business analysts across the platform.
Producing complex and critical software rapidly and of high quality which adds value to the business
Working in permanent teams who are responsible for the full life cycle, from initial development, through enhancement and maintenance to replacement or decommissioning
Collaborating to optimise our software engineering capability
Designing, producing, testing and implementing our working software solutions
Working across the life cycle, from requirements analysis and design, through coding to testing, deployment and operations
The skills you'll need
To take on this role, you'll have a background in software engineering and solution design, with experience delivering scalable, reliable applications throughout the software development lifecycle. You'll be a collaborative team player who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and delivering high-quality software in an Agile environment.
Hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, Maven, DB2 and GitLab, delivering enterprise-grade applications from design through to deployment
Experience designing and building RESTful APIs in line with established engineering standards and best practices
Good understanding of microservices architecture, scalability, resiliency, caching, and performance optimisation
Experience with Java performance tuning and troubleshooting, including root cause analysis and resolution of complex technical issues
Knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD practices, with experience of Agile delivery, automation, production support, and monitoring tools such as Splunk and Grafana
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£45,000 – £60,000 (Glassdoor, Levels.fyi, 2025)