Application Support Engineer / Developer

Role: Application Support Engineer / Developer

Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 Per Annum

Location: Hybrid (Central London)

The Opportunity

Our client, a leading organisation specialising in medical imaging technology and clinical research, is looking for a Developer to join its growing technology team.

This is a varied position that combines software development with platform / application support, offering the opportunity to work on both a well-established legacy platform and a modern cloud-based application used to support global clinical trials.

The role centers around the companies core platform, and providing high level application support in a production environment. Rather than being a purely development-focused role, you'll play a key part in ensuring the reliability and ongoing evolution of business-critical platforms. You'll work closely with developers, technical teams and stakeholders to troubleshoot complex issues, deliver new functionality and help shape the future of the organisation's technology landscape.

This role would suit someone who enjoys solving technical problems, working across multiple technologies and balancing day-to-day platform support with longer-term development projects.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Support & Maintenance

Provide end-to-end support for both legacy and modern clinical imaging platforms

Manage and prioritise technical support requests, ensuring issues are resolved efficiently

Troubleshoot complex application and infrastructure issues across multiple environments

Software Development & Continuous Improvement

Develop and maintain scripts to support platform configuration and data management

Contribute to feature development across both legacy and cloud-based applications

Identify opportunities to improve existing workflows, processes and system performance

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Work closely with development teams to interpret and implement new technical requirements

Act as a technical point of contact for developers, testers and wider internal teams

Promote knowledge sharing and software development best practices across the business

Documentation & Technical Standards

Produce and maintain clear technical documentation

Support the ongoing evolution of development standards and internal processes

What We're Looking For

Essential Experience

Degree in Computer Science or related discipline

In depth experience working within Linux / Unix environments

Strong scripting experience using Bash and/or Python

Experience working with SQL databases

Understanding of object-oriented programming principles

Proven experience troubleshooting complex technical issues within production environments

Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities

Excellent communication skills and the ability to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Desirable

Commercial experience with Java and/or C#

Experience working with Microsoft Azure

Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes and Azure DevOps

Experience using Git for source control

Front-end development experience, ideally with React

Understanding of Agile software development methodologies

Experience working with medical imaging technologies or DICOM standards

If you're a Software Engineer, Developer or Application/Platform Support Engineer with a passion for solving complex technical challenges and are looking for a varied role that combines platform support with software development, we'd love to hear from you.

Important Notice

We are expecting a high volume of applications for this role and while we do our best to respond to as many applicants as we can, it isn't always possible to get back to everyone. With this in mind, if you've not heard from a member of our team within 2 weeks of submitting your CV, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.

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