Associate Software Engineer

Rsgroup; Corby; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

RS Group is looking for an Associate Software Engineer to join the Digital Solutions team. The role involves designing, developing and supporting AWS-based APIs powering our B2B EDI solutions.

The position is ideal for engineers early in their career who enjoy solving technical challenges and contributing across the full software lifecycle. You will work on API microservices and frontend experiences, build event-driven architectures, and embrace modern deployment practices with small, iterative

Qualifications

• Experience in designing, developing and supporting AWS-based APIs.
• Exposure to scalable, fault-tolerant microservices and frontend experiences.
• Experience with CI/CD and cloud-based deployments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate in a team to develop API microservices and frontend experiences at scale, with low latency and fault tolerance.
• Build APIs and event-driven architectures that are database-reliant.
• Own the full software lifecycle: design, build, operate.

Skills

Java

REST APIs

AWS

CI/CD

Problem solving

Education

Software development qualification

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kong

Datadog

Terraform

GitLab

Job description

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Associate Software Engineer

Location: Corby, ENG, GB, NN17 5JF

Brand: RS Group

Function: Digital & Technology

Work Location: Virtual

Location : This is a remote role, offering the flexibility to work virtually from anywhere within the UK.

Contract Type : Permanent

The Opportunity

We'relooking for an Associate Software Engineer to join our Digital Solutions team, whereyou'lldesign, develop and support AWS-based APIs that power our B2B EDI solutions. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineerat the beginning of their careerwho enjoys solving technical challenges, working across the full software development lifecycle, and contributing to scalable, resilient solutions in a collaborative environment.

What You'll Be Doing

• Working in a team todevelopAPImicroservicesand frontend experiences that are:high scale;fault tolerant; andlow latency
• BuildingAPIsandevent driven architecturesthat are database reliant
• Owningthe entire software life cycle:design; build; and operate
• Using modern software development techniques: preferringsmall releases over big bangs; owning the deploymentstraight through to production; and performing frequent, iterative releases
• Improving how the team works:build upon and improve our tool chain; improve our understanding of the best way of doing things; and communicate positively and work as a team (we’rehumans not tech bros)
• Working with modern cloud technology: AWS serverless technologies (e.g. Lambda, API Gateway, SNS, SQS, DynamoDB); Docker;Kong;Datadog;Vault;Terraform; andGitlab

What You'll Bring

• Either 1 year experience creating andmaintainingJava based services, or a relevant software development qualification
• Mature approach to testing (e.g. unit tests, integration tests, security auditing)
• Working with multipleHTTP based services
• Can domindset that positivelyimpactson the team
• Ability to problem solve at the code and platform level
• Work with non-technical team members to turn project briefs into actionable programmes of work
• Easy to get on with, good communicator
• Working with eventual consistency
• Working with relational and non-relational databases
• Improving existing services and ways of working
• Cloud computing experience
• Continuous integration experience (git based, writing CI scripts)

We Are RS

At RS, wearemaking amazing happen for a better world.

As a global product and service solutions provider, we help industrial customersoperatemore efficiently and sustainably. Operating in 33 markets, we support around one million customers worldwide with more than 875,000 stocked products, access to over five millionadditionalproducts, and a range of service solutions designed to help businesses thrive.

What sets us apart is our people. More than 8,500 colleagues around the world bring technicalexpertise, digital innovation, and a customer first mindset to everything we do. Guided by our values – we are one team,wedeliver brilliantly,wedo the right thing, and we make every day better,we'recreating an environment where our people can grow, contribute and make a meaningful impact.

Join us and help make amazing happen.

Rewards

Our Reward Strategy Philosophy is designed to offer market competitive base salaries and provideall ofour people the opportunity toparticipatein a short-term incentive, enabling them to share in the success of the Company.

Our total reward package is more than just the cash; our recognition and benefit offeringprovide the opportunity for usto recognise,rewardand enable the wellbeing of our people at all stages of their journey with RS. Our rewards and benefits vary by country, but include:

• Financial -pension/retirement;lifeassurance;salaryfinance (payroll deduction loan scheme)
• Wellbeing -medical plans;healthscreening;criticalillness;disability insurance;holiday/paidtimeoff;employeeassistanceprogramme; discountedgym/healthclub membership
• Lifestyle -transportationassistanceschemes (e.g.,cycle towork, travel loans, car leasing); onsite catering/lunch vouchers; retail discounts
• Spotlight – our global recognition programme provides a platform to highlight and recognise people role modelling our values

Ready to Make Amazing Happen?

Joinover 8,500colleagues and help us shape the future ofourindustry. Whoever you are, wherever you are — it all starts here.