Backend Software Engineer

X-on Health; Melton; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 Days Holiday plus an additional day for your birthday

Cycle to Work Scheme

Winter Flu Jabs

Free On-Site Parking

Learning and development budget with Professional Qualification Support

Social benefits (paid social events)

Buy Holiday Scheme

Employee Assistance Program

Discount on Health Insurance

Annual Salary Review

Enhanced Company Sick Pay

Monthly pizza in the office / coffee voucher for remote employees

Job summary

X-on Health is seeking a skilled software developer to design and implement high-performance applications in the public health sector. The role focuses on tackling complex technical challenges while ensuring system reliability and security.

You will work collaboratively with team members across various functions, engaging in all phases of the software development lifecycle. The position offers a hybrid working model, with two office days weekly and competitive perks including 25 days holiday and a development budget.

Qualifications

• Experience with test automation and unit test frameworks.
• Ability to assist and unblock other team members.
• Familiarity with DevOps tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement scalable applications and services.
• Contribute to the development lifecycle, from design to deployment.
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback.
• Assist with diagnosis and assessment of complex technical issues.

Skills

Knowledge of the product development lifecycle

Considerable working experience with modern PHP including frameworks

Source control (e.g. GitLab)

Working experience with structured and unstructured databases

Knowledge of or working experience with Message Queues (RabbitMQ)

Strong knowledge of software design patterns and object-oriented design principles

Strong expertise in Agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum / Kanban)

Node.js

Healthcare industry experience (NHS)

Job description

Salary: Up to £50,000 based on experience

Working hours: Monday-Friday, 9am - 5.30pm

Hybrid - 2 days per week in the office

The purpose of this role is to solve complex business problems and technical challenges through the design and development of software applications and services. This role will contribute directly towards exciting technology opportunities in the public health sector; specifically in general practice.

You will be responsible for building and maintaining critical components of our software infrastructure, ensuring high performance, reliability, and security. This role sits within the platform team.

Responsibilities

Design and Development

• Contribute towards the design, develop, and implement high-performance, scalable, and maintainable applications and services
• Develop APIs and other web services
• Work with databases (relational and NoSQL) to implement data models
• Contribute towards all phases of the software development lifecycle, from design and development through to testing, deployment and monitoring & alerting

Technical Leadership

• Assist and unblock other members of the team where appropriate
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback
• Contribute towards the development of software engineering best practices and principles
• Participate in architectural and design discussions
• Stay abreast of the latest technologies and industry trends

Problem-Solving

• Assist with the diagnosis and assessment of complex technical issues
• Identify and contribute towards solutions designed to improve service or component security, performance, scalability, and reliability
• Work closely with frontend engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders
• Share ideas and prompt continuous improvement across the team

Quality Assurance & Compliance

• Write unit tests and integration tests to ensure code quality
• Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards
• Comply with the company’s Health & Safety, Data Protection, Information Security, PCI & DSP policies and procedures.

Skills Required

• Knowledge of the product development lifecycle
• Considerable working experience with modern PHP including frameworks (e.g. Laravel)
• Source control (e.g. GitLab)
• Working experience with structured and unstructured databases (e.g. MySQL)
• Knowledge of or working experience with Message Queues (RabbitMQ) & event driven architecture
• Strong knowledge of software design patterns and object-oriented design principles
• Working experience of unit test frameworks and test automation
• Strong expertise in Agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum / Kanban)
• DevOps tooling
• Node.js
• Healthcare industry experience (NHS)
• 25 Days Holiday plus an additional day for your birthday/equivalent
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Winter Flu Jabs
• Free On-Site Parking
• Learning and development budget with Professional Qualification Support
• Social benefits (paid social events)
• Buy Holiday Scheme
• Employee Assistance Program
• Discount on Health Insurance
• Annual Salary Review
• Enhanced Company Sick Pay
• Monthly pizza in the office (Hybrid employees) / coffee voucher (Remote employees)

SCG is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

We welcome applications from all parts of the community and are committed to upholding the principles of the Equality Act 2010.

We are committed to supporting applicants with disabilities. We will endeavour to make necessary adjustments to ensure a fair and accessible recruitment process