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BAE Systems.

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Job summary

BAE Systems is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in London to lead backend development and team management. The role emphasizes technical excellence and mentoring, with a focus on Java technologies. The company offers a flexible working environment and a range of benefits, including a competitive pension scheme and employee share plans.

Benefits

Employee share plans
Flexible discounted health benefits
Private health plans
Shopping discounts
Potential annual incentives

Qualifications

  • Experience with Backend Development (Java, Spring, Elastic Search).
  • Demonstrated competency in Java technologies.
  • Ability to mentor teams and manage delivery timelines.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor and report on development progress, communicating risks.
  • Oversee development cycle ensuring quality standards.
  • Build and manage a team of professionals.

Skills

Backend Development
Java
Spring
Elastic Search

Job description

Location(s): UK, Europe & Africa : UK : London

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer

Location: London - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Grade: GG110-GG11

Referral Bonus: 5000

What you'll be doing

The ideal candidate will have consistently demonstrated personal mastery of all the accountabilities as a Software Engineer and wants to progress their career by managing teams and delivery timelines. With this as a critical foundation, the Senior Software Engineer will:

  1. Have experience with Backend Development (Java, Spring, Elastic Search)
  2. Track record of being able to produce code, write code and test code
  3. Demonstrate competency of working with Java technologies
  4. Monitor and report on the progress of development, communicating technical risks and dependencies effectively;
  5. Oversee the development cycle and ensure outputs are developed to specification and the required quality standard, including documenting and evidencing this where required;
  6. Be an ambassador and team advocate of good technical practice;
  7. Be comfortable taking calculated risks to push the envelope for what is possible;
  8. Mentor the team in the application of engineering techniques (e.g., unit testing, CI/CD, TDD, static analysis);
  9. Work effectively with other Technical Leaders to provide clarity and focus;
  10. Collaborate with other roles such as Agile Coaches, Engineering Managers, and Project Managers;
  11. Support building the company's delivery capability by conducting technical interviews for candidate staff.
Team leadership accountabilities
  1. Build a team of professionals with appropriate skills, attitudes, and motivation;
  2. Create an inclusive, empowering, and psychologically safe space for engineers to work;
  3. Manage the team, which may include managers;
  4. Motivate the team and foster psychological safety;
  5. Assess the performance of team members;
  6. Identify training needs;
  7. Nurture and develop the technical abilities of team members;
  8. Contribute to performance reviews.
The team

We work hard and often go the extra mile, but we recognize people's efforts and that everyone has a life outside of work. We encourage open communication about project rotations.

Benefits

Alongside a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems offers employee share plans, flexible discounted health, wellbeing, and lifestyle benefits, including a green care scheme, private health plans, shopping discounts, and potential annual incentives.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place to make a real difference. We value diversity of thought, reward integrity and merit, and empower you to fulfill your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and support inclusivity in our recruitment processes. If you have a disability or health condition affecting your performance in assessments, please discuss potential reasonable adjustments with your recruiter.

Note that many roles are subject to security and export control restrictions based on nationality, place of birth, or previous nationalities. All applicants must meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard, and some roles require higher security vetting, which may necessitate 5 to 10 years of UK residency.

Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

We embrace hybrid working, allowing flexibility in when and where work is performed, supporting a balance between professional and personal life, and promoting well-being.

Diversity and inclusion are core to our success. We foster an organizational culture where diverse perspectives, skills, and backgrounds come together to achieve excellence and unlock individual and organizational potential.

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