Full Stack Engineer

Q1 Technologies, Inc.; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Q1 Technologies, Inc. is seeking a software engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable software solutions using Java Spring Boot, Spring Batch, and modern frontend frameworks.

You will produce architecture artifacts, ensure design constraints are met, and drive improvements through data-driven insights. Responsibilities include creating secure production code, implementing SDLC best practices, and staying current with new technologies and cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.

Qualifications

• Strong background in APIs, ensuring efficient communication between systems.
• Experience with the most common RDBMS (MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server).
• Proficient knowledge of Multithreading and Concurrency in Java; ORM frameworks like Hibernate/JPA.
• Proven end-user support with strong problem-solving abilities.
• Strong infrastructure knowledge: Unix, Windows, networking, scripting.
• Familiarity with SDLC and developer tools.
• Interest in learning new technologies and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Experience with unit testing tools like JUnit and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend and frontend software solutions using Java Spring Boot and Angular/React.
• Produce architecture and design artifacts for complex applications.
• Gather and analyze data to improve software applications and systems.
• Identify data patterns to drive improvements in code quality and architecture.
• Contribute to engineering communities of practice and emerging technologies.

Skills

APIs integration

SQL proficiency

Multithreading

Hibernate/JPA

SDLC familiarity

Cloud platforms

Unit testing

CI/CD pipelines

Unix/Linux

Problem solving

End-user support

OpenAPI

Tools

JUnit

CI/CD tools

MySQL

Oracle

SQL Server

Job description

• Executes software solutions, design, development, and maintain high-quality, scalable, and efficient back-end and front-end software solutions using Java Spring Boot, Spring Batch and Angular/ReactJS.
• Creates secure and high-quality production code and maintains algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems
• Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development
• Gathers, analyzes, synthesizes, and develops visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets in service of continuous improvement of software applications and systems
• Proactively identifies hidden problems and patterns in data and uses these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture
• Contributes to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Strong background in working with APIs (especially Open API), ensuring efficient communication and integration between different systems.
• Experience working extensively with the most common RDBMS (MySQL, Oracle, or SQL Server). Experience with unit testing tools like JUnit and integrations/continuous deployment pipelines.
• Solid knowledge of SQL queries, optimization techniques, and database configuration.
• Proficient knowledge of Multithreading and Concurrency in Java. Knowledge of ORM frameworks such as Hibernate or JPA. Proven record of providing end-user support with excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Strong infrastructure knowledge required including Unix, Windows, networking and scripting.
• Proficiency in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and developer tools utilization.
• Enthusiasm for learning new technologies, with a focus on public cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Experience with unit testing tools like JUnit and integrations/continuous deployment pipelines.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Knowledge of NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, etc.) would be a plus.