Java Software Engineer

Vallum Associates Limited; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Vallum Associates Limited in Sheffield, UK is seeking a capable backend developer with Kotlin (or Java) experience to join our engineering team. You will collaborate with developers, testers and the wider organisation to build and run products and design and implement back-end features.

This role involves some front-end work, APIs, microservices, and working in an agile CI/CD environment. Excellent writing and a proactive mindset help you thrive as you support customers and contribute to feature

Qualifications

• Experience in Kotlin (or Java)
• API development, SQL/databases, HTML/Javascript
• Excellent writing skills and attention to detail in code
• Proactive person who will not wait to be told what to do next or be unblocked by others
• Experience working with standard developer collaboration Tools: Github/Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence, etc.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with developers, testers and the wider organisation to build and run products
• Design, develop & implement back-end features as per backlog/priority with a small element of front-end development
• All apps use a simple UI framework so not strictly 'front-end' development
• Collaborate with the rest of the engineering team to design and launch new features
• Proactively work with customers to resolve their issues and respond to feature requests
• Build APIs and microservices
• Work in an agile CI/CD environment to deliver rapid iterations at a sustained velocity
• Be an active member of a team, participating in peer reviews and in testing others code through automated test scripting

Skills

Kotlin

Java

API development

SQL databases

HTML/JavaScript

Back-end development

GitHub/Bitbucket

Jira

Confluence

Attention to detail

Proactive

Strong English

Tools

GitHub/Bitbucket

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Required skills

• Experience in Kotlin (or significant Java experience)
• Experienced in API development, SQL/databases, HTML/Javascript
• Excellent writing skills and attention to detail in code
• Proactive person who will not wait to be told what to do next or be unblocked by others
• Experience working with standard developer collaboration Tools: Github/Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence, etc.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with developers, testers and the wider organisation to build and run products
• Design, develop & implement back-end features as per backlog/priority with a small element of front-end development.
• All apps use a simple UI framework so not strictly 'front-end' development.
• Collaborate with the rest of the engineering team to design and launch new features.
• Proactively work with customers to resolve their issues and respond to feature requests.
• Build APIs and microservices
• Work in an agile CI/CD environment to deliver rapid iterations at a sustained velocity
• Be an active member of a team, participating in peer reviews and in testing others code through automated test scripting

Skills Required

• Experience in Kotlin (or Java with willingness to learn Kotlin)
• Experienced in at least two or three of the following: API development, SQL/databases, HTML/Javascript
• Lots of experience of working with microservices
• Strong technical and analytical troubleshooting skills
• Experience in working with Agile including the use of Jira/ Confluence.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Strong English skills, written and spoken.