Senior Back End Developer

S Three; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in STEM recruitment seeks a Senior Back End Developer in London. You will design, develop, and support our digital experience platform as part of a small, agile team. This role offers a flexible working option and generous benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working from home and office

Bonus linked to performance

28 days holiday allowance

Annual leave purchase scheme

Five paid Caregiver/Dependant leave per annum

Five paid volunteering days

Private healthcare and discounted dental insurance

Opportunity to participate in the company share scheme

Access to retail discounts

Qualifications

• Extensive experience building web applications on a Java technology stack.
• Experience with test-driven development and test automation frameworks.
• Good understanding of Azure Integration Services and Microsoft Identity Management solutions.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on design, development, and testing of solutions adhering to architectural principles.
• Integrate solutions with other systems in SThree's technology landscape.
• Coach and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Java technology stack

RESTful API design

Test-driven development

CICD pipelines configuration

Infrastructure-as-code

Agile methodologies

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Job description

SThree are pleased to announce we're recruiting for a talented Senior Back End Developer to join our excellent team, based in Bank, London.

The Senior Back End Developer will design, develop, test and support capabilities in our digital experience platform to create competitive advantage for SThree, as part of a small software development team.

About us

SThree is the global STEM-specialist talent partner that connects sought-after specialists in life sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics with innovative organisations across the world. We are the number one destination for talent in the best STEM markets: Recruiting highly skilled professionals and discovering life-changing jobs for the unsung heroes who will positively shape our future.

What are the day-to-day tasks?

• Hands-on design, development and testing of solutions, adhering to SThree's architectural principles, policies, and guidelines.
• Work with business stakeholders to understand opportunities and to design solutions that deliver the required outcomes.
• Work with other technology teams to design and deliver end-to-end capabilities.
• Integrate solutions with other systems in SThree's technology landscape, for example CRM and ERP systems.
• Provide support to users and resolve systems issues.
• Configure CICD pipelines to support continuous delivery.
• Maintain infrastructure-as-code to build environments and applications.
• Focus on automation across infrastructure, testing, deployment, operations, and security.
• Coach and mentor junior team members and promote knowledge sharing and collaboration across the team.

What skills and knowledge are we looking for?

• Extensive experience of building web applications on a Java technology stack.
• Experience of RESTful API design and implementation.
• Experience with test-driven development and test automation frameworks and tools.
• Experience of configuring CICD pipelines to support continuous delivery.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code technologies such as Terraform.
• Experience of working in Agile software development teams and across the full software
• development lifecycle.
• Previous experience of building solutions using Liferay DXP would be beneficial.
• Good understanding of Azure Integration Services (API Management, Service Bus, Event Hub).
• Good understanding of Microsoft Identity Management solutions (Azure AD, Azure AD B2C).
• performance, and scalability, with experience of working with cloud technologies in Azure.
• Excellent oral and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user-friendly language.
• Highly self-motivated and directed, with keen attention to detail.

Benefits for our U.K. teams include:

• The choice to work flexibly from home and the office, in line with our hybrid working principles
• Bonus linked to company and personal performance
• Generous 28 days holiday allowance, plus public holidays
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Five days paid Caregiver/Dependant leave per annum
• Five paid days off per year for volunteering `
• Private healthcare, discounted dental insurance and health care cashback scheme
• Opportunity to participate in the company share scheme
• Access to a range of retail discounts and saving

What we stand for...

We're committed to ensuring for our colleagues, candidates and communities, that all processes are equitable, and everyone is treated with fairness and dignity where everyone belongs, is valued and is connected. If you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments in submitting your application, please let us know, and we'll be happy to help.

What we stand for..

We create community and deliver change that transforms the future for everyone. With this in mind, we're committed to ensuring for our colleagues, candidates and communities, that all processes are equitable and everyone is treated with fairness and dignity where everyone belongs, is valued and is connected.

If you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments in submitting your application, please let us know, and we'll be happy to help.