Senior Software Developer

AWD online; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70.000 - 85.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hybrid work model

Zusammenfassung

AWD online is seeking a Senior Software Developer to lead hands-on engineering across UK applications and integrations in a hybrid role based in London area. The role combines coding with technical leadership and continuous improvement of platform standards.

You will contribute to planning, code reviews, testing and release readiness while coaching colleagues and helping raise development quality. Strong cloud, API and CI/CD experience is required.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in modern programming languages, frameworks and API development.
• Good understanding of AWS or Azure, microservices and integration patterns.
• Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines, version control and automated testing practices.
• Skills in SQL, NoSQL or PostgreSQL database development and performance optimisation.
• Familiarity with unit testing and integration testing approaches.
• Ability to interpret architectural designs and apply technical standards to delivery.
• Knowledge of secure coding principles, performance and maintainability best practice.
• Strong engineering capability, attention to detail and a quality-focused approach.
• Effective collaboration with developers, analysts, architects and wider technology teams.
• Structured problem-solving, accountability and a continuous-improvement mindset.
• Ability to mentor and support junior and intermediate developers.

Aufgaben

• Provide technical input during discovery and clarify requirements with analysts and architects.
• Contribute to estimates, planning, risk identification and dependencies.
• Design, build and maintain secure, high-quality applications, integrations and APIs.
• Support code reviews, quality gates, problem-solving, coaching and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with wider engineering teams on shared systems and platform standards.
• Support testing, documentation, deployment and post-release stabilisation.
• Drive automation, tooling, testing and code quality while following security and change-control processes.
• Provide clear delivery updates and escalate blockers early.

Kenntnisse

Programming languages

API development

Leadership / mentoring

Tools

AWS

Azure

CI/CD

Version control

Jobbeschreibung

Senior Software Developer

Join a collaborative technology team where hands-on coding, technical leadership and continuous improvement come together. This opportunity suits someone with strong modern development, API, cloud, database and CI/CD capability who enjoys guiding other developers.

If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Senior Software Engineer, Software Developer, Software Engineer, Senior Application Developer, Application Developer, Senior Systems Developer, Systems Developer, API Developer, Integration Developer

SALARY: £70,000 - £85,000 per annum + Benefits

LOCATION: Hybrid Working. Minimum 2-3 Days per Week from the Office in Hounslow, West London

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

WORKING HOURS: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week

JOB OVERVIEW

This is an opportunity to combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership across UK applications and integrations. Working with analysts and architecture colleagues, the Senior Software Developer will help turn requirements into secure, maintainable solutions aligned with wider platform standards.

The Senior Software Developer will contribute to planning, code reviews, testing, release readiness and technical problem-solving while supporting consistent engineering practices across the team.

With scope to coach colleagues, improve tooling and strengthen development quality, the Senior Software Developer can make a visible contribution to reliable delivery and continuous improvement.

DUTIES

• Discovery and Requirements: Provide technical input during early exploration, clarify requirements with analysts and architecture colleagues, and identify UK technical considerations
• Planning and Scoping: Contribute to estimates, delivery planning, technical risk identification, dependencies and solution validation
• Software Development: Design, build and maintain secure, high-quality applications, integrations and APIs aligned with coding standards
• Technical Guidance and Code Quality: Support developers through code reviews, quality gates, problem-solving, coaching, pairing and knowledge sharing
• Global Collaboration: Work with wider engineering teams where UK changes affect shared systems, following platform standards and integration patterns
• Release and BAU Transition: Support testing, documentation, technical validation, deployment, issue resolution and post-release stabilisation
• Engineering Improvement and Governance: Improve automation, tooling, testing and code quality while following security, audit and change-control processes
• Progress and Communication: Provide clear delivery updates, elevate blockers early and contribute positively to a collaborative engineering culture

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• Strong experience in modern programming languages, frameworks and API development
• Good understanding of AWS or Azure, microservices and integration patterns
• Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines, version control and automated testing practices
• Skills in SQL, NoSQL or PostgreSQL database development and performance optimisation
• Familiarity with unit testing and integration testing approaches
• Ability to interpret architectural designs and apply technical standards to delivery
• Knowledge of secure coding principles, performance and maintainability best practice
• Strong engineering capability, attention to detail and a quality-focused approach
• Effective collaboration with developers, analysts, architects and wider technology teams
• Structured problem-solving, accountability and a continuous-improvement mindset
• Ability to mentor and support junior and intermediate developers