Senior Software Developer (GIS)

Frontier Agriculture; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agricultural company in the UK seeks a Senior Software Developer for a permanent, full-time homebased role. The ideal candidate will lead the development process and mentor junior developers while delivering effective software solutions. This position is essential as the company modernizes its technology landscape, offering opportunities for growth and professional development.

Benefits

25 days holiday + 5 optional

Dedicated Learning & Development team

Employee Assistance Program

Life Assurance scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Expert understanding of GIS principles and project-based experience.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills.
• Extensive experience in Scrum/Agile teams.

Responsibilities

• Find effective solutions to technical problems.
• Design and develop system components.
• Mentor and coach developers.

Skills

GIS principles

Documentation

Object-oriented programming

Scrum/Agile experience

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Linux command line

Tools

ArcGIS

QGIS

Job description

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We are looking for a Senior Software Developer to join the Frontier team, on a permanent, full-time basis. This is a fully homebased role but there will be a requirement to attend sites when needed.

You are an experienced developer who seeks simplicity of solutions and excellence in code. You are able to lead the work of less experienced developers (at entry and intermediate level), drive standards and manage problems. Working with other Developers, Product Managers, and Delivery Leads in Scrum teams, you will build efficient programs and systems that serve Customer needs.

At Frontier, the Technology Team strive to deliver brilliant experiences for customers and colleagues. We want to hear from passionate, enthusiastic people from any background. We work with a variety of technologies from front-end native and web applications through to the backend systems that hold our organisation together and the hardware they run on. We are a data-driven organisation. We are transforming our technology landscape and the way we work, and this is a fantastic opportunity to join a team at the start of a change journey. Join us to make a real and valuable difference as you build your career at Frontier.

The Benefits

• Opportunities for a mixture of home and site working (to be agreed with Line Manager)
• 25 days holiday per calendar year with option to purchase 5 more days
• Dedicated Learning & Development team to support you and your career
• Employee Assistance Program providing 24 hours support & advice in areas such as health and wellbeing for yourself, your family & friends (up to 5 people in total)
• Increased Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave benefits for eligible employees
• Life Assurance scheme and pension plan with employer contributions of up to 7%
• Cycle to Work Scheme, employee retail discount scheme and free eye test vouchers

About You

• Expert understanding and project-based experience of GIS principles, special data structures, and GIS software such as ArcGIS and QGIS
• Excellent documentation and communication
• Object-oriented programming (OOP)
• Extensive experience in Scrum/Agile teams
• Aptitude and passion for data structure & software application
• Ability to focus across multiple tasks & technologies in a diverse environment
• Critical thinking
• Problem solving
• CICD and Pipeline management experience desirable
• Linux command line experience

Your Role

As a Senior Software Developer, you will:

• Find effective solutions to technical problems, individual application architecture design and drive the full-stack framework forwards
• Design and develop system components to agreed standards against complex requirements
• Accurately estimate and record project effort and guide the estimation process with developers using story points
• Participate in and lead design sessions and code / peer reviews
• Perform trials, testing and quality checks to ensure applications deliver agreed business outcomes and agreed technical standards
• Identify and highlight into the planning process, activities which will reduce technical debt
• Maintain and support allocated products and applications and continually improve the performance of the software
• Build and maintain a knowledge base of agreed design and development artefacts in Frontier KB systems
• Mentor and coach developers to improve their knowledge and output
• Work with the team to evaluate and evolve the best technical setup to deliver agreed business outcomes in the context of the overall Frontier Architecture Roadmap
• Contribute to development standards and measures
• Collaborating with the team and stakeholders to build new product features
• Contribute to the design and ongoing review of team SLAs to ensure they are met

About Us

Frontier is a successful and growing business. We are the largest crop production and grain marketing company in the UK, with over 1,000 employees and a turnover of more than £1.5 billion.

With a vision to be the first-choice employer in UK agriculture, we are committed to delivering a culture where people are at the heart of our success.

Award winning for our commitment to people, we have been recognised by Great Place to Work institute since 2012 and we are proud to be ranked by them in the top 30 UK best large places to work.

Our business approach is underpinned by our core values Integrity, Customer focus and Expertise or ‘ICE’. These values support our whole philosophy and way of working and we are always looking to attract talented individuals with either industry knowledge or specialist skills that will help us deliver consistently to these values.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We have a clear commitment to equality of opportunity and diversity encouraging fairness and equality of treatment for all. As such we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

We recognise the value of a workforce in which people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to introduce fresh ideas and contribute to the business goals.

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive environment with inclusive employment policies, such as progressive flexible working and parental policies.