Senior Software Development Engineer

HKT; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in London is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to implement enterprise-grade solutions and integrate with critical systems. The role involves interacting with global users, developing scalable systems, and ensuring technical documentation is prepared. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and significant experience, particularly in technologies such as J2EE, Spring boot, and PHP.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in system design and software development.
• Strong ability to design pragmatic solutions according to complex business requirements.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum development methodology preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interact with users to understand business requirements and design IT solutions.
• Develop high quality, scalable in-house systems and perform application tuning.
• Prepare business and technical documentation on IT solutions.

Skills

J2EE

Spring boot

Hibernate

PHP

JUnit

Mockito

Maven

Git

CI/CD pipeline

Linux

RESTful API

Swagger

JSON

Web technologies

Relational database

Object-oriented design

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Tools

JUnit

Mockito

Maven

Git

Linux

Swagger

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Location:

London, United Kingdom

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Posted:

02.06.2025

Expiry Date:

17.07.2025

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Job Description:

Position Location: London, United Kingdom

This is a Full-time position with a Hybrid working model

Role Overview

As a Senior Software Development Engineer, you will have the opportunities to implement an enterprise graded business solution and provide the capabilities to integrate with variousbusiness critical systems/applications for both internal and external parties in the Agile workingenvironment. Besides, you will also help to prepare the technical documentation, testing, andresolve technical issues.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Interact with users globally to understand the business requirements and design adequate IT solutions
• Develop high quality, robust and scalable in-house systems, perform application tuning and offer UAT support
• Prepare business and technical documentation on IT solutions and design
• Provide application training and technical support to users
• Assist to evaluate open-source or vendor software solutions and do Proof-of-Concept to verify applicability when needed

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related disciplines
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in system design and system/software development
• Strong ability to design and implement pragmatic solutions according to complex business requirements
• Hands on experience in:
• J2EE, Spring boot, Hibernate and PHP
• JUnit, Mockito, JMockit or any other tools that are used to create automated Unit Test
• Maven, Git, CI/CD pipeline, and Linux
• RESTful API, Swagger, JSON, JWT and OpenID Connect/OAuth2/SAML2
• Web technologies, such as AngularJS, ReactJS, HTML5, CSS3, and etc.
• Relational database, such as MySQL, and schema design
• In-depth knowledge of object-oriented design, SOLID principles, distributed system design and software design patterns
• Experience in developing a multi-tier architecture system
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Self-Motivated and a good team player
• Effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous exposure in SOA, Micro services or using API Management tools
• Experience in using Cloud platform (e.g. Azure, AWS, GCP, etc.)
• Experience in Test Driven Development (i.e. TDD)
• Experience in Agile/Scrum development methodology