Senior Software Engineer

Kier Group; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group, based in Exeter, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Development team. Hybrid role with Exeter and remote options. 42.5 hours/week.

Starting salary from £50,000 per year. You will design, implement and maintain backend systems and geospatial data solutions, collaborating with stakeholders to deliver robust software. The role emphasizes ownership from requirements through delivery, working with large datasets, and improving existing services for reliability and

Qualifications

• Ability to independently take ownership of technical work from requirements through delivery.
• Experience with SQL and designing relational database schemas and data models.
• Proficiency in Python for backend applications and services in production.
• Experience consuming or developing REST APIs and integrating with services.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of projects from requirements to delivery.
• Develop and maintain backend applications and automation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define and implement solutions.
• Design and evolve database schemas and data models.
• Maintain and improve production services for reliability.

Skills

SQL

Python

REST APIs

Geospatial data

Data processing

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team based in Exeter. Kier Design are a highly regarded Tier 1 Contractor, with a 750 plus strong design consultancy team, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor.

Location

Exeter / remote

Hours

42.5 per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

Salary

starting from £50,000 per year

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role

Are you…

• Able to independently take ownership of technical work from initial requirements through design, implementation, testing and delivery
• Experienced with SQL and designing relational database schemas, relationships, constraints and data models
• Proficient in Python with experience developing backend applications, services, integrations or automation in production environments
• Comfortable working with complex datasets, making decisions around how data should be structured, validated, transformed and maintained
• Experienced in consuming or developing REST APIs and integrating software with internal or third-party services

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll be working within the Development team, supporting them in delivering technical solutions and maintaining operational services.

You’ll have the autonomy to take ownership of projects from initial requirements right through to delivery, working collaboratively with stakeholders to design and implement solutions that make a real difference. Much of the work involves large and complex geographic datasets, so you’ll need to be comfortable working with both data and software, making key decisions around data models, database design and system architecture. You’ll also play an important role in maintaining and improving existing production services, ensuring they remain reliable and efficient.

Your Day To Day Will Include

• Taking ownership of technical workstreams from initial requirement through solution design, development, testing and implementation
• Designing, developing and maintaining backend applications, automation and geospatial data-processing solutions
• Working with stakeholders to understand requirements and recommend appropriate technical solutions
• Designing and evolving database schemas, data models and supporting processes
• Investigating and resolving complex technical issues affecting live services, implementing sustainable fixes

Rewards And Benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier