Senior Software Engineer

Raytheon; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Raytheon UK is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join cross-functional teams in Manchester, Gloucester or London, working fully onsite. You will design, build and deploy critical software across multiple business areas and collaborate with stakeholders and engineers.

The role offers opportunities across levels with training support; you will be part of an experienced software engineering function and contribute to milestones, with a focus on enterprise-grade web/backend systems.

Qualifications

• Full stack experience in an agile enterprise environment.
• Java development with Spring Boot.
• Front-end development with React or Vue.
• Experience with AWS or Azure.
• Docker and Kubernetes containerisation.
• Infrastructure as Code with Terraform or Ansible.
• Unit testing and test automation; Git workflows.
• Experience with data visualization techniques.

Responsibilities

• Design and build software using industry best practices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and other engineers.
• Contribute to the completion of milestones associated with your project.
• Contribute to continuous improvement within your team.
• Collaborate with your peers on technical direction within your team.

Skills

Full stack development

Agile methodologies

Collaborative teamwork

Problem solving

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

React

Vue.js

AWS

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Git

Data visualization

Job description

Raytheon UK have a full time, perm opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer to join our specialist teams in Manchester, Gloucester or London working fully onsite.

As Senior Software Engineer, you'll be part of our experienced Software Engineering function, working in a cross-functional team, delivering and deploying critical software across a variety of business areas.

We have opportunities for Software Engineers at every level within a team, so your Recruiter will discuss the great opportunities for development or challenges we offer based off your professional profile.

Due to the interesting work we do and the sector this team is working in, we require all candidates to currently hold eDV clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and build software using industry best practice
• Collaborate with stakeholders and other engineers
• Contribute to the completion of milestones associated with your project
• Contribute to continuous improvement within your team
• Collaborate with your peers on technical direction within your team

Required Experience

• Full stack experience within an agile team building enterprise grade web applications or backend services
• Java development with Spring Boot
• Front end development using modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Vue)
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure
• Containerisation and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible or equivalent)
• Unit testing and test automation
• Use of code repositories (Git), including branching strategies, pull request workflows, and merge processes
• Experience with data visualisation tools or techniques

We appreciate you may not be an expert in every area above - we can support with training and development in some areas! Please do make an application and we will identify where we can best support your growth specific to your application.