Senior Software Engineer

Prattwhitney; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

25 days holiday plus public holidays

Company bonus scheme

Flexible Benefits scheme

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Flexible working culture

Paid volunteering days

Job summary

Prattwhitney has a permanent opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer in Manchester. In this role, you'll work in a cross-functional team, delivering critical software across various business areas. You should have full-stack experience, Java skills with Spring Boot, and familiarity with cloud platforms.

The position offers a range of benefits, including a contributory pension scheme, life assurance, flexible working culture, and generous holiday allowances.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Experience with data visualisation tools or techniques.

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.

Skills

Full stack experience

Java development with Spring Boot

Front-end development with JavaScript frameworks

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure)

Containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)

Unit testing and test automation

Use of code repositories (Git)

Experience with data visualisation tools

Job description

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

As a 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.

All candidates must currently hold eDV clearance due to the nature of our work and the sector we operate in.

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.

Benefits & Work Culture

• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution).
• Life Assurance with pension.
• 25 days holiday (increasing with service) + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days.
• Company bonus scheme (discretionary).
• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Enhanced family‑friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave.
• 37‑hour working week with early Friday finish at 1:30pm.
• Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.
• Flexible working culture focused on output.

Equal Employment Opportunity

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.