Senior Software Engineer – Hybrid, UK Clearance

1120 NG UK Limited.; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible, hybrid work options

Compressed schedule with every other -

Private health care

Career development opportunities

Performance bonuses

Job summary

Northrop Grumman UK in Manchester is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain critical infrastructure. You will lead hands-on development across backend and frontend stacks, contribute to the codebase, and mentor a team in an Agile setting.

You will work on a variety of challenging projects, participate in CI/CD pipelines, and contribute to demonstrations for customers. A strong leadership mindset and the ability to navigate complex requirements are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Software Engineer with hands-on development across backend and frontend stacks.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, containerisation, deployment technologies & cloud platforms (Jenkins, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS).
• Understanding of database technologies such as SQL, Elasticsearch or MongoDB.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on development and contribute to the codebase including peer reviews.
• Design software features to realise the product roadmap and explain design choices.
• Break down large tasks into well-defined items in an Agile environment.
• Support setup and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines.
• Demonstrate development work to internal and external customers.

Skills

Backend development

Frontend development

CI/CD & cloud platforms

Database knowledge

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

Maven

Python

JavaScript

React

TypeScript

NPM

Jenkins

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

SQL

Elasticsearch

MongoDB

Job description

Northrop Grumman UK in Manchester is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain critical infrastructure. You will lead hands-on development across backend and frontend stacks, contribute to the codebase, and mentor a team in an Agile setting.

You will work on a variety of challenging projects, participate in CI/CD pipelines, and contribute to demonstrations for customers. A strong leadership mindset and the ability to navigate complex requirements are essential.