Senior Software Engineer – Tech Group - FTC [UK]

Spyro Soft; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in Greater London seeks a passionate Senior Software Engineer to work with media clients. The successful applicant will be experienced in Java and cloud-native development, particularly within AWS. You will lead the design of high-quality software solutions while collaborating closely with a team. This is a hybrid role with a competitive benefits package including 25 days holiday and a 10% pension contribution.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private medical insurance

Pension contribution of 10%

Life assurance (5 x salary)

Sick leave allowance

Cycle-to-work scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer focused on media-related projects.
• Expertise in building cloud-native systems, preferably with AWS.
• Experience with test-driven development (TDD) and behavior-driven development (BDD).

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of high-quality software solutions.
• Collaborate with Principle Engineers to define best practices.
• Mentor junior team members and perform code reviews.

Skills

Java

AWS

TDD

BDD

CI/CD

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Education

Degree in Computer Science or similar

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Location

• London
• Hybrid – 1-2 days a week in the office
• eligibility to work in the UK

Role Overview

We are looking for a passionate Senior Software Engineer who lives and breathes Java development to join us working with our media client. You will make a key contribution to the entire development lifecycle including new writing features, fixing bugs and performing code reviews.

You will have the opportunity to lead the design and development of high quality software solutions and tools to meet business needs, collaborate with Principle Engineers and Architects to define best practices, write clean/efficient code following good design patterns, lead research activities such as technical spikes, lead troubleshooting and issue resolution activities, follow automated test-driven techniques to ensure high code quality and participate in pair programming and reviews whilst coaching/mentoring junior members of the team.

The successful application will have expertise in a mainstream object-orientated programming language preferably Java, experience of building cloud native resilient and scalable systems ideally AWS cloud services like Lambda, S3 and Step functions, experience of following TDD and BDD development practices and have good working knowledge of continuous integration pipelines including deploying systems to Production environments.

Key Skills and Responsibilities

• have extensive experience of a mainstream object orientated language ideally Java
• have experience working in cloud resilient and cloud based infrastructure – ideally AWS Lambda, S3 and Step functions
• be comfortable following test driven development practices such as TDD and BDD
• have developed CI pipelines
• be confident deploying code to production systems
• be an excellent communicator and enjoy team collaboration
• some experience in AWS CDK (desired)
• have solid understanding of software development principles, best practices and Agile methods (desired)
• have developed non-functional concerns e.g. integration with monitoring/alerting tools, security tools and practice (desired)
• have a strong willingness to learn and be a keen team player
• have experience of writing and taking responsibility for technical documentation

Tools and Technology

• Java (or object orientated equivalent e.g. C#, Python)
• AWS
• CI/CD
• TDD/BDD
• Jira
• Confluence

Experience

• A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field or similar work-based experience.
• Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer ideally with a focus on media-related projects.
• Very good working knowledge of standard software development frameworks, techniques and methodologies.
• Experience with providing coaching and mentoring
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team, contributing to the development of business scenarios.
• Knowledge of software development tools and technologies.
• You are flexible and curious in your approach
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Benefits

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays plus birthday paid each year
• Sick leave following probation (20 days per each rolling period each year)
• Pension contribution is 10% employer from qualifying earnings following auto enrolment after 3 months service
• Private medical insurance via Vitality after 6 months of service
• Life assurance (5 x salary) after 6 months service
• Access to a free Eye voucher with Specsavers and a Flu vaccination with Boots
• Access to the cycle-to-work scheme
• Enhanced parental leave

Additional information

Duration of the contract: initially 6 months with the possibility of extension – contract FTC (full-time).

Application Process

In addition to our standard recruitment process (see below) you will be invited to a final online face-to-face meeting with our client, for you to meet them and learn more about the role.