Software Engineer

BJSS; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Cardiff seeks a Software Engineer to develop complex applications and prototypes across various technologies. Ideal candidates will possess strong engineering skills, knowledge in Agile environments, and familiarity with languages like Java and Python. The role offers a hybrid working model and numerous benefits, including flexible benefits allowance, health plans, and training opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible benefits allowance

Industry leading health and wellbeing plan

Life Assurance (4 x annual salary)

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Hybrid working

Discounts from retail brands

Industry-leading referral scheme

Flexible holiday buy/sell option

Electric vehicle scheme

Training opportunities and incentives

Opportunities to get involved with community projects

Busy social calendar

GymFlex gym membership programme

Qualifications

• Enjoys the challenge of building complex software solutions.
• Wants to work across various tech environments.
• Keen to learn new technologies and languages.

Responsibilities

• Engineering software solutions with prototypes and applications.
• Producing rich front-end UI and efficient services.
• Automating application deployment and management.

Skills

Engineering complex software solutions

Building systems with stability and security

Agile methodology knowledge

Software design skills

Familiarity with languages like Java, Python, JavaScript

Using CI/CD and build pipelines

Tools

.Net

Spring/Spring Boot

React

Angular

Vue

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS

Azure

GCP

Git

Job description

Overview

About the Role We love to experiment with the latest tools, technologies and techniques to improve how we deliver our solutions and as a software engineer you can expect to be involved in:

• Engineering software solutions - working with prototypes and proof of concepts and developing fully functioning applications based on frameworks such as .Net and Spring/Spring Boot, and using languages including Java, Scala, JavaScript, Python, C# and Go.
• Producing rich front-end UI and efficient services with technologies like React, Angular and Vue.
• The automation of environmental and application deployment, scaling, and management using Kubernetes, Terraform, both in the cloud (AWS, Azure or GCP) or on-premise.

Qualifications

• You're an engineer at heart and enjoy the challenge of building complex software solutions.
• You want to work across a range of tech environments.
• Your priorities will be building new systems and improving stability, security and efficiency.
• You're keen to learn new technologies and languages.
• You're comfortable operating in an Agile environment with a good working knowledge in areas such as CI/CD, build pipelines, testing and architecture.
• You have a good understanding of computing fundamentals (e.g. logic, data structures, algorithms, low-level architecture, networks stack) along with strong software design skills, including OO, and knowledge of version control systems such as Git.
• You love nothing more than grabbing a pen and whiteboarding the next challenge.

Perks & Benefits

• Flexible benefits allowance – you choose how to spend your allowance (additional pension contributions, healthcare, dental and more).
• Industry leading health and wellbeing plan - we partner with several wellbeing support functions to cater to each individual's need, including 24/7 GP services, mental health support, and other.
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Hybrid working - not fully remote; split your time between the office, client site and WFH with flexibility.
• Discounts – preferred rates from dozens of retail, lifestyle, and utility brands.
• Industry-leading referral scheme with no limits on the number of referrals.
• Flexible holiday buy/sell option.
• Electric vehicle scheme.
• Training opportunities and incentives – support for professional certifications across engineering and non-engineering roles, including unlimited access to O’Reilly.
• Giving back – opportunities to get involved nationally and regionally with partnerships to bring diverse talent into tech.
• Squad-based growth – you will become part of a squad with people from different areas within the business who will help you grow at BJSS.
• Busy social calendar – quarterly town halls, squad nights out, weekends away with families included, and office get-togethers.
• GymFlex gym membership programme.