Software Engineer

Creditsafe; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established tech firm based in Cardiff is seeking a Senior NodeJS Developer to help develop new applications and support existing ones, as they transition to a cloud-based platform. The ideal candidate will possess expert knowledge in NodeJS and have experience with Agile methodologies. Benefits include a competitive salary, hybrid working model, and numerous career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Company Laptop supplied

Bonus Scheme

25 Days Annual Leave (plus bank holidays)

Hybrid working model

Healthcare & Company Pension

Cycle to work and Wellbeing Programme

Global Company gatherings and events

E-learning and excellent career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving skills and adaptability in using various technologies.
• Experience in developing enterprise-grade products with a focus on scalability and security.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and maintain web applications and backend services.
• Collaborate to test and develop solutions.
• Support existing software and data infrastructure.
• Document new processes and products for knowledge sharing.
• Implement CI/CD practices for rapid software delivery.
• Track work using Agile tools such as Azure DevOps.

Skills

Expert Knowledge of Node.JS

Experience of RESTFul API design and development

Designing and building microservices

Experience in the Public Cloud Platforms, AWS

Cloud Based Database Systems (DynamoDb, Aurora, MySQL)

Knowledge and experience of Agile development methodologies

Advanced understanding of GIT, CI/CD pipelines, AzureDevOps

Well versed with programming tools like VS Code

Job description

We are currently looking for a Software Engineer to join the team in Cardiff.

JOB PROFILE

We are looking for a new senior NodeJS developer who will work to develop new greenfield applications and also to support existing applications along with assisting Creditsafe in their transformation to a new cloud based web and API platform. The team uses Agile methodologies (Scrum and Kanban) to deliver products and services efficiently and to high standard. The successful candidate will be a skilled and enthusiastic developer that prides themselves on delivering quality software whilst also having a passion for mentoring other developers within the team. Possessing excellent problem solving skills the successful candidate will be adaptable in using different technologies across different IDE’s and public cloud platforms. Data is at the core of the Creditsafe business so it’s imperative that Creditsafe developers are passionate about building scalable solutions to help deliver productized solutions that surface this data.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES

• Play a hands-on role as part of a Scrum or Kanban team to design, develop, test and maintain high quality web applications and backend services that fulfil business needs.
• Working collaboratively to design, develop and test solutions.
• Help support the team in maintaining existing software and data infrastructure.
• Write documentation of new processes and products to facilitate knowledge sharing.
• Strong focus on quality. Define and execute practices such as continuous integration and test-driven development to enable the rapid delivery of working software.
• Managing, tracking and updating any work done within agile software development tools such as Azure DevOps.
• The responsibilities detailed above are not exhaustive and you may be requested to take on additional responsibilities deemed as reasonable by their direct line manager.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Expert Knowledge of Node.JS
• Experience of RESTFul API design and development.
• Designing and building microservices.
• Experience in the Public Cloud Platforms, AWS.
• Cloud Based Database Systems. DynamoDb, Aurora, MySQL.
• Knowledge and experience of Agile development methodologies.
• Advanced understanding of GIT, CI/CD pipelines and AzureDevOps.
• Well versed with programming tools like VS Code or other code editors.
• Development experience enterprise grade products – scalability, performance, security, testing.

Desirable:

• Python or C# is desirable.
• Modern JavaScript front-end frameworks such as React, Angular or Vue is useful, though not essential.
• Terraform templates, swagger.

BENEFITS

• Competitive Salary.
• Company Laptop supplied.
• Bonus Scheme.
• 25 Days Annual Leave (plus bank holidays).
• Hybrid working model.
• Healthcare & Company Pension.
• Cycle to work and Wellbeing Programme.
• Global Company gatherings and events.
• E-learning and excellent career progression opportunities.
• Plus more that can be found on the benefits section on the Careers page, https://careers.creditsafe.com/gb/