Software Engineer

Cathcart Associates Group Ltd; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech for good organization in Edinburgh is seeking Software Engineers to join their hybrid team. You will work with modern technologies like Java, SpringBoot, and Reactjs, focusing on collaborative development and best practices. The role offers a salary between £45k and £75k with an excellent benefits package. They're looking for engineers with experience in TDD and Microservices who value quality code.

Benefits

Private healthcare

15% pension

Strong annual bonus

28 days holiday + bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience with Java, ideally SpringBoot is required.
• Background in Test Driven Development and Microservices is needed.
• Strong front-end development skills in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Work on a business critical platform used by many.
• Follow best practices in software development and testing.
• Collaborate with other engineers in an Agile team setting.

Skills

Java

Microservices

Test Driven Development

Front end Development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)

Tools

PostgreSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Reactjs + TypeScript

Job description

Overview

A ‘Tech for good‘ organisation based in Edinburgh is looking for a couple of Software Engineers, with good experience using Java and JavaScript (ideally Reactjs) to join their hybrid team. Work with modern technologies, in a great culture, with amazing benefits.

They’ve been operating very successfully for several years now and they offer an award winning service that helps thousands of people every day. This is a great opportunity to work on a series of products that benefits so many throughout the UK. They’ve also experienced consistent year on year growth, both in their customer base and their employee headcount, and they have an ambitious roadmap for the years ahead.

Team and Tech

You’d be joining one of their Agile squads, consisting of roughly five Software Engineers that’s rich with experience (it’s a great learning environment). You’ll be working directly on a business critical platform that’s highly used. They do have multiple squads based out of this location too, so there’s lots of opportunity for a varied workload, and a chance to pick up different tools and technologies.

They work with a really modern tech stack; Java, SpringBoot, PostgreSQL, Microservices, Kubernetes, Kafka, AWS and Reactjs + TypeScript. Although experience with all of this is great, the organisation is more interested in collaborative Engineers who can bring strong soft skills to the team, so have some flexibility around tech.

Practices and Requirements

Additionally, they place a really big emphasis on following best practices and software fundamentals and are looking for Engineers that have worked in a similar environment. They’re also very focused on testing, where you’ll regularly follow TDD, so they’re looking for Engineers who value and understand the importance of quality code.

Ideal Experience

You’ll ideally have experience with most of the following;

• Java (ideally SpringBoot)
• Microservices
• Test Driven Development
• Front end Development (HTML, CSS and JavaScript)
• Working with Databases (ideally PostgreSQL)

Experience with the following is highly desirable;

• DevOps; Docker and Kubernetes
• Cloud Services (AWS, Azure, GCP, OpenShift)
• Reactjs + TypeScript

Opportunity and Benefits

This opportunity would be ideal for an ambitious Software Engineer that is looking for a collaborative team, that are committing to using modern technologies and best practices.

Location and Working Arrangements

Their offices are based just on the outskirts of Edinburgh, just walking distance from a tram stop, train station and they have free parking available onsite. They do support hybrid working here, where you’ll be expected onsite three days per week, for collaboration time with the team.

Compensation and Benefits

In return they’re able to offer a salary from £45k to £75k based on experience with a strong benefits package to match, which includes (35 hour working week, Private healthcare, 15% pension, strong annual bonus, 28 days holiday + bank and much more).

How to Apply

If you’re keen to find out more, please apply or drop Doug Paget a message via linkedin for an informal chat.