Software Engineer

Gravitee Topco Limited.; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading API management company in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join their dynamic team. You will play a crucial role in developing top-tier products, collaborating closely with a diverse team across multiple countries. Ideal candidates will have expertise in Java and TypeScript, along with strong problem-solving skills. This position offers opportunities for professional development and a vibrant company culture.

Benefits

Excellent medical coverage

15 days holiday

3 mental health days

Birthday off

Professional development allowance

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in application development.
• Fluent in modern versions of Java for backend applications.
• Experience building UI apps using TypeScript with Angular or similar frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Interact with the Product Owner to define Gravitee’s products.
• Develop end-to-end features from design to implementation.
• Participate in Tech Sprint focused on improving the existing codebase.

Skills

Java

TypeScript

Angular

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

JUnit

Job description

Join the API Revolution at Gravitee -Where Innovation Meets Growth

Since our beginnings in 2015, Gravitee has grown into a global force, recognized as a 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant™ Leader for API Management. What started with four developers challenging the complexities of APIs has evolved into a revolutionary platform powering API and event stream ecosystems worldwide. We’re driving digital transformation for top enterprises, from Michelin to Roche to Blue Yonder and beyond, offering unmatched control over APIs and event streams.

Our rapid growth and leadership in API management are fueled by our team’s commitment to excellence and our core values:

• Passion: We bring excitement to everything we do, constantly innovating to stay ahead of the curve.
• Hold Nothing Back: We go above and beyond to help customers and teammates succeed, holding ourselves to the highest standards.
• Professionalism: We believe in clear, respectful communication and prioritize the needs of our team and customers.

Join us on this journey. Be part of a team that’s redefining what’s possible in API management, and shaping the future of digital transformation. The possibilities are endless -be a part of the revolution!

THE ROLE & WHY IT EXISTS

We are expanding globally to serve the needs of our large international clients who are predominantly in banking, healthcare, insurance, and more. This is a full-time role, based in India, with the ability to work flexibly with our UK/French/US teams.

As a Software Engineer, you will be part of an engineeringteam dedicated to making Gravitee’s products best in class both in terms of features and in UX. This is a hands-on, critical role in our organisation and is highly technical. The right candidate will enjoy problem-solving with our clients in a highly specialised way. Gravitee clients are the end-users of our platforms and are as technical as you are!

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Interact with the Product Owner to help define the future of Gravitee’s products
• Develop new end-to-end features: from design to implementation (develop and integrate APIs and the front-end interfaces and visualisations they power to deliver product features)
• Work with other team members to develop and maintain new features
• Participate in Tech Sprint during which the focus is on improving the existing codebase
• Share your (tech and non-tech) knowledge during our internal Gravitee TechTalk
• Prioritising issues and giving our customers (both internal and external), located in multiple countries and time zones, the level of duty and care they need to help implement our platform in their environments
• Creating knowledge articles to complete our documentation and enabling customers to better understand product use cases
• Being innovative within the team and with customers to help improve processes and tools
• Assist the support team to help customers have the best experience possible with our products

WHO YOU ARE

The right candidate will possess at least the following skills:

• 5+ years of professional experience in application development
• You are fluent with modern versions of Java and have used it in wide backend applications
• You already have successfully built a UI app using TypeScript with Angular or another modern web framework
• You understand the value of writing automated tests to prevent regression bugs
• You like sharing knowledge, and continuous learning is important to you
• You are curious about and want to be part of all aspects of a project, like CI, dependency management, and vulnerability management
• You are patient, resilient and have great problem-solving skills
• You possess great attention to detail and provide accurate solutions to internal and external stakeholders

ESSENTIAL TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Backend Skills: Java 17, Spring (Data, Security etc.)
• Database knowledge: JPA, JDBC, Spring Data
• Testing: JUnit 5
• Frontend Skills: Angular 17
• Relational Databases (Tools): MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL or something equivalent
• Messaging: Kafka, JMS, RabbitMQ, Solace, MQTT or something equivalent
• Continuous Integration and Deployment: CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, ArgoCD
• Build Automation Tools: Maven, Yarn

DESIRED SKILLS

Additionally, these skills are not required, but preferable:

• Testing: Cypress, Jest
• Backend: Liquibase, Vertx, RXJava
• Frontend Skills: Cypress, Jest, Angular Material Harness, Storybook
• NoSQL Databases (Tools): ElasticSearch, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis
• Messaging: Kafka, JMS, RabbitMQ, Solace, MQTT or something equivalent
• Cloud: Azure
• Metrics and Tracing: Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTracing, Jaeger

AT GRAVITEE YOU'LL GET

• Excellent medical coverage to keep your body and mind healthy
• 15 days holiday/vacation in addition to in-country national holidays as well
• 3 mental health days per year with an allowance toward a mood-boosting activity of your choice
• Birthday off to celebrate your day
• Learn and grow with our professional development allowance to be used to benefit your career
• Quarterly outings and an annual offsites in exciting locations
• Ability to work for one of the fastest-growing companies and alongside some of the most talented people in the API technology sector
• A meaningful, progressive, global company culture that is as fun as it is hardworking
• Endless growth opportunities

At Gravitee, no employee or applicant will be treated less favourably on the grounds of their sex, marital status, race, colour, nationality or ethnic or national origin, disability, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, or religion or belief.