Software Engineer

TechChain Talent; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech recruitment firm in London is seeking a Software Engineer to develop software solutions and enhance existing systems. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering and 1-3 years of experience in software engineering, particularly in server-side web applications using Java. This role involves designing efficient systems and developing APIs, with a focus on scalable and robust services.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in software engineering.
• Experience developing server-side web applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop new capabilities and re-architect existing systems.
• Participate in test-driven, iterative development and reviews.
• Design middle and back-end systems efficiently.

Skills

Java

MySQL

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Object-oriented development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering or related field

Job description

We are seeking a Software Engineer to execute the full lifecycle of the product development, by programming well-designed, efficient, and testable code that meets specifications.

Responsibilities

• Develop new capabilities and re-architect parts of an existing system.
• Take part in test-driven, iterative development, prototyping, and reviews with a team of developers.
• Design and code middle and back-end in a clean and efficient way.
• Implement scalable and robust services.
• Develop external and internal APIs.
• Develop and run unit and performance tests to ensure scalability and reliability.
• Review and debug code.
• Develops documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments, and clean code to explain and show solutions.
• Determines and designs system specifications, standards, and programming to prepare and install solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Information Technology or related field
• Between 1 and 3 years of experience in software engineering
• Experience developing server-side web applications in Java
• Experience with relational (e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB)
• Proficient in object-oriented development
• Able to effectively and quickly adopt new technology