Software Engineer

Gemba Advantage; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that values its people and prioritizes their needs. As a Software Engineer, you will be part of an agile delivery team, developing high-impact software solutions that meet the evolving needs of customers in the public sector. With a focus on modern technologies, including Java, TypeScript, and cloud solutions, this role offers the opportunity to work on meaningful projects that contribute to social good. Gemba Advantage fosters a collaborative environment, emphasizing teamwork and customer-centric values. If you're passionate about technology and eager to learn, this is the perfect opportunity for you to grow and make a difference.

Benefits

Flexible pensions

Private medical insurance

Comprehensive salary package

Culture of celebrating success

Qualifications

• Active DV or SC security clearance is essential.
• Experience with modern technologies and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop components of complex systems using various technologies.
• Collaborate with customers to deliver high-impact software.

Skills

Java

TypeScript

Python

Go

React

Angular

CI/CD pipelines

NiFi

Hadoop

Spark

AWS

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Docker

DevOps methodologies

Database technologies

Elasticsearch

MongoDB

Job description

Software Engineer

Application Deadline: 17 January 2025

Department: Software Engineering

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: London (Hybrid)

Compensation: £40,000 - £95,000 / year

Description

Please note: For this role it is essential that you hold an active, or recently active (within the last 12 months), DV clearance, or an active SC clearance.

Gemba Advantage is a collection of extraordinary individuals who are committed to delivering the best value to our customers. We design and build user centric, cloud native products and services that are secure, scalable and sustainable. Operating predominantly within the public sector, we focus our efforts on improving the working lives of organisations doing social good across the UK.

Who are we hiring?

We are currently looking for an experienced software engineer with an active, or recently active, DV or SC security clearance to join one of our delivery teams working with customers based in central London.

Your role at Gemba:

You will work as part of our agile delivery team, partnering closely with our customers, to deliver high-impact software that meets their ever-changing digital transformation needs. You will be responsible for the development of components of complex systems, using a variety of modern technologies and best practices to help produce reliable, secure, and scalable solutions.

Your skills and experience:

We are open to the technical background you may come from, and are most excited by candidates who are passionate about learning new things. At Gemba we work with technologies such as:

• High-level solution languages such as Java, TypeScript, Python, and Go
• Web libraries and frameworks such as React and Angular
• Designing, building, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Big data technologies, such as NiFi, Hadoop, Spark
• Cloud and containerization technologies such as AWS, OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker
• DevOps methodologies, such as infrastructure as code and GitOps
• Database technologies, e.g. relational databases, Elasticsearch, Mongo

Why join Gemba?

Gemba is built upon four core values that we believe make Gemba a great place to work!

• Our people are our most important asset and we prioritise their needs accordingly
• We succeed and fail as a team not as individuals.
• We do the right thing and we do the thing right.
• We maintain an overwhelming focus on the customers’ needs.

Away from our values, Gemba offers an excellent and comprehensive package to our Gembans, including great salaries, meaningful perks, a culture of truly rewarding and celebrating success, amongst many other core benefits like flexible pensions and PMI.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we recognise, and studies confirm, that often underrepresented candidates in the workplace are less likely to apply to roles unless they meet all skills and experience of the position.

At Gemba we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, therefore we make sure that our recruitment and selection processes never discriminate based upon age, race, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, or pregnancy, and actively welcome applications from all groups.