Software Engineer

Jobtailor; Knutsford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks an experienced software engineer to design, develop and improve robust software solutions in a collaborative, product-driven environment.

You will work with product managers and designers, implement secure coding practices, and contribute to technical excellence through hands-on full-stack development using Java (Spring Boot) and frontend frameworks such as React or Angular. You will emphasize testing, observability, and mentoring others to raise engineering quality.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge and hands-on coding with Java (Spring Boot).
• Experience with REST APIs and software architecture.
• Strong regard for secure coding practices and testing.
• Hands-on full-stack development with React/Angular.
• Experience in logging, observability and reliability (ELK).
• Knowledge of systems architectures and infrastructure best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and improve software solutions.
• Collaborate with product managers and designers.
• Implement effective unit testing practices.
• Adhere to secure coding practices.
• Stay informed of industry technology trends and contribute to technical excellence.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Full-stack development

React

Angular

Security best practices

Unit testing

Observability

Mentoring

Architecture design

Tools

ELK Stack

Job description

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and improve software solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers and designers.
• Implement effective unit testing practices.
• Adhere to secure coding practices.
• Stay informed of industry technology trends and contribute to technical excellence.

Requirements

• Excellent knowledge, understanding and active hands-on coding ability of Java (Spring Boot, REST APIs)
• Expertise in software code architecture, design patterns, and secure coding best practices.
• Good communication, feature team leadership and mentoring skills.
• Hands-on full-stack development experience with UI knowledge (React, Angular).
• Experience in logging, observability, reliability (e.g. ELK dashboards).
• Knowledge of systems architectures and infrastructure best practices.