Software Engineer

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

Job summary

A leading technology firm in London is seeking a Software Engineer to develop new capabilities and maintain existing systems. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering and 1-3 years of experience in developing server-side applications, particularly in Java. Responsibilities include designing robust services, implementing APIs, and ensuring code quality through testing. This role offers a dynamic work environment with collaborative teams.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Develop new capabilities and re-architect parts of existing systems.
• Implement scalable and robust services.
• Develop external and internal APIs.
• Create documentation and code comments to explain solutions.

Skills

Java

Relational databases

NoSQL databases

Object-oriented development

Adaptability to new technology

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