Software Engineer - Craft-Driven Consultancy with Share Options

Opencast | B Corp™; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

7% employer pension contribution

Share options

Discretionary bonus

25 days’ holiday

3 life happens days

Wellbeing support

Professional development

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Opencast, a UK-based consultancy, seeks software developers who value craft, TDD, and thoughtful problem-solving. You will join a team that pairs frequently, embraces XP practices, and works across client sites in the UK, with hybrid working options.

Active SC clearance or eligibility is required, with travel across the UK as part of the role. You will contribute to delivering robust software, collaborate with stakeholders, and help clients improve ways of working from discovery to live

Qualifications

• Experience delivering software in complex environments.
• Ability to lead refinement through to completion of user stories.
• Ability to collaborate to deliver a strong testing approach.
• Willingness to pair program and mob
• Excellent stakeholder communication to shape solutions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality software in collaborative environments.
• Lead the implementation of user stories from refinement to completion.
• Promote and practice shared testing approaches and TDD.
• Pair programming and mobbing to improve outcomes and knowledge sharing.
• Build strong relationships with clients and stakeholders to shape solutions.

Skills

Backlog management

User stories

Testing approach

Pair programming

Stakeholder communication

Adaptability

Resilience

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Job description

Opencast, a UK-based consultancy, seeks software developers who value craft, TDD, and thoughtful problem-solving. You will join a team that pairs frequently, embraces XP practices, and works across client sites in the UK, with hybrid working options.

Active SC clearance or eligibility is required, with travel across the UK as part of the role. You will contribute to delivering robust software, collaborate with stakeholders, and help clients improve ways of working from discovery to live