Senior Software Engineer

Requirements

• You must have deep experience writing object-oriented back-end code, ideally with expertise in Java
• You’ll have a good understanding of software fundamentals, including data types, threading, memory management, and debugging techniques
• Your strength lies in communication, promoting agile practices, and championing high-quality engineering. Your toolkit will include knowledge and experience of design patterns and techniques such as Test-Driven Development. You’ll understand the importance of managing technical debt and have previous experience of doing this effectively
• You’ll be delivery-focused and comfortable in both technical and business conversations
• You’ll be a passionate technologist, able to demonstrate how you’ve picked up various technologies quickly and turned your hand to what’s needed in an evolving and innovative environment
• You’ll be inquisitive, a great problem solver, and a self-starter. You’re not afraid to ask questions to make sure you’re clear on what’s needed
• Backend coding (ideally a depth in Java)
• Object-Oriented Design
• Problem solving and debugging
• Application and solution design
• Clean Coding practices and appreciation of design patterns
• Excellent communication skills with some leadership experience or potential
• (Desirable) Test Driven Development
• (Desirable) Test automation
• (Desirable) Asynchronous communication patterns
• (Desirable) Domain Driven Design – Strategic and Tactical
• (Desirable) Microservice architectures
• (Desirable) Spring Boot
• (Desirable) Apache Kafka
• (Desirable) Docker based container development and deployment on Kubernetes
• (Desirable) Cloud Computing (ideally Google Cloud Platform)
• We know that great talent comes from many backgrounds. Whilst this job advert may reference specific years of experience, we recognise that skills are developed in many ways, so if you have relevant, transferable experience, we encourage you to apply

• As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll play a key role in transforming our Core Banking Platform by leveraging modern technologies and innovative approaches such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and microservices-based architecture
• You’ll bring modern software engineering experience and ways of working, and will likely have some technical leadership experience that you’ll be keen to build on
• You’ll be an active contributor to the code base, while also being able to operate at a higher level when needed, joining conversations with architects and other functions to help design the software appropriately