Naimuri - Software Engineer - Manchester

We are seeking a talented and passionate Full Stack Software Engineer to join either a software delivery team which is already supporting, or about to start supporting projects initially within the Defence sector, but with opportunities to work in other sectors in the future. What You'll Do:

• Support the development of application functionality and features.
• Write clean, well-documented, and testable code, adhering to best practices and coding standards.
• Implement and maintain unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure application quality and reliability.
• Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback and ensuring code quality.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies, frameworks, and best practices.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes and tools., Our Head Office is based in Salford Quays, Manchester, with satellite offices in London and Cheltenham. We offer hybrid working where you can work from home for part of your working week with time on site being based on the needs of your assigned delivery and agreed Ways of Working for your team.
  
  We would expect that the successful candidate would be working an average of 3 days a week in the office or customer site.
  Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven professional experience as a Software Engineer or similar role (2+ years.)
• Previous demonstrable experience in delivery through Agile methodologies.
• Experience with JavaScript (ES6+), Type Script.
• Experience of full stack development.
• Proficiency with version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Awareness of software development best practices, including testing, debugging, and performance optimization.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

It would be advantageous if you also had :

• Prior experience working in the Defence domain.
• Awareness of Secure by Design (SbD) principles (ie/ JSP 440/604).
• Familiarity with AWS.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG).
• Experience with React.
• Experience with Express.
• Experience with the Elastic stack.
• Experience with graph databases.
• Experience of e2e testing using Cypress or Playwright.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Kubernetes and Docker.
  We can offer you the chance to help make the UK a safer place through innovation, working in partnership with government, defence, and law enforcement organisations on some of the most challenging data and technology problems out there., We've been around for about ten years and grown from being a little-known tech start-up to creating our own community at the heart of the thriving and diverse tech and digital ecosystem of Greater Manchester.

Our name Naimuri is Japanese and simply means… 'nai' meaning 'not' 'muri' meaning 'overburden' These principles apply to every aspect of an organisation from technology, process and infrastructure, through to people, culture and leadership. This means that we empower our teams to do what they think is the right thing, giving them the skills and confidence to explore new ways of working, and to create a bias-free environment, where all our people feel comfortable collaborating to deliver the finest ideas and solutions in an agile environment.

Our business is focused on 4 cornerstones, which shape and underpin the way in which we go about work and treat each other. These are:
Wellbeing, Empowerment, Perpetual Edge and Delivery. People and culture are at the heart of Naimuri, so that collectively, we can realise our mission of 'making the UK a safer place to be'.

Naimuri pays competitively within the industry based on your role's…