Software Developer

Job Description: Software Developer

We are looking for a talented software developer/engineer to join our friendly, experienced team. As a development team, we work closely together, participating in pair-programming, planning, architecting as a team, and peer reviewing each other’s work. We have fun while we work and are passionate about technology.

We operate in an agile way, using the Scrum framework to regularly deliver value to our customers. The development team works directly with product owners to prepare work for sprints, cooperates with our customer-facing colleagues to give our users the best possible experience, and collaborates with our ops team to ensure our applications are stable and running well.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineering Principles: Demonstrate a strong understanding of software engineering principles, modern programming languages, and frameworks, including object-oriented programming and MVC architecture.

• Product Enhancements: Develop and peer review product enhancements.

• Issue Resolution: Diagnose, investigate, and resolve bugs.

• Agile Participation: Participate fully in Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, demos, and retrospectives.

• Collaboration: Work closely with both technical and non-technical colleagues.

• Mentorship: Guide and mentor less experienced members of the team where necessary.

• Continuous Improvement: Drive improvements to working practices by keeping up to date with the latest trends and technologies.

Technical Skills and Experience

It is likely that the suitable candidate will have at least two years of commercial experience in a software development role, alongside experience in the following areas:

• Spring frameworks and Spring Boot

• JavaScript

• Database management (ideally MSSQL)

• Version control tools such as SVN and Git

• Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

• Data formats including JSON and XML

• Testing frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito

• MVC and Object-Oriented architecture

Technical skills and experience are only part of your story. Our culture is built on how we work together to solve problems. We are looking for someone who can answer "yes" to the following:

• Do you take pride in your work and are you ready to bring your experience to the team?

• Are you comfortable with giving and receiving feedback, and able to self-manage?

• Do you have a track record of good self-organisation, communication, and a flexible approach to work?

• Are you keen to learn new technologies and skills, and to mentor and contribute to the development of others?

• Are you willing to learn and be self-reflective?

We use AI tools internally and externally as part of our work, and we know many candidates will use them too. When used well, AI can be a helpful support to, but not a replacement for, human thinking, creativity, or judgement. We strongly encourage applicants to ensure their applications authentically reflect their own experience and capability. Our recruitment decisions are always made by people. If you choose to use AI tools for formatting or assistance, please use them ethically and responsibly, make it clear how and where you have used them, and take care to review and personalise your application accordingly.

Hours and Location

This is a permanent, full-time position (37.5 hours, Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 5:30 pm) based at our offices at the Staffordshire Technology Park, Stafford.

Our Approach to Work

Collaboration is one of our core company values, we work best together. We recognise the significant benefits of face-to-face interaction. At the same time, some tasks can be completed just as effectively independently and away from the office. We ask everyone to spend sufficient time in the office to maintain strong relationships, communication, and team cohesion. As a general guide, we encourage colleagues to work from the office at least two days per week, while recognising this may vary depending on individual roles and the nature of the work.

Benefits

• Annual Leave: 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays (31 days in total), increasing with service, with the option to buy and sell leave.

• Life Assurance: Covered at 4 x annual salary.

• Pension: An employer contribution of 6%.

• Flexible Working: Hybrid working arrangements