Senior Backend Software Developer (Java/AWS) – (Contract Inside IR35)

at  Spyrosoft

REQUIREMENTS

• Java
• AWS: Networking, EC2, Elasticache, CloudFormation
• CI/CD pipelines: Jenkins
• Git
• Jira
• Desirable: JavaScript, TypeScript, React

JOB DESCRIPTION

As a Senior Software Developer, ideally with expertise in the media sector, you will play an essential role as part of a team delivering and integrating software to form a complete service. You will have a solid understanding in software design, build and test of applications for digital services (e.g. web products, back-end API services), this will include DevOps principles to drive efficiency and automation in our development processes. You will:

• plan and lead development on sets of related stories
• have an understanding of the whole system and take responsibility for teaching this to others
• work with other disciplines to understand what needs to be built
• coach and mentor more junior colleagues
• operate the production services you build
• find ways to improve system robustness, resilience and stability

EXPERIENCE

• A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field or similar work based experience.
• Proven experience as a Senior Software Developer ideally with a focus on media-related projects
• Very good working knowledge of standard software development frameworks, techniques and methodologies
• Experience with providing coaching and mentoring
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team, contributing to the development of business scenarios
• Knowledge of software development tools and technologies
• You are flexible and curious in your approach
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

KEY SKILLS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Availability and capacity management: manage service components to ensure they meet business needs and performance targets
Development process optimisation: identify process optimisation opportunities with guidance and contribute to the implementation of proposed solutions
Information security: understand information security. Design solutions and services with security controls embedded, specifically engineered with mitigation of security threats as a core feature
Modern standards approach: competently apply a modern standards approach and guide others to do so
Programming and build (software engineering): collaborate with others when necessary to review specifications. Use the agreed specifications to design, code, test and document programs or scripts of medium-to-high complexity, using the right standards and tools
Prototyping: approach prototyping as a team activity, actively soliciting prototypes and testing with others. Establish design patterns and iterate them. Use a variety of prototyping methods and choose the most appropriate
Service support: identify, locate and fix faults
Systems design: design systems characterised by medium levels of risk, impact, and business or technical complexity. Elect appropriate design standards, methods and tools, and ensure they are applied effectively. Review the systems designs of others to ensure the selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources and integration of multiple systems and technology
Systems integration: define the integration build. Co-ordinate build activities across systems. Understand how to undertake and support integration testing activities
User focus: collaborate with user researchers and can represent users internally. Explain the difference between user needs and the desires of the user. Champion user research to focus on all users. Prioritise and define approaches to understand the user story, guiding others in doing so. Offer recommendations on the best tools and methods to use

As a Senior Software Developer, ideally with expertise in the media sector, you will play an essential role as part of a team delivering and integrating software to form a complete service. You will have a solid understanding in software design, build and test of applications for digital services (e.g. web products, back-end API services), this will include DevOps principles to drive efficiency and automation in our development processes. You will:

• plan and lead development on sets of related stories
• have an understanding of the whole system and take responsibility for teaching this to others
• work with other disciplines to understand what needs to be built
• coach and mentor more junior colleagues
• operate the production services you build
• find ways to improve system robustness, resilience and stabilit