EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• Educated to degree level, or equivalent, preferably in subjects related to Information Technology.

SPECIFIC JOB SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Several years of experience delivering solutions using Agile methods (Scrum, XP, etc), utilising Test-Driven Development, code refactoring, with a strong awareness of the principles of creating ‘clean code’.
• Extensive experience of developing and delivering software for commercial and public sector organisations, with a logical approach to problem solving.
• Experience of using automated unit testing tools.
• Experience of middleware technologies, message queues, message brokers and stream processing technologies (e.g. Apache Kafka).
• Highly proficient at designing and developing RESTful APIs.
• Working knowledge of cloud-computing platforms and services (ideally Azure).
• In-depth knowledge of relational and NoSQL database design and strong SQL skills, as well as an awareness of Object Relational Mapping technologies.
• Extensive experience of using source control tools such as Git, and software build tools such as Maven / Gradle.
• Comprehensive knowledge of at least three of the following technologies:
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• C# / .NET Framework, ASP.NET Core

• Microsoft Power Platform – Power Apps, Power BI, Power Automate
• Typescript, Angular, React, Node.js, JavaScript ES6
• Ionic Framework, React Native, Flutter, Android / iOS Mobile Development

DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• A great sense of humour.
• Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes and containerised deployment.
• Experience of Azure DevOps.

PURPOSE:

The Senior Developer will join a dynamic development team working on a range of exciting projects using cutting-edge technologies. The intention is to expand the business over the next 2-3 years. Activities will include building out the next generation of highly-scalable, reusable and performant distributed services and applications for Smarter Technologies’ extensive and diverse range of customers and clients. The successful candidate will need to hit the ground running, with a proven track record in software development of enterprise class solutions that consistently exceed customer expectations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Designing, building, testing and maintaining efficient, reusable and reliable unit-tested code.
• Implementing solutions using a range of languages and technologies.
• Assisting with understanding customer requirements, technical design and estimation.
• Ensuring our architecture is fit to meet the needs of the business: fast, scalable, reliable and expandable.
• Taking personal responsibility for ensuring all code that goes to production is of top quality and meets customer requirements and needs.
• Ensuring new and existing applications are scaled to meet expected demand.
• Continuously improving the software infrastructure, such as the deployment process.
• Undertaking code reviews, providing constructive feedback and advising on best practice and coding standards.
• The post holder is responsible for maintaining a safe working environment and ensure as reasonably practicable that safe working practices are adopted by employees within this work environment.