Senior Software Developer - SaaS

at  Hanson Wade Group

Hanson Wade Group is a business intelligence organisation that specialises in data intelligence and establishing communities of key opinion leaders in the Life Sciences industry. Our data and conference products are considered best-in-class by the markets we serve. We’re looking to internalise the development of our SaaS product Beacon and in doing so are bringing on a Senior Software Developer.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Experience of software development, for example, previous commercial employment and/or a degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with team building such as mentoring and coaching.
• Experience in the cloud-hosted SAAS (software as a service) industry.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

DESIRABLE BUT NON-ESSENTIAL SKILLS:

• Experience with working on full-stack applications (e.g. Angular, TypeScript, CSS).
• Experience with SQL Server.
• Experience with agile methodologies (e.g. Kanban, Scrum).
• Proficiency with DevOps processes and systems on the Azure platform.
• Knowledge of security best practices, tools and standards.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The primary responsibility of this role will be to act as a senior individual contributor within the development team at Hanson Wade. The role will require the development and maintenance of Hanson Wade’s software, systems and customer-facing digital products. The role will also include supporting other people within the development team as well as its processes and working practices.
The software development team forms part of the Technology department. The team will be working on our Beacon data platform which supports the drug development industry by providing up-to-date data on drugs, clinical trials, deals and companies. The role requires collaboration with colleagues from around the business, and therefore there is a requirement to work from the office in London for about half of the time (two to three days per week).

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop software and maintain systems as a key developer on the team, according to the technology development strategy.
• Contributes to improvements to the code base, development process and working practices with support from the Technical Lead.
• Mentors and coaches other technical staff, including through pair programming and code reviews.
• Works with our Product team to determine and prioritise requirements and implements those requirements working alongside the QA team.
• Takes a key role in the development and maintenance of content data models and transformations, and from these models the generation of customer delivery formats.
• Alongside the Technical Lead, supports the recruitment of technical staff for the development team.
• Manages the infrastructure and environments to ensure data resilience, security and reliable product releases.
• Takes a key role in supporting live applications, by developing and documenting support processes, instigating appropriate monitoring of sites and setting alert thresholds, and supporting incident resolution and continual improvement.
• Collaborates with stakeholders from across the business to improve our products.