Software Engineer - Java

at  Liberty Information Technology

External Description:
Reach beyond with Liberty IT; for this is where you’ll find the super challenges, where you’ll be given the scope and the support to go further, dig deeper and fly higher.
We won’t stand over your shoulder. We won’t get in your way. We certainly won’t hold you back. You’ll bring the expertise. We’ll provide the platform to succeed.
Ready?
It’s time to do your thing.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS WE NEED:

• Knowledge and experience in Java and SpringBoot
• A third level qualification in Software Engineering, Computer Science or STEM subject and one year of post graduate software development experience in a commercial environment; or current and valid industry recognised certifications and three years software development experience in a commercial environment
• Experience in agile software delivery (Scrum, Kanban, XP, etc.).
• Knowledge and experience of continuous improvement in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Experience in technical communication with peers and non-technical stakeholders.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS WE’D LOVE:

We’ve included some further skills and experience that would be great. However, don’t rule yourself out if you haven’t had the opportunity to develop these yet, we have a learning culture at Liberty IT so we will support your career growth with us.

• Knowledge and experience of AWS
• Knowledge and experience of DevOps as part of Agile software development.
• Active participation in knowledge sharing activities, both within the team and with wider non-technical audiences.
• Experience of building great software products with a customer-centric approach and balancing technical decisions with user needs and commercial constraints.

• Be part of a team who are working to solve complex business problems by delivering high-quality software that provides an outstanding experience for our customers.
• Write clean code in line with the team’s set standards.
• Own, scope and deliver well defined tasks or stories. Communicate and update your progress regularly at stand-ups or similar agile events.
• Collaborate closely and cooperatively with your technical and non-technical teams to work towards the best solution that maximises value to the customer.
• Contribute to a culture of code quality and implement automated, unit and integration testing as part of the software development lifecycle. Apply good security processes such as threat modelling to the code you develop.
• Implement your team’s Engineering Excellence standards when creating solutions. Actively participate in deployment by reviewing Pull Requests from other team members and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Grow your knowledge of architecture, modern engineering principles and design patterns.
• Assess the business value of new technologies and technical solutions using a data-driven approach and contribute to their adoption into the product life cycle.
• Supported by senior team members, seek opportunities to share and celebrate what you’ve learned through internal tech talks, blogging and external events.