Are you passionate about making a difference, using your hands-on experience of Java and Spring boot microservice development to deliver real change? If so, we may have the role for you!
We are thrilled to announce an incredible opportunity for a Technical Engineer to join our Technology Change Delivery team.
This is a hybrid role, working from home plus some onsite presence in our Leeds or Bradford offices.

ABOUT US

At YBS we don’t have shareholders, we have members. We care about people and that includes you. So here, you’ll be respected for who you are, you’ll be able to bring your whole self to work, and you’ll have everything you need to build a long and rewarding career.
Flexibility. We offer a range of flexible working options without unsocial hours, which can help you find a healthy work-life balance. Whether it’s finishing early for an appointment or fitting your studies and hobbies in around your working hours, we can help make it work for you. We’re happy to talk flexible working and you can reach out to us anytime during the recruitment process to discuss this.
Development. We want you to feel challenged here. Whatever your ambitions, we’re committed to helping you develop your skills and move ahead in your career journey. From day one, we’ll set you up for success with a brilliant induction and full training plan, all designed to get you up to speed quickly.
Inclusivity. We’re passionate about creating an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and able to be themselves. If you’ll go the extra mile to help our members, you’ll fit right in and feel you belong here.

As Technical Engineer, you will be accountable for all aspects of technical quality within the development team, and as a technical hands-on role this covers:

• Technical Leadership - Develop API’s and Java Spring Boot Microservices that will underpin our Transaction Monitoring Services, and act as a key point of escalation on all technical aspects
• Technical Design - leading the team in creating (and documenting) designs which deliver the features to the agreed service levels. Understanding scope and adapting the builds to changing demands, ensuring it remains fit for purpose. Establishing and maintaining clear documentation standards is also essential
• Planning - Contribute to resource planning and estimation to ensure the right developers are in place with the right capabilities to succeed by addressing hotspots and coaching as required to deliver
• Implementation leadership - Working alongside the Service Lead (Development Team Leader) to support engineers in implementing builds safely and in line with established engineering practices to protect production services. This includes ensuring the team consistently applies unit testing, integration testing, and code quality checks within CI pipelines and workflows
• Release & Deployment - Responsible for deployments, collaborating with our DevOps teams to ensure quality delivery aligned to business outcomes
• Assurance - Accountable for providing assurance that implementation is built right, to service levels and follows YBS’s development standards
• Collaboration - Work closely with Architects, DevOps Engineers, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and the engineering chapter leads to drive the YBS Engineering capability forward