Backend Software Engineer

Responsibilities

- Contribute towards the design, develop, and implement high-performance, scalable, and maintainable applications and services

- Develop APIs and other web services

- Work with databases (relational and NoSQL) to implement data models

- Contribute towards all phases of the software development lifecycle, from design and development through to testing, deployment and monitoring & alerting

Technical Leadership

- Assist and unblock other members of the team where appropriate

- Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback

- Contribute towards the development of software engineering best practices and principles

- Participate in architectural and design discussions

- Stay abreast of the latest technologies and industry trends

Problem-Solving

- Assist with the diagnosis and assessment of complex technical issues

- Identify and contribute towards solutions designed to improve service or component security, performance, scalability, and reliability

Collaboration

- Work closely with frontend engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders

- Share ideas and prompt continuous improvement across the team

Quality Assurance & Compliance

- Write unit tests and integration tests to ensure code quality

- Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards

- Comply with the company’s Health & Safety, Data Protection, Information Security, PCI & DSP policies and procedures.

Skills Required

Essential

• Knowledge of the product development lifecycle
• Considerable working experience with modern PHP including frameworks (e.g. Laravel)
• Source control (e.g. GitLab)
• Working experience with structured and unstructured databases (e.g. MySQL)
• Knowledge of or working experience with Message Queues (RabbitMQ) & event driven architecture
• Strong knowledge of software design patterns and object-oriented design principles
• Working experience of unit test frameworks and test automation

Desired

• Strong expertise in Agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum / Kanban)
• DevOps tooling
• Node.js
• Healthcare industry experience (NHS)
• VOIP call handling

Benefits

- 25 Days Holiday plus an additional day for your birthday/equivalent

- Cycle to Work Scheme

- Winter Flu Jabs

- Free On-Site Parking

- Learning and development budget with Professional Qualification Support

- £1,000 employee referral bonus

- Social benefits (paid social events)

- Buy Holiday Scheme

- Employee Assistance Program

- Discount on Health Insurance

- Annual Salary Review

- Enhanced Company Sick Pay

- Monthly pizza in the office (Hybrid employees) / coffee voucher (Remote employees)

- SCG mobile benefit