Back End Software Engineer - Glasgow

Job Description

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Back End Engineer - Up to £490 Outside IR35 - Glasgow - 6 months (potential extensions)

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Hi there,

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Lorien are currently supporting a key public sector client in the search for experienced Back End Engineers to join a major digital transformation programme.

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This role offers hybrid working arrangements with attendance in Glasgow as required.

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This is an initial 6-month contract with strong extension potential up to 23 months total. It is paying up to £490 per day Outside IR35

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Key Responsibilities

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• Design, develop and maintain Java-based Back End services and applications

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• Build and enhance Spring Boot microservices within a cloud-native environment

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• Design and implement RESTful APIs and service integrations

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• Develop, maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes

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• Write clean, maintainable and well-tested code following engineering best practices

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• Develop unit and integration tests to ensure application quality and reliability

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• Support containerised deployments using Docker and cloud-based tooling

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• Collaborate with architects, delivery teams, infrastructure teams and stakeholders

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• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, refinement, reviews and retrospectives

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• Provide support across the software development life cycle including production support activities

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• Contribute to technical design discussions and continuous improvement initiatives

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• Mentor and support other engineers where appropriate

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Essential Skills & Experience

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Technology Skills

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Applicants should demonstrate experience in at least four of the following:

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• Strong commercial experience with Java 8+

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• Experience using Spring Framework and Spring Boot

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• Experience designing and developing RESTful microservices

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• Experience writing unit and integration tests

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• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and build tools such as Jenkins, Maven, Gradle or Groovy

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• Experience working with AWS cloud services

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• Experience working with Docker containers and associated tooling

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Engineering Practices

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Applicants should demonstrate experience in at least three of the following:

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• Server Side and Front End development experience

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• Application of software engineering best practices including Clean Code and SOLID principles

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• Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)

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• Microservice design patterns and distributed architecture principles

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Communication & Delivery Skills

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Applicants should demonstrate experience in at least three of the following:

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• Bridging the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders

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• Translating technical concepts across infrastructure, delivery and service management teams

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• Representing software engineering teams and managing stakeholder relationships

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• Knowledge sharing, coaching and mentoring colleagues

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Desirable Skills & Experience

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• Strong Java and Spring Boot expertise

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• Experience with JavaScript and modern Front End technologies

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Knowledge of frameworks such as:

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• React

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• Angular

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• Vue

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• NodeJS

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• Redux

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• TypeScript

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• Webpack

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• Jest

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Experience with MySQL-compatible databases including:

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• MySQL

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• Amazon RDS

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• Aurora

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• MariaDB

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• Experience with Docker, Bash and Shell Scripting

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• Experience working within Agile delivery teams

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• Experience supporting production environments

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• Previous mentoring or technical leadership experience

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Contract Details

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• Role: Back End Engineer

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• Location: Edinburgh (Hybrid)

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• Duration: 6 months Initial (potential extensions up to 23 months)

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• Status: Outside IR35 £490 max

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Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.