Job Description

Role Overview:

This role will be working in a new team to build out a new Platform based on the latest technology and architecture. You will be working alongside AWS and learning from the best. As a Senior Engineer you will be responsible for demonstrating excellent technical competencies with a desire to improve and mentor junior members of the team. You will take responsibility for your assigned work by taking ownership of the design, development testing and deployment of software across the team, and work closely with the Principal Engineer, Architects and Leads to ensure the successful deployment into production environments.

Role Responsibilities:

Be able to drive engineering improvements whilst communicating principles behind your work to other team members and the wider organisation.
Be proactive in supporting the team’s engagement in a well-defined SDLC that supports planning, prioritisation and delivery needs.
Support the team in leading conversations around estimation by leveraging previous experience, challenging requirements and fostering potential solutions.
Lead conversations around software systems to enable meaningful conversations about wider system architecture with Engineers.
Evolve systems towards target state architecture by refactoring and prioritisation of deliveries.

Experience/Competencies:

Essential:

Demonstrable industry experience as a Full Stack or Front/Backend Engineer in Typescript in a professional environment.
Front-end skills

Proficient in HTML5, CSS3, and Typescript
Proficient in React, Redux, ReactQuery
Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks - React
Knowledge of version control systems (Git)
Understanding of cross-browser compatibility
Familiarity with RESTful APIs, GraphQL and Websockets
Experience with CSS pre-processors e.g. Tailwind

Back-end skills

Proficiency in backend programming languages (Typescript and/or other OOP language such as c#/Java)
Strong database knowledge (SQL and NoSQL)
Proficiency with RESTful APIs and GraphQL APIs and Websockets
Experience with microservices architecture
Knowledge of version control systems (Git)
Experience with Terraform
Experience with automated testing
Experience with AWS (AWS Lambda, AWS Fargate, Amazon API Gateway, AWS AppSync)

Worked within an Agile Cross-functional delivery team.
Developing well tested software into low latency event driven production environments.
Full software development lifecycle in a technical role.
Pub/Sub patterns with Messaging technologies (such as SOLACE/AMQP)
Worked within a technical platform team, delivering reusable services across multiple agile projects.
Microservice Architecture.
Containerization.
Maintaining code quality with Unit, Integration and e2e testing.
AWS cloud ecosystem and the AWS CLI (or industry equivalent).
Linux shell or Windows PowerShell.
CI and CD flows within an enterprise environment. Continuous Delivery
Agile tooling to support team delivery, such as JIRA and other project management systems.
Open to innovative ideas/ experiences and ability to create new ideas, approaches or insights.
Seeks opportunities for improvements.
Demonstrates high levels of energy in seeking out and achieving new goals.
Can work with BA’s/PO’s to demystify ambiguity, handle challenge, and is comfortable to challenge team mates constructively.
Adapts communication style to suit audience.
Works ethically and shows respect for both professional and company values.
Excellent attention to detail, highly organised with a proactive approach.
Strong analytical ability and innovative problem solving skills.
Software Design Patterns.
Source control (Git).