Developer (Java)

Altrincham Full-Time

As a member of one of our Scrum teams you will define, build, and deploy new products and features that meet the needs of our expanding customer base. Heywood is a company that’s just right for the next stage in your career. Why? As a long-established and successful business, we can provide stability, support, and growth opportunities, all while being the right size for you to make a significant impact and be recognised and valued for your contributions. You’ll have the opportunity to work on meaningful projects and see the impact of your work in a dynamic and encouraging environment.

We are located in Altrincham, in a workspace that promotes collaboration and facilitates hybrid working with great tech, AV equipment, and flexible spaces.

First and foremost, you will be an excellent Java developer, but we’re not just looking for great coders. We’re looking for problem solvers who are keen to share their ideas, challenge our approach and continuously improve the way we work. As a proactive and inquisitive developer, you’ll be passionate about collaborating with and contributing to the professional growth of your team. You’ll also be comfortable working with other specialists such as UX Designers, product experts, Test Analysts and, of course, our customers.

You’ll be working on a modern JDK (we currently use Amazon Corretto 17) and with a variety of approaches such as pair programming, automated testing, and continuous integration – all backed by DevOps technologies such as Chef, Vagrant, Kubernetes, Terraform, Packer and Docker. Our culture encourages continuous improvement, so we’ll be looking to you to investigate new tech, frameworks, and processes, to help drive us forward.

Our Assessment Process

Your application will be reviewed by our Principal Developers. If selected, you’ll be invited to an interview, where you will:

Work on a Java coding task with one of our Developers.
Have a chat with two of our Principal Developers to learn more about you and for you to learn about us.
Java developer
Experience of Agile development and XP practices such as TDD
Good technical and interpersonal skills
Eager to participate, bring ideas and share your thoughts with your team and the wider business
Proactive and inquisitive, willing to challenge the norm to help improve the way we work