Senior Software Engineer (Cards) in Manchester

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy high-quality software solutions that meet business needs.
• Work closely with colleagues from different areas to capture and analyse requirements and determine technical feasibility.
• Lead the development and implementation of complex software applications.
• Maintain code quality and follow coding standards.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members.
• Lead debugging and analysis of production incidents.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers, encouraging a culture of learning and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Strong grasp of software engineering fundamentals, with a track record of building scalable, resilient, and highly observable systems.
• Expert proficiency in Java, with additional experience in JavaScript, Node.js or React considered a plus.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (GCP, Azure, or AWS), including cloud-native architectures.
• Proven experience building, deploying, and operating containerised applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
• Practical application of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD) principles.
• Solid understanding of software testing strategies, methodologies, and best practices.
• Experience working in Agile environments, including Scrum, and using tools such as Jira.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or Harness.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to tackle complex technical challenges.
• Excellent collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build strong working relationships.
• Aware of and interested in emerging technologies, including Generative AI, and Agentic / AI Capabilities.
• Good understanding of networking concepts, ideally across both public cloud and on-premise environments.
• Ability to contribute to architectural decisions and help shape the broader engineering strategy.
• Commitment to mentoring junior engineers and fostering a culture of learning, inclusion, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%.
• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance.
• Share schemes including free shares.
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping.
• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top.
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies.