Software Engineer - Java in Middlesbrough

Do you want to help shape software that affects thousands of lives?

We are ranked as the UK’s #1 construction specific software player and our mission is simple; to provide market leading end-to-end software solutions to the construction and construction like industries across the entire build life cycle. Our teams are based in the UK, Europe, and India, working on products that are used on a global scale. We have a clear and defined road map to deliver over the next 3 years, which is centred around a large-scale digital transformation as well as continuing our growth and expansion.

We embrace diversity and equality and want our employees to be comfortable bringing their whole selves to work. We are committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills and views. Creating a culture of Equality isn’t just the right thing to do, it improves every aspect of our business.

Purpose

Our technology is used by thousands of companies and affects millions of lives. You will be responsible for the quality of software development and deployment. You will be involved in performing and creating automated and manual tests to ensure the software created by developers is fit for purpose. Some of the key duties include analysis of software and systems, mitigating risk and preventing software issues.

The Software Engineer will report to the Agile Delivery Lead or Technical Delivery Lead.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, code, test, and debug technical solutions including complex components, ensuring quality standards are achieved.
• Provide product support (fixing defects) in older technologies where required, including active involvement in moving the legacy product forward into newer web technologies.
• Write clean, well-designed documented/commented code, following best practices.
• Estimate effort required to accomplish requirements and ensure that schedules are met.
• Collaborate with other team members to help specify, design, and develop software, meeting product requirements.
• Identify process deficiencies and propose and implement solutions and improvements.
• Ensure that technical implementation is technically sound, defect rates are minimised, and products are inexpensive to maintain and support.
• Work with the security team to ensure data security standards are always met.
• Take responsibility for your personal development, ensuring that knowledge and skills are up to date and maintained, including emerging trends that may be relevant to solutions being developed.
• Continuously strive for innovative solutions and make suggestions for improvements that will provide benefit to the business in terms of improved efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity.
• Be willing to listen to and support colleagues with professional problems, devoting time to sharing knowledge, infusing confidence, and expressing positive expectations.

Key Skills, Experience & Qualifications

Essential

• Experience in Java.
• Good understanding and experience of SQL.
• Understanding of APIs / REST.
• Experience in unit testing.
• Good knowledge of quality standards, legislation and best practice.
• Aware of current trends and developments in software engineering.
• Experience with Agile (Scrum) methodologies and project management.
• Ability to identify technical risks and propose alternative solutions.
• Degree level or equivalent education preferred in a relevant subject such as computer science, computer engineering, information management systems, software development or business information systems.

Desirable

• Experience in JavaScript/Angular/Knockout would be advantageous.
• Experience in .Net advantageous.
• Aware and experience of Google Kubernetes Engine and GCP offerings plus other engines such as Jenkins and Azure DevOps.
• Aware and experience of AWS.
• Highly developed attention to detail.

What you get from us:

If you're looking to build an exceptional career with an award-winning company you’ve come to the right place. We believe everyone at Causeway has a vital role to play in our success. Causeway is fuelled by curiosity and is a place for people who beam with positivity and burn with ambition. Our team is everything, so we’ll take good care of you. In fact, we give well-being the same priority as our other business goals. We’re strong advocates of work-life balance, offering hybrid working alongside the opportunity to work from modern, collaborative offices.

Our Values

• We are United. As part of a team, we’re better together.
• We are Agile. Be the change, we’re on a journey.
• We are Trusted. Do the right thing, we own this.
• We are Driven. Get stuck in, we make it happen.

Benefits

As a leader in employee engagement and people management, there are fantastic benefits and rewards at Causeway. We strive, year on year, to achieve recognition as an award-winning workplace that our employees love. We’ve selected just a few of the many benefits available below to show you how we take care of our Causeway stars.

• 25 days annual leave + public holidays, increasing with length of service.
• 4% matched pension.
• Income protection and life assurance.
• Access to our award-winning benefits platform.
• We take mental health seriously and have a dedicated EAP available 24/7.
• £100 allowance towards a fitness club.
• Dell discounts.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Paid study leave + volunteering days.
• Car Scheme.

Like all responsible companies Causeway is aware of the need to recognise the importance of protecting our environment and addressing the climate emergency. Causeway is a carbon neutral company and we offset our calculated carbon footprint. However, we recognise that offsetting is not a permanent solution, so we set environmental objectives to reduce our footprint year-on-year.