We are looking for a motivated, collaborative and compassionate Senior Software Engineer to join in our mission to deliver compensation to people whose life has been impacted by infected blood products. This is a rare opportunity to apply modern software engineering processes in making a tangible difference to people’s lives. We work in multidisciplinary teams at the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA), which are organised around delivering our mission and priorities: To create a user-centred, empathetic end-to-end service at the heart of IBCA; To provide the means of paying compensation to those eligible; To iterate our service through starting small and scaling fast. Joining IBCA at this stage in the lifecycle gives you a unique platform to influence tech decisions, build capability, and implement best in class engineering standards, while supporting teams in converging towards common engineering patterns and approaches. You will operate in a fast-paced environment that expects technical excellence, agility and a deep commitment to user needs. Key Responsibilities Collaborate in a fast-paced Agile environment, with technical and non-technical colleagues; Refine user stories into actionable items of work; Work with interface designers and architects to develop frontend and backend services, applying a rigorous testing approach to ensure applications are functionally sound, secure, performant, and maintainable; Ensure user interfaces are compliant with accessibility standards and perform well on all target devices; Work with infrastructure engineers (DevOps) to design continuous integration and deployment pipelines that deliver incremental releases frequently and reliably; Ensure the solutions follow modern engineering approaches, adhere to our engineering standards and comply with required standards, as well as fulfil functional and non-functional requirements; Have line management responsibilities. AWS Infrastructure: Proven experience implementing applications as part of complex, multi-component services running on multiple environments and AWS accounts; Data Management: Proven experience working with relational and non-relational databases and safeguarding sensitive data, applying appropriate design patterns to ensure robustness in communicating with operational data stores. Scalable Infrastructure: Experience building and running containerised applications as part of a Kubernetes cluster (e.g.: EKS), as well as asynchronous and event-driven architectures (e.g. SNS). Modern Languages: Demonstrable skills in modern development languages (e.g. Java, Python, TypeScript), and aptitude to learn more. Software Design: Deep understanding of software design patterns and applying them effectively to produce testable solutions that can adapt to changing needs. Agile
Senior Software Engineer employer: Infected Blood Compensation Authority
The Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive work culture that prioritises inclusion and diversity. With tailored learning and development opportunities, employees can grow their skills while enjoying flexible working options and a generous benefits package, including a Civil Service Pension and extensive annual leave. Located in a dynamic environment, IBCA empowers its team to make a meaningful impact through effective project management and stakeholder engagement.
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Infected Blood Compensation Authority Recruitment Team
