At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead backend development and create high-performance server-side solutions.
- Company: Join a dynamic tech company focused on innovation and collaboration.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible work options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Be part of a talented team with a focus on continuous improvement and agile practices.
- Why this job: Make an impact by leading projects that enhance customer experiences with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Strong problem-solving skills and experience in object-oriented design and microservices.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.
We are looking for developers with significant experience in backend development in a modern cloud-based architecture. Your primary focus will be development of server-side logic, definition and maintenance of data sources, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will be leading other engineers, evangelizing about engineering and guiding them to deliver well structured, high quality, solutions with an appreciation of the full SDLC. The right candidate has the ability to quickly grasp and map highly complex matters into clean, understandable solutions. You will also have strong communication and organizational skills and be willing to prove yourself within a company of talented individuals.
Responsibilities
- Working with teams across the organisation to architect, design, and implement solutions
- Designing, developing and productising components and services that make up our Customer’s Product – a fully automated platform and CD stack we use to bootstrap and accelerate Customer Journey Engineering
- Building reusable code and libraries
- Develop, test and deliver solutions for customers that provide highly scalable and repeatable integrations
- A true “roll up the sleeves and get it done” working approach; a problem solver, operating as a result-oriented, self-starter
- Leveraging your broad technology capability set and develop, and iteratively deploy real enterprise class software
- Bringing a true DevOps and Agile mindset to the team – showing what it means to focus on continuous improvement and removal of waste, resulting in a team that can stun clients with their ability to deliver excellent solutions at pace
Skills & Experience
Must have:
- Strong problem-solving skills and hands on experience with data structures and algorithms
- Very strong object-oriented design skills and understanding of well-engineered design of microservices
- Service-Oriented and Event-Driven Architectures and common Design patterns (Kafka streaming and Pub-Sub desirable)
- Delivering high quality, low complexity code including proven expertise in unit testing, component testing, and BDD frameworks (e.g., Cucumber)
- Proven GCP experience
- GitHub
- Practical experience of CI/CD tools and practices (e.g. Jenkins and Harness)
Nice to have:
- Database experience (at least one of Big Query, Spanner, PostgreSQL, Oracle)
- Experience with Service Mesh technologies such as Istio for traffic management, observability and service to service communication
- SRE mindset and proficiency in observability platforms, including Dynatrace and Splunk
- MVC, and knowledge of other server-side and Front-End programming languages
Lead Java Developer in Bristol employer: Infinity Quest
Infinity Quest is an exceptional employer that values innovation and collaboration, providing a dynamic work environment in Telford. Employees benefit from a strong focus on professional development, with ample opportunities for growth and advancement within large-scale programmes. The company fosters a supportive culture that encourages accountability and teamwork, making it an ideal place for those seeking meaningful and rewarding employment.
