At a Glance
- Tasks: Build and maintain reusable software patterns while improving developer onboarding experiences.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking tech company focused on innovation and collaboration.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, flexible work options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with a focus on standardisation and automation.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by enhancing developer experiences and contributing to exciting projects.
- Qualifications: Proficiency in Java, Kotlin, or Node.js with strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Overview
Job Type: Contract
Work Mode: Onsite (Client)
Responsibilities:
- Build adoption accelerators and Golden Path delivery.
- Implement and maintain Golden Path templates, reusable patterns, and reference implementations aligned to app ways of working.
- Produce worked examples from real projects designed to double as reusable Accelerators and adoption media.
- Contribute code pipelines and automation that reduce friction in onboarding and repeatable delivery.
- Improve self-service onboarding journeys so teams can progress without handholding.
- Create and maintain onboarding guides, operational guidance, and runbook-style content that helps teams reach production confidently.
- Help reduce bespoke onboarding by standardising workflows and improving automation.
- Participate in feedback channels, office hours, champions networks, team emails, and in-app ratings where available.
- Triage issues and pain points into items DevRel can build/fix directly and items to be driven to the owning pillar/team with clear acceptance criteria.
- Track to closure; ensure the right team is engaged and progress is visible.
- Write and maintain high-quality documentation content for our platform docs including onboarding, how-tos, troubleshooting, and reference material.
- Ensure new/updated assets ship with documentation as part of Definition of Done and release readiness.
- Keep content fresh and discoverable; propose improvements to doc structure, navigation, and time to answer.
- Support internal communications and technical engagement (short talks, show-and-tells, workshops, mob programming sessions).
- Help maintain clear adoption pathways and migration guidance in partnership with others.
- Contribute to communications that make developers confident about what exists, what’s coming, and how to get it.
Proficiency in Java, Kotlin, or Node.js. Strong communicator to all levels of seniority. Solid understanding of production readiness fundamentals: security, resilience, observability, supportability to build credible examples and guidance. Strong hands-on engineering experience delivering production-grade systems. Experience delivering app platforms would be a plus but not necessary. Practical experience improving developer experience via standardisation, automation, and making the easy thing the right thing. Comfortable working across teams (product, engineering, architecture, risk/control) to make guidance accurate and usable.
Mandatory Skills: Java, Kotlin, Node.js
Senior Developer (Java/Kotlin) in Sheffield employer: TESTQ Technologies Limited
TESTQ Technologies Limited is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, perfect for those passionate about cloud technologies. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, we offer mentorship opportunities and hands-on projects that empower our team to excel in their careers. Located in a vibrant tech hub, our company provides a dynamic environment where creativity thrives, making it an ideal place for professionals looking to make a meaningful impact.
Contact Details:
TESTQ Technologies Limited Recruitment Team
