Spectrum IT Contract Software Engineer Opportunity

Spectrum IT are seeking an experienced Contract Software Engineer to join a leading business and technology consultancy client; this role will ultimately support a Central London End client (Soho area) and will be for an initial 6 month contract. 1 day onsite per week in London and the role has been deemed INSIDE IR35.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of high-quality software solutions and tools that meet product and business needs.
• Collaborates with principal engineers and architects in defining and championing best practices.
• Create software solutions that integrate with monitoring and operations tools.
• Write clean, efficient code following good design patterns and promotes these practices across their team.
• Lead research activities such as technical spikes and proofs of concept to explore problems and possible solutions.
• Lead troubleshooting and issue resolution activities across the software life cycle.
• Actively tests their code using automated test-driven techniques and ensuring high code quality and coverage.
• Participates and leads collaborative activities such as pairing and code reviews. Supports, coaches and mentor junior engineers, promoting technical standards.
• Actively collaborates with product owners, other engineers and testers in defining acceptance criteria and ensuring good quality user stories.
• Participates in planning and estimation activities and assists with the successful delivery of software from inception to production environments.
• Writes, reviews and maintains technical documentation.