The ideal candidate will bring strong hands-on experience in software development, excellent problem-solving skills, and a collaborative mindset. You will also contribute to the evolution of engineering standards and best practices while supporting and mentoring junior members of the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse business and technical requirements to design, develop, test, and maintain software components and services.
• Design, develop, and support modern APIs, ensuring reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Write clean, efficient, and scalable code aligned with established engineering standards and best practices.
• Contribute to application and service design, including scalable and modular architecture approaches.
• Perform unit testing, integration testing, troubleshooting, and defect resolution to ensure software quality and stability.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, QA Engineers, and development teams throughout the Agile software delivery lifecycle.
• Manager and lead code reviews, technical discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance engineering practices and delivery processes.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members, supporting knowledge sharing and team development.

Required Competence and Skills

• Five or more years of hands-on software development experience.
• Strong knowledge of Java 11+, Spring, Spring Boot.
• Good knowledge of Hibernate or equivalent ORM, and relational databases like MySQL, experience with NoSQL databases is a bonus.
• Experience building JSON and XML APIs. Knowledge of RESTful principles is a plus.
• Experience working in an Agile (Scrum) environment.
• Experience using Git SCM and CI/CD pipelines. GitLab experience would be beneficial.
• Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes would be beneficial.
• Experience working with Claude Code, or other AI coding tools.
• Experience with micro-service and SaaS architectures.
• Experience with Event Driven Architecture and Domain-driven design concepts a plus.
• Ability to communicate well and with influence among technical teams.
• Ability to prioritise workloads under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work with autonomy and ownership, find answers amongst ambiguity, and understand new domains with precision.

Why Us?

• We are an accredited flexible company, utilising a hybrid working model, providing equipment for home working alongside one or two monthly visits to our beautiful central London office.
• We offer a highly competitive benefits package including private healthcare and rail discounts.
• We provide a wealth of career development opportunities with training that is individual, focused on improving your skills and helping you become the best professional you can be.
• Our team’s health and wellness is genuinely important to us, so we offer a number of wellbeing subscriptions including membership to the #1 leading meditation app.
• A unique opportunity to work for a tech company that is helping the environment by revolutionising the way we travel.
• Our values are simple: Do Good by working for a better tomorrow; Think Big Act Smart by being curious, adaptable and data-driven; and remember that through collaboration we will always be Stronger Together.

*We are a neurodiverse employer and are working hard to improve our recruitment processes, so if there is any way that we can make the recruitment experience better for you then please let us know in your application - all information will be treated as strictly confidential*.