Uniting Ambition
Senior Software Engineer
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Lead Software Engineer (Java)
Manchester (hybrid)
£70-80,000 plus generous benefits
Java, AWS, javascript, microservices, RestAPIs
A new UK team being built for an established European business. Growing UK presence means we can build a UK team of engineers, to work on a modern life & pension platform. You’ll start by contributing to international projects (Denmark and the Netherlands) to gain hands-on product experience and then help drive new implementations in the UK.
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The tech stack is a modern Java stack. Full microservice architecture and integrated devops, cicd and testing. You'll be working on:
- Designing and building REST APIs and integrating components into large system landscapes
- Actively contributing to the creation and development of the UK tech roadmap
- Working with automated testing and performance optimisation
- Supporting the growth of the team, process improvement, helping recruit if you wish to get involved
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Experience we are seeking:
- In these early days some industry experience would be highly beneficial (pensions, insurance or related finance/fintech)
- Java stack experience
- Modern architectures and ways of working
- Some experience in high growth or scale-up, start-up type operation would be useful but not essential
- A degree or equivalent would be preferred
Please get in touch: MandyKettle@UnitingAmbition.com
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