Aquent
Software Engineer [210479]
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Software Engineer [210479]
Software Engineer (6-Month Contract Role)
Aquent is partnering with a leading global technology company renowned for its innovation and commitment to shaping the future of digital experiences. This organization is at the forefront of developing groundbreaking solutions that impact millions worldwide, fostering an environment where curiosity and creativity drive progress.
Are you ready to make a significant impact on an internal product that empowers teams and drives efficiency within a cutting-edge technological ecosystem? We are seeking a highly skilled and passionate Software Engineer to join a dynamic team, where your expertise will directly contribute to the design, implementation, and evolution of critical features using advanced AI tooling.
This is an incredible opportunity to:
- Take full ownership of projects
- Collaborate with brilliant minds
- See your contributions come to life, shaping tools that enable innovation at scale
Contract Details
- Duration: 6 months
- Pay Rate: Up to £46.15 per hour
- Hours: 40 hrs/week (PAYE)
The shortlisted candidates will be contacted as soon as possible. Due to the high volume of applicants, individual replies may not always be possible.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and build features for an internal product, leveraging AI tooling to create innovative solutions
- Contribute to end-to-end technical tasks, making largely independent contributions with minimal assistance
- Independently plan, prioritise, and execute work, identifying and resolving technical issues within project requirements
- Participate in design discussions (with guidance) and contribute to:
- Development
- End-user documentation
- Production deployment and monitoring
- Process automation
- Customer support
- Set up or improve test/monitoring/survey infrastructure or processes, considering:
- Code health
- System maintainability
- Scalability
- Contribute to existing documentation and educational content, updating it based on product updates and user feedback
- Triage product/system issues, debugging and resolving by analysing sources of impact on operations and quality
- Write product/system development code with minimal assistance
- Conduct comprehensive testing (e.g., integration, performance, stress, security, load, fuzz tests) and design code for easy testability
- Review peer-developed code, providing feedback on:
- Best practices
- Technical accuracy
- Testability
- Efficiency
- Identify and address technical debt to improve long-term maintainability and modifiability
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Required Skills & Experience
- Experience as a Software Engineer with full ownership of end-to-end projects
- Full-stack software development experience
- Strong knowledge of data structures and algorithms
- Advanced proficiency in:
- Angular (latest versions)
- TypeScript
- Proven full-stack web development experience, including RESTful API development with:
- Java, Kotlin, or Go -Strong capability in:
- Debugging and resolving complex issues
- Systems thinking
- Test engineering principles and practices
- Solid programming and system design skills
- Ability to perform data analysis and synthesis
- Commitment to code and system health
- Exceptional skills in code comprehension
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About the Client
Our client is a multinational technology company specialising in:
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Internet-related services and products, including:
- Online advertising technologies
- Search engines
- Cloud computing
- Software
- Hardware
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Adopted a relaxed, inclusive, and innovative culture
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Offers growth opportunities and networking potential with like-minded professionals
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Encourages collaboration across teams and industries
Aquent is dedicated to improving inclusivity and is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We actively encourage applications from under-represented groups and support applicants with disabilities, medical conditions, or neurodivergence. Reasonable accommodations are available throughout the employment process.
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