Associate Software Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Develop, sustain, and support Java-driven services and APIs that form the backbone of essential B2B integration solutions.

• Design, construct, and manage high-scale, fault-tolerant, low-latency microservices within a cloud-native AWS setting.

• Engage throughout the entire software development lifecycle, from solution design and development to deployment, monitoring, and continuous support.

• Contribute to event-driven architectures and distributed systems.

• Work collaboratively with engineers, product teams, and business stakeholders to convert requirements into technical solutions.

• Enhance applications, services, and engineering practices through ongoing improvement and innovation.

• Develop and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code deployments.

• Participate in agile methodologies and deliver iterative releases to production.

• Assist with monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 1 year of experience in software engineering, or a relevant qualification that encompasses core software development principles.

• Proven experience in creating and maintaining Java-based applications or services.

• Familiarity with HTTP-based services, APIs, and microservice architectures.

• Experience with relational and/or non-relational databases.

• Knowledge of cloud computing platforms, preferably AWS.

• Experience with distributed systems and eventual consistency.

• Understanding of Continuous Integration and source control using Git-based platforms.

• Proficiency in at least one dynamic programming language, such as JavaScript or PHP.

• Awareness of unit testing, integration testing, and security considerations.

• Willingness to assist in frontend development using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript when necessary.

• Capability to diagnose issues at both code and platform levels.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Experience with AWS serverless technologies like Lambda, API Gateway, SNS, SQS, or DynamoDB is a plus.

• Knowledge of Docker and orchestration platforms is an advantage.

• Familiarity with Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, Datadog, or API management platforms is desirable.

• Understanding of DevOps practices and infrastructure automation is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Permanent contract.

• Short-term incentive opportunity.

• Pension/retirement plan.

• Life assurance coverage.

• Salary finance (payroll deduction loan scheme).

• Medical plans.

• Health screenings.

• Critical illness coverage.

• Disability insurance.

• Holiday / paid time off.

• Employee assistance program.

• Discounted gym/health club membership.

• Transportation assistance schemes (e.g., cycle to work, travel loans, car leasing).

• Onsite catering/lunch vouchers.

• Retail discounts.

• Spotlight global recognition program.