Software Engineer

Newbury
1 week ago
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A growing software business is hiring a Software Engineer to support continued growth and rising demand for its platform.

Software Engineer
Remote | Up to £60,000 | Java or Kotlin | Spring Boot

This is a back-end focused role, ideal for an engineer who enjoys building reliable, scalable applications and wants to work on software used by well-known customers. You will be involved in the design, development and delivery of new features, as well as improving core products in a fast-moving environment.

The role is fully remote, with the option to attend the Newbury office around once a month if desired.

What you will be doing

Developing back-end applications using Java or Kotlin

Building software with Spring Boot

Designing and delivering new features

Enhancing existing products and platform capability

Working across the full software development lifecycle

Supporting QA and UAT feedback through to release

Collaborating with project, account and delivery teams to understand requirements and turn them into practical solutions

Writing clean, maintainable, high-quality code

What they are looking for

Strong commercial experience in software engineering

Good hands-on experience with Java or Kotlin

Strong experience with Spring Boot

A back-end development background

Experience building scalable systems in a modern development environment

Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Ability to work independently in a remote setup

Nice to have

Microservices experience

Docker or Kubernetes

RabbitMQ or other messaging tools

MongoDB or other NoSQL database experience

Experience in telecoms, billing or transaction-led systems

Package

Up to £60,000

Remote working

Optional monthly office time in Newbury

24 days holiday plus birthday off

Private medical

Life assurance

Critical illness cover

Employee assistance programme

Contributory pension

Apply now or contact Chris Lynes at Spectrum IT Recruitment

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy

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