Software Engineer

A

'Tech for good' organisation

based in

Edinburgh

is looking for a collaborative

Software Engineer

(with experience in Java and JavaScript) to join their

hybrid team . Work with modern technologies, in a great culture, with amazing benefits. They've been operating very successfully for several years now and they offer an

award-winning

service

that

helps thousands of people every day . This is a great opportunity to work on a series of products that benefit so many throughout the UK. They've also experienced

consistent year-on-year growth , both in their customer base and their

employee headcount , and they have an

ambitious roadmap

for the years ahead. You'd be joining one of their

Agile squads , consisting of roughly five experienced Software Enginers (it's a

great learning environment ). You'll be working directly on a

business-critical

platform . They do have multiple squads based out of this location too, so there's lots of opportunity for a

varied workload , and a chance to

pick up different tools and technologies . They work with a really

modern tech stack: Java, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Microservices, Kubernetes, Kafka, AWS, and React.js + TypeScript . Although experience with all of this is great, the organisation is more interested in

collaborative Engineers

who can bring strong

soft skills

to the team, so they're flexible on specific technologies. Additionally, they place a really big emphasis on following best practices and

software fundamentals , and are looking for Engineers that have worked in a similar environment. They're also very focused on testing, where you'll regularly follow TDD, so they're looking for Engineers

who value and understand the importance of quality code . You'll ideally have experience with most of the following: ** Java (ideally Spring Boot) ** Microservices ** Test Driven Development ** Front-end Development (HTML, CSS and JavaScript) ** Working with Databases (ideally PostgreSQL) Experience with the following is highly desirable: ** Cloud Services (ideally AWS) ** DevOps; Docker and Kubernetes ** React.js + TypeScript This opportunity would be ideal for an

ambitious Software Engineer

looking to join a

collaborative team , that is committed to using modern technologies and best practices. Their offices are based just on the outskirts of

Edinburgh , just walking distance from public transport links and they have onsite parking too. They do support

hybrid working

here, where you'll be expected

onsite three days per week , for collaboration time with the team. In return they're able to offer a

salary from £45k to £60k

based on experience with a

strong benefits package

to match, which includes: 35-hour working week, private healthcare, 15% pension, strong annual bonus, 28 days holiday + bank holidays, and much more. If you're keen to find out more, please apply or drop Doug Paget a message via LinkedIn for an informal chat. Cathcart Technology is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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