Full Stack Software Engineer

Software Engineer or Senior Software Engineer - Edinburgh city centre - SaaS platform company who are developing a product for the medical/healthcare industry.

The team are working with modern tech (Ruby on Rails, JavaScript in an AWS environment). They're a Scrum team who work with TDD/BDD and best development practices (DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes). Joining them you may not have previous experience with Ruby on Rails (Python, PHP, Java etc all fine) but you'll learn quickly with the support of your colleagues.

The company are well-established (they've been going for 10 years) and are growing on the back of some recent contract wins with some really high-profile clients. Their SaaS platform supports research - with tangible benefits to healthcare/medicine and so there's a warm, fuzzy feeling working there because their work really does have a positive impact.

You might not be a RoR expert but they are more than happy to consider experienced Developers who have worked with another back end programming language (PHP, Python, Java, C#).

They pay competitive salaries (up to £55,000 for Senior Engineers) and there are good benefits on top; strong pension, good holiday allowance, private medical. There is also good career development on offer - they promote from within and every team member has regular one-on-ones with Managers and individual training/development programmes.

Your skills and experience:

*Ideally, experience with Ruby (or experience with other programming languages and a willingness to learn!).

*JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3 skills.

*Good Linux skills.

*Database skills; SQL and NoSQL.

*Agile/Scrum experience.

*Source control with Git/SVN.

Bonus skills:

*Azure/AWS skills - experience in SaaS/PaaS (Platform as a Service).

*An interest in Big Data - statistics skills, familiarity with R.

*Experience with RESTful APIs.

*TDD/BDD experience and exposure to DevOps.

If you're interested, please apply and/or get in touch with Rhona Kennedy at Cathcart Associates.

Ruby on Rails, RoR, Python, PHP, JavaScript, SaaS, MySQL, Agile, Scrum, HTML5, CSS3, AWS, Azure, DevOps, UNIX, Linux, SQL, NoSQL, Git, SVN, RESTful APIs, TDD, BDD

Full Stack Software Engineer

Software Engineer or Senior Software Engineer - Edinburgh city centre - SaaS platform company who are developing a product for the medical/healthcare industry.

The team are working with modern tech (Ruby on Rails, JavaScript in an AWS environment). They're a Scrum team who work with TDD/BDD and best development practices (DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes). Joining them you may not have previous experience with Ruby on Rails (Python, PHP, Java etc all fine) but you'll learn quickly with the support of your colleagues.

The company are well-established (they've been going for 10 years) and are growing on the back of some recent contract wins with some really high-profile clients. Their SaaS platform supports research - with tangible benefits to healthcare/medicine and so there's a warm, fuzzy feeling working there because their work really does have a positive impact.

You might not be a RoR expert but they are more than happy to consider experienced Developers who have worked with another back end programming language (PHP, Python, Java, C#).

They pay competitive salaries (up to £55,000 for Senior Engineers) and there are good benefits on top; strong pension, good holiday allowance, private medical. There is also good career development on offer - they promote from within and every team member has regular one-on-ones with Managers and individual training/development programmes.

Your skills and experience:

*Ideally, experience with Ruby (or experience with other programming languages and a willingness to learn!).

*JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3 skills.

*Good Linux skills.

*Database skills; SQL and NoSQL.

*Agile/Scrum experience.

*Source control with Git/SVN.

Bonus skills:

*Azure/AWS skills - experience in SaaS/PaaS (Platform as a Service).

*An interest in Big Data - statistics skills, familiarity with R.

*Experience with RESTful APIs.

*TDD/BDD experience and exposure to DevOps.

If you're interested, please apply and/or get in touch with Rhona Kennedy at Cathcart Associates.

Ruby on Rails, RoR, Python, PHP, JavaScript, SaaS, MySQL, Agile, Scrum, HTML5, CSS3, AWS, Azure, DevOps, UNIX, Linux, SQL, NoSQL, Git, SVN, RESTful APIs, TDD, BDD

A Frontend Developer is being sought by a world leading digital agency in London, you will be part of their dedicated digital team and this role is paying up to £65,000 per annum.

You will ideally be a frontend developer that has had experience building products from scratch and will have strong React and Angular 7+ experience.

You will be working closely with their client creating booking systems, dashboards and data input, you will also play an active role in shaping their development processes, tools and techniques and the frameworks that they choose to adopt and immerse themselves in.

Essential Skills

• Experience with React and Angular 7+ (or version 2 or greater) in a commercial environment is an absolute necessity
• Excellent HTML, CSS3/SASS and JavaScript (ES5/ES6) experience alongside a great understanding of CSS pre-processers
• Strong PHP experience with some familiarity with Laravel
• Strong knowledge of MYSQL
• Experience using Git for version control (CodeDeploy, Ansible, Puppet, Jenkins)
• Good understanding of SEO best practices and experience working with a common open-source CMS and eCommerce applications (Wordpress, Drupal, Shopify, Magento)
• Confidence working with various forms of APIs

Bonus Skills

• Some experience working with TDD, writing automated test for your frontend work based on user stories (Gherkin, Cucumber, Mocha, etc.)
• Knowledge of Typescript or a willingness to explore it
• Experience working within a full-stack JavaScript application (Node, NoSQL, etc.)
• Experience using React Native and understating of its strengths and weaknesses

This role is perfect for a developer with charisma who is seeking to implement a lot of change and take ownership of end to end projects with a view to managing their own team in the near future!

A Frontend Developer is being sought by a world leading digital agency in London, you will be part of their dedicated digital team and this role is paying up to £65,000 per annum.

You will ideally be a frontend developer that has had experience building products from scratch and will have strong React and Angular 7+ experience.

You will be working closely with their client creating booking systems, dashboards and data input, you will also play an active role in shaping their development processes, tools and techniques and the frameworks that they choose to adopt and immerse themselves in.

Essential Skills

• Experience with React and Angular 7+ (or version 2 or greater) in a commercial environment is an absolute necessity
• Excellent HTML, CSS3/SASS and JavaScript (ES5/ES6) experience alongside a great understanding of CSS pre-processers
• Strong PHP experience with some familiarity with Laravel
• Strong knowledge of MYSQL
• Experience using Git for version control (CodeDeploy, Ansible, Puppet, Jenkins)
• Good understanding of SEO best practices and experience working with a common open-source CMS and eCommerce applications (Wordpress, Drupal, Shopify, Magento)
• Confidence working with various forms of APIs

Bonus Skills

• Some experience working with TDD, writing automated test for your frontend work based on user stories (Gherkin, Cucumber, Mocha, etc.)
• Knowledge of Typescript or a willingness to explore it
• Experience working within a full-stack JavaScript application (Node, NoSQL, etc.)
• Experience using React Native and understating of its strengths and weaknesses

This role is perfect for a developer with charisma who is seeking to implement a lot of change and take ownership of end to end projects with a view to managing their own team in the near future!

Senior / Lead C# Developer

C#, Web API, CI/CD

£60,000 - £70,000 + 25% Bonus and Excellent Benefits

Would you like to work in one of the most exciting and innovative development teams in Hampshire?
If you, like them, strive for innovation and continuous improvement, crave collaborative working, thrive working with new product development and want to work with the best people in the industry then this is the place for you.

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Senior / Lead C# Developer to join one of the most dynamic and talented software teams in the South. Boasting state of the art technology, huge investment in R&D and a greenfield development environmentwe can honestly say it doesn't get much better than this.

You will spend your time designing and developing solutions used by over 1 million members building solutions powered by team city, octopus and Azure and deploying a new version of the site up to 6 times a day.

The company is operating the following tech environment, you will need to be well versed in the majority of the following:

• C#
• ASP.Net 4+
• Web API
• Mobile API
• CI/CD
• MS SQL, NoSQL, Mongo/Hadoop
• Good design patterns and architectural skills - SOLID / OOP
• Good real work experience of testing
• Bonus skills - PaaS, IaaS, Azure, Devops

The Benefits

• Modern Azure based technology stack
• Dedicated innovation time
• Competitive salary
• Bonus scheme - 25%
• Flexible working - 2 days per week remote
• Private medical and life insurance
• Company contribution pension scheme

The interview process is friendly and engaging, starting with a telephone conversation aimed at giving you great insight in to the company, team, products and culture of the business. From this point on you will be be totally sold on the opportunity and excited about the prospect of working here.

Please apply now or contact (url removed) for more info

Senior / Lead C# Developer

C#, Web API, CI/CD

£60,000 - £70,000 + 25% Bonus and Excellent Benefits

Would you like to work in one of the most exciting and innovative development teams in Hampshire?
If you, like them, strive for innovation and continuous improvement, crave collaborative working, thrive working with new product development and want to work with the best people in the industry then this is the place for you.

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Senior / Lead C# Developer to join one of the most dynamic and talented software teams in the South. Boasting state of the art technology, huge investment in R&D and a greenfield development environmentwe can honestly say it doesn't get much better than this.

You will spend your time designing and developing solutions used by over 1 million members building solutions powered by team city, octopus and Azure and deploying a new version of the site up to 6 times a day.

The company is operating the following tech environment, you will need to be well versed in the majority of the following:

• C#
• ASP.Net 4+
• Web API
• Mobile API
• CI/CD
• MS SQL, NoSQL, Mongo/Hadoop
• Good design patterns and architectural skills - SOLID / OOP
• Good real work experience of testing
• Bonus skills - PaaS, IaaS, Azure, Devops

The Benefits

• Modern Azure based technology stack
• Dedicated innovation time
• Competitive salary
• Bonus scheme - 25%
• Flexible working - 2 days per week remote
• Private medical and life insurance
• Company contribution pension scheme

The interview process is friendly and engaging, starting with a telephone conversation aimed at giving you great insight in to the company, team, products and culture of the business. From this point on you will be be totally sold on the opportunity and excited about the prospect of working here.

Please apply now or contact (url removed) for more info

Are you an experienced and talented Developer looking to take the next step in your career?

We've got a big and exciting project to hit this year and we're looking for developers to help bring it to life. This is your chance to really get your teeth into exciting projects, this year and beyond and it will be a fantastic opportunity to showcase your skills in a supportive and energising environment!

If you're passionate and someone who lives and breathes software development - we want to speak to you!!

Who are DealTrak

DealTrak are a Leeds-based tech firm, located in a brilliant spot on Leeds Dock. We are part of the AutoProtect Group and, together with AutoProtect, Shine! Repair and i-Comply, we supply best-of-breed products and services to the automotive industry. AutoProtect Group deliver one-click F&I (Finance & Insurance) and unrivalled data insights to our customers.

Why work for us?

We've built a creative environment that allows our development team stay ahead of the curve. We actively encourage ideas and innovation and we're not afraid to disrupt the market!

We're an accredited Investors in People organisation and on the Workplace Wellbeing Charter - meaning we value our people and have a commitment to nurturing their development.

We're not into micro-management and we foster an agile working policy, so if you need to work from home sometimes, you can. Our office is pretty cool though, we're based right on the banks of the canal. Fancy getting the Leeds Dock water taxi to work? It drops you right outside.

You can expect a host of perks that help create an informal relaxed place to work… pool table, dart board, free fruit and fancy coffee. We have a great charity and social committee who are always coming up with fun things to do and we also like to welcome some of our DealTrak dogs into the office from time to time!

We think all this makes DealTrak a great place to work.

Our Opportunity

We've got a big and exciting project to hit this year and we need developers to help us make it happen. We are looking for developers to contribute to all aspects of ongoing software development, based at our brilliant Tech hub in Leeds. You'll be involved in the whole lifecycle - specification, development, testing and the launching of new code & functionality.

Main responsibilities for this role;

• You will be writing and overseeing the production of high-quality source code
• You'll be collaborating with our team to set specifications for new applications
• You'll be performing unit and integration testing - as well as troubleshooting and debugging applications
• You'll evaluate existing applications to reprogram, update and add new features
• You'll develop technical documents and handbooks to accurately represent application design and code

Developer | PHP | Agile | SCRUM | MVC Frameworks | Symfony 4+ | Zend | Laravel | Coding | Debugging | Testing | Source Code | Git | Linux | AWS | Querying | NoSQL | Graph

Benefits

Monthly social activities / Fitness and Health Discounts / Health Cash Plan / Travel Loan Schemes / Contributed Pension Scheme / Flexible Working / Company profit related bonus scheme / Outstanding working environment / Attractive holiday increasing with service / Opportunities to develop new skills at events & technical forums

Essential Skills

• Extensive PHP experience.
• Significant exposure to modern MVC frameworks is essential, e.g. Symfony 4+, Zend, Laravel.
• Conform to coding standards (PSR1/2) and participate in code reviews.
• Knowledge of Object Orientated PHP and MVC.
• Experience using Git for version control.
• Development in a Linux environment.
• Good working knowledge of SCRUM and Agile ways of working.

Desirable Skills

• Experience developing within an AWS environment.
• Experience querying and optimising data storage solutions such as relational, NoSQL and Graph.

About Company

For over 15 years, the DealTrak platform has brought F&I transactions to life in the motor finance industry. Previously Frontline Solutions, DealTrak remains focused on delivering positive outcomes for everyone involved in the motor Finance and Insurance world. We support the whole UK automotive sector and work with Dealers, Brokers, Lenders, OEMs and Insurers of all sizes. We're committed to client support and have a proactive approach to helping our users have the best possible experience with the DealTrak platform.

Are you an experienced and talented Developer looking to take the next step in your career?

We've got a big and exciting project to hit this year and we're looking for developers to help bring it to life. This is your chance to really get your teeth into exciting projects, this year and beyond and it will be a fantastic opportunity to showcase your skills in a supportive and energising environment!

If you're passionate and someone who lives and breathes software development - we want to speak to you!!

Who are DealTrak

DealTrak are a Leeds-based tech firm, located in a brilliant spot on Leeds Dock. We are part of the AutoProtect Group and, together with AutoProtect, Shine! Repair and i-Comply, we supply best-of-breed products and services to the automotive industry. AutoProtect Group deliver one-click F&I (Finance & Insurance) and unrivalled data insights to our customers.

Why work for us?

We've built a creative environment that allows our development team stay ahead of the curve. We actively encourage ideas and innovation and we're not afraid to disrupt the market!

We're an accredited Investors in People organisation and on the Workplace Wellbeing Charter - meaning we value our people and have a commitment to nurturing their development.

We're not into micro-management and we foster an agile working policy, so if you need to work from home sometimes, you can. Our office is pretty cool though, we're based right on the banks of the canal. Fancy getting the Leeds Dock water taxi to work? It drops you right outside.

You can expect a host of perks that help create an informal relaxed place to work… pool table, dart board, free fruit and fancy coffee. We have a great charity and social committee who are always coming up with fun things to do and we also like to welcome some of our DealTrak dogs into the office from time to time!

We think all this makes DealTrak a great place to work.

Our Opportunity

We've got a big and exciting project to hit this year and we need developers to help us make it happen. We are looking for developers to contribute to all aspects of ongoing software development, based at our brilliant Tech hub in Leeds. You'll be involved in the whole lifecycle - specification, development, testing and the launching of new code & functionality.

Main responsibilities for this role;

• You will be writing and overseeing the production of high-quality source code
• You'll be collaborating with our team to set specifications for new applications
• You'll be performing unit and integration testing - as well as troubleshooting and debugging applications
• You'll evaluate existing applications to reprogram, update and add new features
• You'll develop technical documents and handbooks to accurately represent application design and code

Developer | PHP | Agile | SCRUM | MVC Frameworks | Symfony 4+ | Zend | Laravel | Coding | Debugging | Testing | Source Code | Git | Linux | AWS | Querying | NoSQL | Graph

Benefits

Monthly social activities / Fitness and Health Discounts / Health Cash Plan / Travel Loan Schemes / Contributed Pension Scheme / Flexible Working / Company profit related bonus scheme / Outstanding working environment / Attractive holiday increasing with service / Opportunities to develop new skills at events & technical forums

Essential Skills

• Extensive PHP experience.
• Significant exposure to modern MVC frameworks is essential, e.g. Symfony 4+, Zend, Laravel.
• Conform to coding standards (PSR1/2) and participate in code reviews.
• Knowledge of Object Orientated PHP and MVC.
• Experience using Git for version control.
• Development in a Linux environment.
• Good working knowledge of SCRUM and Agile ways of working.

Desirable Skills

• Experience developing within an AWS environment.
• Experience querying and optimising data storage solutions such as relational, NoSQL and Graph.

About Company

For over 15 years, the DealTrak platform has brought F&I transactions to life in the motor finance industry. Previously Frontline Solutions, DealTrak remains focused on delivering positive outcomes for everyone involved in the motor Finance and Insurance world. We support the whole UK automotive sector and work with Dealers, Brokers, Lenders, OEMs and Insurers of all sizes. We're committed to client support and have a proactive approach to helping our users have the best possible experience with the DealTrak platform.

REF: DW1457
LOCATION: Gateshead, Tyne & Wear
JOB TITLE: IT / Software Developer
SALARY & BENEFITS: circa £36,669 to £44,855 dependent on skills and experience plus great staff benefits including 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, generous pension, performance related bonus, enhanced maternity/paternity pay, employee cash back and voucher incentives, and excellent working conditions and perks
WORKING HOURS: Full Time –Monday to Friday flexible working and some working from home options for the right candidate

THE COMPANY, ROLE & YOU: Are you an experienced Software Developer with strong coding, analytical, and problem solving skills ? Bored of working in a one-dimensional/overly transactional role? And want to take the next step up?

Our client is part of the Cambridge University Press and Cambridge Assessment family, and is a vibrant organisation which has established a reputation over 30 years for innovation and quality in educational assessment and research. This branch of the family works with schools, colleges, education authorities, government agencies and other organisations to provide high-quality information through scientifically grounded research.

The work will cover the development of new digital educational products, re-architecture of existing products and other exciting developments as CEM integrates as part of the Cambridge family and you will be based at a new vibrant office in Gateshead Quays from May 2020 onwards.

The new office is a fantastic and vibrant new facility along The Quayside close to the Sage and offers superb staff and employee benefits including a well-being room and on-site cafe with numerous options.

As a IT / Software Developer you will be joining a team of Developers within the CEM Operations department and will be helping to deliver the technical development for CEM’s digital educational products. The role will involve working in one of several agile teams to develop software for digital educational products by utilising a mix of technologies including C# .NET, TypeScript, SQL Server and NoSQL databases. You will also share your wealth of experience and knowledge with Junior Software Developers, and will be expected to offer them guidance, support and mentoring. As well as other developers you will also work with product managers, educational experts, data scientists, designers and more to help achieve the following tasks;

Development and maintenance of software to agreed standards and processes
- Able to act as ‘Solution Owner’ – leading on the development in areas of CEM’s systems
- Develop code to agreed standards using SOLID principles
- Creation of unit tests within a test driven development framework
- Excellent and appropriate documentation in agreed formats
- Code reviews
- Good use of source control, deployment tooling and issue tracking software
- Mentoring and coaching of more junior members of staff

Working as part of an Agile Team own and deliver tasks and work items
- Proactive ownership of own work
- Issue resolution and appropriate escalation
- Attendance at daily stand-up meetings and reviews
- Deliver work to agreed timescales and quality
- Updating of assigned tasks in Jira

Input into team planning and reviews
- Refine requirements
- Estimate work
- Identification of technical and process improvements
- Assist in work prioritisation
- work with wider stakeholders

THE CANDIDATE: The successful candidate for the IT / Software Developer post will need to hold a good technical degree or an equivalent qualification and experience, and although candidates do not need to be experts in all areas, you will need to have substantial hands on Software Development and Coding experience using either C# or Typescript, SQL, Python, or Javascript. You will need to be able to demonstrate a good understanding of software development design principals and patterns, and have strong analytical and problem solving skills, as well as being an excellent communicator in general.

The new IT / Software Developer will also need experience in object orientated development, as well as knowledge or an understanding of agile development methodologies within an environment using Continuous Integration, and will need to have experience using developing systems that contain multiple components. Candidates will also need to be a collaborative and team orientated individuals who are happy to share their knowledge and experience with Junior Developers and offer them mentoring or guidance where required, and although not essential, it would be highly desirable if candidates also have experience administering and maintaining services on Linux-based servers. Candidates will also need to be able to commute to The Quays in Gateshead, Newcastle which is easily accessible via public transport and within walking distance to the Metro and Newcastle Central train station.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a market leader and be rewarded with valuable learning opportunities, a competitive salary and benefits.

Does this sound like you? If Yes then click the apply button now!

You will then be sent to an online questionnaire to support your CV and application, please fill in the details and we will be in touch to advise you of the next steps

TSLS

REF: DW1457
LOCATION: Gateshead, Tyne & Wear
JOB TITLE: IT / Software Developer
SALARY & BENEFITS: circa £36,669 to £44,855 dependent on skills and experience plus great staff benefits including 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, generous pension, performance related bonus, enhanced maternity/paternity pay, employee cash back and voucher incentives, and excellent working conditions and perks
WORKING HOURS: Full Time –Monday to Friday flexible working and some working from home options for the right candidate

THE COMPANY, ROLE & YOU: Are you an experienced Software Developer with strong coding, analytical, and problem solving skills ? Bored of working in a one-dimensional/overly transactional role? And want to take the next step up?

Our client is part of the Cambridge University Press and Cambridge Assessment family, and is a vibrant organisation which has established a reputation over 30 years for innovation and quality in educational assessment and research. This branch of the family works with schools, colleges, education authorities, government agencies and other organisations to provide high-quality information through scientifically grounded research.

The work will cover the development of new digital educational products, re-architecture of existing products and other exciting developments as CEM integrates as part of the Cambridge family and you will be based at a new vibrant office in Gateshead Quays from May 2020 onwards.

The new office is a fantastic and vibrant new facility along The Quayside close to the Sage and offers superb staff and employee benefits including a well-being room and on-site cafe with numerous options.

As a IT / Software Developer you will be joining a team of Developers within the CEM Operations department and will be helping to deliver the technical development for CEM’s digital educational products. The role will involve working in one of several agile teams to develop software for digital educational products by utilising a mix of technologies including C# .NET, TypeScript, SQL Server and NoSQL databases. You will also share your wealth of experience and knowledge with Junior Software Developers, and will be expected to offer them guidance, support and mentoring. As well as other developers you will also work with product managers, educational experts, data scientists, designers and more to help achieve the following tasks;

Development and maintenance of software to agreed standards and processes
- Able to act as ‘Solution Owner’ – leading on the development in areas of CEM’s systems
- Develop code to agreed standards using SOLID principles
- Creation of unit tests within a test driven development framework
- Excellent and appropriate documentation in agreed formats
- Code reviews
- Good use of source control, deployment tooling and issue tracking software
- Mentoring and coaching of more junior members of staff

Working as part of an Agile Team own and deliver tasks and work items
- Proactive ownership of own work
- Issue resolution and appropriate escalation
- Attendance at daily stand-up meetings and reviews
- Deliver work to agreed timescales and quality
- Updating of assigned tasks in Jira

Input into team planning and reviews
- Refine requirements
- Estimate work
- Identification of technical and process improvements
- Assist in work prioritisation
- work with wider stakeholders

THE CANDIDATE: The successful candidate for the IT / Software Developer post will need to hold a good technical degree or an equivalent qualification and experience, and although candidates do not need to be experts in all areas, you will need to have substantial hands on Software Development and Coding experience using either C# or Typescript, SQL, Python, or Javascript. You will need to be able to demonstrate a good understanding of software development design principals and patterns, and have strong analytical and problem solving skills, as well as being an excellent communicator in general.

The new IT / Software Developer will also need experience in object orientated development, as well as knowledge or an understanding of agile development methodologies within an environment using Continuous Integration, and will need to have experience using developing systems that contain multiple components. Candidates will also need to be a collaborative and team orientated individuals who are happy to share their knowledge and experience with Junior Developers and offer them mentoring or guidance where required, and although not essential, it would be highly desirable if candidates also have experience administering and maintaining services on Linux-based servers. Candidates will also need to be able to commute to The Quays in Gateshead, Newcastle which is easily accessible via public transport and within walking distance to the Metro and Newcastle Central train station.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a market leader and be rewarded with valuable learning opportunities, a competitive salary and benefits.

Does this sound like you? If Yes then click the apply button now!

You will then be sent to an online questionnaire to support your CV and application, please fill in the details and we will be in touch to advise you of the next steps

TSLS