Naimuri - Software Engineer

About us

We've been around for about ten years and grew from being a little known tech start up to creating our own community at the heart of the thriving and diverse tech and digital ecosystem of Greater Manchester. We are looking to expand to other UK areas, including Portsmouth and Salisbury Plains.

About the role

We are seeking a talented and passionate Full Stack Software Engineer to join a delivery team working in the Defence sector, with opportunities to work in other sectors.

What You'll Do

• Support the development of application functionality and features.
• Write clean, well documented, and testable code, adhering to best practices and coding standards.
• Implement and maintain unit, integration, and end to end tests to ensure application quality and reliability.
• Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback and ensuring code quality.
• Stay up to date with the latest technologies, frameworks, and best practices.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes and tools.

We're looking for someone with

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven professional experience as a Software Engineer or similar role (3+ years).
• Previous demonstrable experience in delivery through Agile methodologies.
• Experience with:
  • JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript.
  • .ASP.NET Core/.NET WebAPI
  • SQL
  • React
  • NextJS
  • NodeJS
• Experience of full stack development.
• Proficiency with version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Awareness of software development best practices, including testing, debugging, and performance optimisation.
• Excellent problem solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

It would be advantageous if you also had

• Prior experience working in the Defence domain.
• Awareness of Secure by Design (SbD) principles (ie/ JSP 440/604).
• Familiarity with AWS.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG).
• Experience with Express.
• Experience with Kafka
• Experience with Redis
• Experience with Kubernetes
• Experience with Docker/Podman
• Experience with the Elastic stack.
• Experience with graph databases.
• Experience of e2e testing using Cypress or Playwright.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Kubernetes and Docker.

Location

The role is based in Portsmouth. It will be hybrid working with a maximum of one or two days on site per week, with occasional travel to Manchester no more than once or twice a year.

About you

• Strong experience in developing software solutions and a proven ability to deliver at paceli>
• Good code perspectives (front end or back end).
• Ability to select appropriate technologies for a solution.
• Ability to spot code smells.
• Cloud development knowledge preferred, solid fundamentals in software development, systems integration, problem solving, and teamwork.

Pay and benefits

Competitive salary based on role experience. A full time working week of 37.5 hours with 10 00 core hours.

Benefits include

• Flexible/Hybrid working options
• A company performance related bonus
• Pension matched 1.5x up to 10.5%
• AXA group 1 medical cover
• Personal training budget

Recruitment process

We will discuss the details of the recruitment process with you when you apply. We support any accessibility or neurodiversity requirements.