Platform Software Engineer

Location :
Melton (Hybrid)

Salary :
Up to £50,000 based on experience

Working hours : 09 : 00

17 : 30

The purpose of this role is to solve complex business problems and technical challenges through the design and development of software applications and services. This role will contribute directly towards exciting technology opportunities in the public health sector; specifically in general practice.

You will be responsible for building and maintaining critical components of our software infrastructure, ensuring high performance, reliability, and security. This role sits within the platform team.

• Contribute towards the design, develop, and implement high-performance, scalable, and maintainable applications and services
• Develop APIs and other web services
• Work with databases (relational and No
  
  SQL) to implement data models
• Contribute towards all phases of the software development lifecycle, from design and development through to testing, deployment and monitoring & alerting

• Assist and unblock other members of the team where appropriate
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback
• Contribute towards the development of software engineering best practices and principles
• Participate in architectural and design discussions
• Stay abreast of the latest technologies and industry trends

• Assist with the diagnosis and assessment of complex technical issues
• Identify and contribute towards solutions designed to improve service or component security, performance, scalability, and reliability

• Work closely with frontend engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders
• Share ideas and prompt continuous improvement across the team

• Write unit tests and integration tests to ensure code quality
  
  Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards
• Comply with the companys Health & Safety, Data Protection, Information Security, PCI & DSP policies and procedures.

• Knowledge of the product development lifecycle
• Considerable working experience with modern PHP including frameworks (e.g. Laravel)
• Source control (e.g. Git Lab)
• Working experience with structured and unstructured databases (e.g. MySQL)
• Knowledge of or working experience with Message Queues (Rabbit
  
  MQ) & event driven architecture
• Strong knowledge of software design patterns and object-oriented design principles
• Working experience of unit test frameworks and test automation

• Strong expertise in Agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum / Kanban)
• Dev Ops tooling
• Node.js
• Healthcare industry experience (NHS)
• VOIP call handling

• 25 Days Holiday plus an additional day for your birthday / equivalent
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Winter Flu Jabs
• Free On-Site Parking
• Learning and development budget with Professional Qualification Support
• 1,000 employee referral bonus
• Social benefits (paid social events)
• Buy Holiday Scheme
• Employee Assistance Program
• Discount on Health Insurance
• Annual Salary Review
• Enhanced Company Sick Pay
• Monthly pizza in the office (Hybrid employees) / coffee voucher (Remote employees)
• SCG mobile benefit

We welcome applications from all parts of the community and are committed to upholding the principles of the Equality Act 2010.

We are committed to supporting applicants with disabilities. We will endeavour to make necessary adjustments to ensure a fair and accessible recruitment process