What you’ll be doing
1. This is a highly technical hands-on developer role where you will be leading a team of full-stack software developers. We believe in shared code ownership, learning from one another and making the most of everyone’s skills and experience.
2. You will be expected to coach and mentor your team, ensuring best practices are ingrained in the way they work. You will be setting high technical standards and will be accountable for the design choices and technologies used in the team.
3. We use both open and closed source software; our modern applications in the team are built using Ruby on Rails backed with a Postgres database. Other older applications use the Microsoft .Net Framework and ASP or MS access for our deep legacy.
4. You do not need to have prior experience with these, but you will need to be able to adapt your expertise to them quickly.
5. This role will involve line management responsibilities.
Skills & Experience Required for the Role
Mandatory
6. Be a current software developer with up-to-date skills and experience in developing high quality, maintainable, code bases.
7. Love to learn. You will be expected to keep up to date with relevant technologies and practices which could be good to adopt in the team.
8. Enjoy working closely with customers in agile teams in a collaborative environment.
9. Keen to champion automation, eg automated testing, CI/CD.
10. Be an excellent coach who enjoys helping others be at their best.
11. A good understanding of the complete Software Development Lifecycle.
Nice to have
12. Be comfortable with Unix/Linux, version control, and database technologies.
13. Ruby on rails, Postgres, JavaScript, elastic search
14. Microsoft .Net framework languages C# ASP SQL Server
15. Have experience leading teams; actively scoping work and driving projects forward.
Benefits
16. On target 10% on target bonus
17. BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
18. From January 2025, equal family leave: receive 18 weeks at full pay, 8 weeks at half pay and 26 weeks at the statutory rate. It’s for all parents, no matter how your family is made up.
19. Enhanced women’s health support: including help with menopause symptoms, cancer screenings, period care and more.
20. 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
21. 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues
22. 2 weeks carer’s leave
23. World-class training and development opportunities
24. Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes.