FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Back-End Software Engineer to work for our client within the finance sector. This is initially a 12-month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role based in Bristol.
Our client is seeking a Back-End Software Engineer to support their major transformation in the Business and Commercial Banking division. The Client Servicing & Engagement (CSE) platform plays a vital role in helping the client grow their businesses, which in turn support millions of people across the UK.
The client is building innovative digital products, modernising their technology stack, and transitioning to the cloud. As a Back-End Engineer, you’ll play a key part in designing and developing solutions that are scalable, secure, and transformative. This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and capable engineer to join a cross-functional feature team delivering full-stack solutions, with a strong focus on high-quality back-end engineering. You’ll work closely with architects, designers, product owners and DevOps specialists to build products that are used by thousands of businesses every day.
Responsibilities
1. Work alongside solution architects to define scalable, robust technical designs
2. Build efficient, modular, and reusable back-end systems and abstractions
3. Implement performance improvements and engineering best practices
4. Collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams to refine features and user journeys
5. Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and design decisions
6. Develop APIs and microservices to enable secure and high-performing functionality
7. Play a key role in the ongoing journey to cloud-based infrastructure and deployment
8. Writing modular, well tested web applications that remain easy to maintain as the codebase and business continues to scale
9. Ensuring software is built in a way which is consistent with - and exploits where possible - the collective frameworks, patterns and practices that exist across the wider Engineering community
10. Understand and apply industry best practices, foster knowledge sharing to provide solutions for complex business problems where no precedent may exist and ensure implementation of solutions where appropriate
11. Relentless focus on delivering business value through sound engineering methods and principles