Location: Melton (Hybrid)
Salary: £50,000
Working Hours: 09:00 17:30
The purpose of this role is to understand and solve complex business problems and challenges through the design and development of software applications, services and components; ensuring high performance, reliability, and security. This role will contribute directly towards exciting technology opportunities in the public health sector; specifically in general practice. This is a full-stack role and will be required to work on both our frontend and backend services. You will hold due consideration to the UX of our products.
Responsibilities
Design and Development
Design, develop, and implement high-performance, scalable, and maintainable applications, services and systems
Develop APIs and other web services
Work with databases (relational and NoSQL) to design and implement data models
Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle, from design and development through to testing, deployment and monitoring & alerting
Technical Leadership
Identify and improve development processes and practices to improve quality and cycle time
Coach and guide other members of the team
Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback
Promote and demonstrate software engineering best practices and principles
Participate in architectural and design discussions
Stay abreast of the latest technologies and industry trends
Assist with recruitment activities
Problem-solving
Diagnose and troubleshoot complex technical issues
Identify and implement solutions designed to improve system security, performance, scalability, and reliability
Collaboration
Work closely with frontend engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders
Share ideas, prompting continuous improvement across the department
Quality Assurance and Compliance
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.
Skills Required
Essential
Knowledge of the product development lifecycle
Working experience with modern PHP including frameworks (e.g. Laravel)
Working experience with modern frontend frameworks/libraries (e.g. React)
Source control (e.g. GitLab)
Working experience with structured and unstructured databases (e.g. MySQL)
Experience with Message Queues (RabbitMQ) & event driven architecture
Strong knowledge of software design patterns and object-oriented design principles
Working experience of unit test frameworks and test automation
Desired
Strong expertise in Agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum / Kanban)
DevOps tooling
Node.js
Healthcare industry experience (NHS)
VOIP call handling
Benefits
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
SCG is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. 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
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