Job Description:

The Role

  • Developing backend services and APIs, including interaction with databases with a focus on readable, maintainable and well-tested code
  • Integrating with third-party APIs, such as payment gateways
  • Creating associated API documentation and working in partnership with developers consuming your APIs and services Working as part of a cross-functional scrum team and contributing your expertise to drive the overall success of a project
  • Being an advocate for engineering best practice within your project team
  • Understanding users and identifying who they are and what their needs are
  • Can use agreed standards and specifications to design, create, test and document new or amended software
  • Demonstrating understanding of common software engineering concepts
  • Creating robust code which is scalable with a long term impact and broader concerns underpinning decisions

Requirements

  • Strong knowledge of API development using C# .NET/.NET Core, including ORM and dependency injection experience
  • Experience of working with other languages and associated frameworks / libraries such as: JavaScript and Node.JS/Express or and Spring/SpringBoot
  • TypeScript, Scala, Kotlin or Python
  • Django or Play
  • Enthusiastic and experienced when it comes to using engineering best practices, clean code, and unit testing
  • Experience working as part of a cross-functional development team (using Agile practices)
  • Cloud experience using Azure or AWS would be a bonus

This position is available for UK based remote working as well as office or hybrid working for those based around Edinburgh, Leeds or Manchester.

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We believe that representative teams made up of people with different backgrounds, skills and points of view help us build the best workplace possible and enable us to create genuinely innovative, broadly useful products. We are committed to our goal of creating the most inclusive workplace possible. As we strive to build an environment where everyone can thrive and be themselves we will continue to investigate and challenge biases, while working to identify and remove obstacles to inclusion. If you need additional support or accommodation during the application process, please don’t hesitate to let us know.

Company Benefits

  • Personal development and progression plans including 6 learning and development days and personal training budget
  • Turbo charge your personal and professional skills with O’Reilly Learning
  • 34 days holiday a year (inc bank holidays, which you’re free to take whenever you want) Enhanced maternity
  • Paternity and adoption leave policies
  • Private medical insurance (and wellbeing incentives, deals and discounts) with Vitality
  • Access to a financial wellbeing platform (via Bippit)
  • A Macbook Pro and other top tech to help you
  • Regular social events (in person and remotely)
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • A competitive salary which we’ll discuss with you at the start of the hiring process
  • YuLife employee benefits and lots more!

Interview Process

  • Recruiter Screen (30 mins)
  • Hangout Interview (1 hour)
  • Final Stage Interview (2 hours)

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