Platform Software Engineer

• Design, develop, and implement high-performance, scalable, and maintainable applications and services
• Develop APIs and other web services
• Work with databases (relational and NoSQL) 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 company's Health & Safety, Data Protection, Information Security, PCI & DSP policies and procedures.

Technologies:

• DevOps
• Frontend
• GitLab
• Kanban
• Laravel
• MySQL
• NoSQL
• PHP
• RabbitMQ
• Security
• Web
• NodeJS
• Support
• JavaScript
• Mobile

• Knowledge of the product development lifecycle
• Considerable working experience with modern PHP including frameworks (e.g. Laravel)
• Source control (e.g. GitLab)
• Working experience with structured and unstructured databases (e.g. MySQL)
• Knowledge of or working 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
• Strong expertise in Agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum / Kanban) (desired)
• DevOps tooling (desired)
• Node.js (desired)
• Healthcare industry experience (NHS) (desired)