Back End Software Engineer

Great ideas come from different minds. That's why we bring together engineers, scientists, analysts, and creatives from every background - and give them the trust, tools, and freedom to make a difference. What connects us is the mission: solving meaningful problems and building capability that protects what matters most.

And as the challenges evolve, so do we - working on the technologies that will shape tomorrow, not just today.

Backend Software Engineer

National Security Business Be part of a growing and highly trusted supplier within the National Security domain, delivering mission-critical solutions that help keep the nation safe, secure, and prosperous.

You'll work with leading-edge technologies across AI, Data Science, Cyber, Cloud, DevOps, SRE, and Platform Engineering. We've secured long-term programmes across the full technology spectrum on the latest customer frameworks, providing a strong platform for continued growth and innovation. Join us as we embark on an exciting and ambitious expansion journey.

As a Backend Software Engineer, you'll play a key role in designing and developing mission-critical technical solutions for our National Security customers.

Roke is a leading technology & engineering company with clients spanning National Security, Defence and Intelligence. You will work alongside our customers to solve their complex and unique challenges.

You're a Backend Software Engineer that enjoys developing novel products; leading, innovating and inventing by bringing the physical and digital together. You will be responsible for developing, testing and deploying high speed software components written in a variety of modern languages. These analytics are a vital link in the primary processing chain of Roke's National Security customers, enabling downstream analytics and reporting.

Key responsibilities

• Write clean, secure, high-performance code in Go.

• Deploy containerised services to Kubernetes clusters using Helm charts and ArgoCD.

• Translate logical solution designs into detailed technical designs.

• Support the scrum team by decomposing user requests and key results into epics and user stories.

• Produce high-quality documentation using agreed standards, methods, and tools, including prototyping tools where appropriate.

• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, epic decomposition sessions, sprint planning, reviews, and demos.

• Monitor deployed systems for performance or operational issues and implement updates or fixes as required.

Do you have experience in Software development?, * Proven experience developing software in Go or Python

• Strong DevOps knowledge, ideally with Docker, ArgoCD, and GitLab CI

• Hands-on experience deploying applications to Kubernetes using Helm charts

• Good understanding of Agile software development practices and modern engineering techniques

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Redis

• Knowledge of the Robot testing framework

• Exposure to CNCF monitoring stack (Prometheus, Thanos, Grafana)

• Familiarity with message-brokering systems (e.g., NATS, Qpid, Kafka)

• Understanding of Linux networking concepts

• Experience working with AWS

Built on over a 60 year heritage, Roke offers specialist knowledge in sensors, communications, cyber, and AI and ML. We change the way organisations think and act - through dynamic insights from the analysis of multiple layers of data. We take care of the innovative, technical stuff that keeps everyone safe - that's our mission, passion, and motivation. Where you'll work…