Remote HTP Software Engineer
Amberlabs
Armagh, United Kingdom
9 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Compensation
£ 104KJob location
Remote
Armagh, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Clean Code Principles
Java
Agile Methodologies
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Automation of Tests
Cloud Computing
Code Review
Continuous Integration
DevOps
MongoDB
Open Source Technology
Pair Programming
Performance Tuning
Message Oriented Middleware
TypeScript
Spring-boot
Backend
Event Driven Architecture
Front End Software Development
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Terraform
Job description
- Develop and maintain secure, scalable applications using Java, Spring Boot, and AWS integrations (SNS/SQS)
- Collaborate closely with product managers, delivery managers, business analysts, user researchers, and engineers to refine technical direction
- Write clean, testable code following best practices in security, accessibility, and DevOps
- Participate in code reviews, pair programming, and continuous integration/deployment processes
- Troubleshoot and resolve live service issues, ensuring resilience and availability
- Work within GDS (Government Digital Service) standards and contribute to open-source initiatives where applicable
Technologies:
- AWS
- Cloud
- DevOps
- Frontend
- Java
- MongoDB
- Security
- Spring
- Spring Boot
- Terraform
- TypeScript
- Backend
- Support
Requirements
- Solid experience with Java and Spring Boot
- Frontend exposure to frameworks such as Express, Nunjucks, TypeScript, or similar
- AWS integrations would be beneficial
- Exposure to MongoDB would be beneficial
- Exposure to AWS and Terraform (IaC) would be highly regarded
- Strong understanding of Agile and DevOps methodologies
- Experience in automated testing and writing maintainable code
- Ability to take ownership of development work and contribute to planning decisions
- Knowledge of government digital services is desirable
- Familiarity with accessibility standards, security best practices, and performance tuning is desirable
- Understanding of event-driven architecture and asynchronous messaging is desirable
About the company
We are a cutting-edge UK and European technology consultancy focused on empowering autonomy, promoting experimentation, and enabling rapid learning to deliver exceptional value to our clients. We work collaboratively across cross-functional teams to minimise risk and shorten delivery times. We are hiring a Software Engineer to join us on impactful digital initiatives modernising government services across the UK. The role offers a modern cloud environment, primarily AWS, with opportunities for career advancement in a highly collaborative and collegial culture. We also offer private medical insurance through Aviva, a company pension plan through Nest, 25 days of annual leave plus UK bank holidays, access to Perkbox, a generous employee referral program, flexible working, and the choice of PC or Mac.