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# Support Developer

- **Company:** ShortList Recruitment Limited
- **Location:** Chester, UK
- **Salary:** £45,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Software Bug Management, Software as a Service, Relational Databases, MySQL, Node.Js, Web Applications, Cloud Platform System, ReactJS, Gatsby, Front End Software Development, Restful APIs
- **Published:** August 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.co.uk/jobad/gba8c09a00e556eb0c009d9f4d50588aca

## About the Role

* Previous experience in an Application Support, Technical Support Engineering or similar role.

 * Experience supporting modern web applications, REST APIs and cloud-based platforms.

 * Commercial experience with Node.js and relational databases such as MySQL.

 * Exposure to React, Gatsby or similar front-end technologies.

 * Experience investigating production issues, analysing logs and performing root cause analysis.

 * Strong communication skills with the ability to work directly with technical and non-technical clients.

## Description

As a Support Developer, you'll play a key role in supporting and maintaining critical production systems and APIs used by financial services clients. The role is heavily focused on troubleshooting, technical investigations, client interaction and platform support, while also contributing to bug fixes, platform improvements and internal tooling enhancements.
Responsibilities:

 * Investigate, troubleshoot and resolve production and integration issues across web applications and APIs.

 * Act as a technical point of contact for clients, supporting investigations and resolving technical queries.

 * Monitor application logs, alerts and operational tooling to identify root causes of issues.

 * Contribute to bug fixing, platform improvements and operational support tooling.

 * Collaborate with engineering, operations and external stakeholders to maintain platform stability and service quality.

 * Support testing, deployments and ongoing maintenance activities across the platform.


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