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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Developer Backend (SFIA5) - **Company:** Zaizi - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £68,007.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** HTML, JavaScript (Programming Language), Activiti (Software), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Apache Ant, Unit Testing, Bootstrap (Software), Business Process Model and Notation, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Relational Databases, Software Debugging, DevOps, Revision Control Systems, Gradle, Junit, PostgreSQL, Apache Maven, MySQL, Open Source Technology, OpenShift, Mockito, SQL Stored Procedures, SQL Databases, User Interface Testing, Test-Driven Development (TDD), ReactJS, Spring-boot, Cypress (Programming Language), Backend, Git, AngularJS, Kubernetes, Atlassian Tools, Build Tools, Front End Software Development, Cucumber (Software), Api Management, Docker, Golang - **Published:** August 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5855991840 ## About the Role Our work culture is inclusive, modern, friendly, and democratic. We look for bright, positive-thinking individuals with a can-do attitude. Our people enjoy challenging themselves to be the best at what they do - if that sounds like you, you'll fit right in! Requirements Essential skills: Ways of working * Developing digital solutions delivered to the GDS standard * Demonstrable experience working on Agile environments * Demonstrable experience working on product development environments based on observation, experimentation and user research * Demonstrable experience working in multi-disciplinary/DevOps teams which include product owner/manager, UX designers, UX researchers, Developers, Platform engineers, etc * Demonstrable experience working on continuous improvement environments doing multiple releases every week * Team leadership and mentoring experience * Integrity / honesty Coding and testing: * Demonstrable experience designing, coding and debugging Golang based systems * Good skills in web front end technologies such as HTML, CSS, Bootstrap * Golang * Spring Boot * Docker * Kubernetes * Atlassian * Build tools: Maven, Gradle, Ant * Familiar with source control systems, such as GIT, including branching, merging, etc. * Testing: TDD, unit testing, JUnit, Mockito, Cypress * Good knowledge of relational databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL including data modelling, SQL scripts, store procedures * Shift to the left: Functional test automation (API testing, UI testing [cucumber, nightwatch) Nice to have skills: * AWS * Knowledge of Open Source BPMN workflow engines (Camunda, Activiti or Flowable) * Experience on a front-end javascript framework such as react, angular or vue.js * RedHat OpenShift for container orchestration * Knowledge of NCSC's 14 cloud security principles., Zaizi works with UK Central Government departments on a range of projects. To be able to work on our customer projects, employees must be Security Cleared to a standard acceptable to our Government customers. Due to this restriction we can currently only recruit candidates who have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship and who have lived in the UK for the last 5+ years continuously. ## Description Zaizi is looking for a Senior Software Developer with solid technology skills, but who is also passionate about improving outcomes and the user experience. 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