Senior Developer - Remote First

Cathcart Technology
Altrincham, UK
6 days ago
Apply on www.careerboard.com
Prepare application

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Compensation
£60,000.0 - £70,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Agile Methodology Amazon Web Services Cloud Engineering Continuous Integration DevOps Java Development Kit Scrum Methodology Software Engineering TypeScript Vagrant DevOps Tools - Open-source
+8 more
ReactJS Spring-boot Kubernetes Extreme Programming Terraform Serverless Computing Docker Service Stack

Requirements

This is a hands-on Senior Engineering role working on large-scale, business-critical systems, within an organisation that genuinely values engineering craft, collaboration and continuous improvement.

Agile and XP practices are Embedded across the engineering function, with a strong focus on TDD, pairing, continuous integration and shared ownership.

You’ll join a cross-functional Scrum team alongside Product Managers, UX Designers, Test Analysts and fellow Engineers, taking ownership of features from initial idea through to production.

At Senior level, you’ll also play an important role in mentoring other Developers, sharing knowledge and raising engineering standards across the team.

You’ll be encouraged to challenge existing approaches, contribute ideas and have a genuine influence on both technical direction and how the team works. What They’re Looking For

They’re looking for an experienced Java Engineer who combines strong technical ability with a collaborative approach to software development.

You’ll ideally:

  • Have strong commercial Java development experience
  • Be comfortable delivering complex features end-to-end
  • Care about clean, maintainable and well-tested code
  • Have experience with, or a genuine interest in, TDD and XP practices
  • Enjoy pairing, mentoring and sharing knowledge with other Engineers
  • Be comfortable contributing to technical discussions and challenging existing approaches
  • Have experience working within collaborative Agile engineering teams

You don’t need to tick every box across the wider technology stack. Strong engineering fundamentals and the ability to pick up new technologies are more important. Tech Stack & Environment

The core platform is Java-based, supported by a modern and evolving stack:

  • Java (JDK 17), Spring Boot
  • React, TypeScript
  • AWS, including serverless approaches
  • Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes
  • Chef, Vagrant, Packer
  • CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling

Bonus points for experience with:

  • Cloud-native or serverless architectures
  • AWS
  • DevOps and Infrastructure as Code
  • Building scalable, secure platforms

There’s a strong internal engineering culture with communities of practice, regular knowledge sharing and dedicated innovation days focused on learning and experimentation. You’ll Enjoy This Role If You

Benefits & conditions

  • Enjoy solving problems within complex, long-lived systems
  • Care about code quality, testing and sustainable delivery
  • Like having ownership rather than simply working through tickets
  • Enjoy mentoring and helping other Engineers develop
  • Thrive in collaborative, Agile environments
  • Want technical influence without moving away from hands-on development

What’s in It for You?

  • £60,000 - £70,000 salary
  • Bonus and excellent benefits package
  • Remote-first working with office attendance around once per month
  • Clear progression and opportunities to develop further technically
  • Strong investment in learning and career development
  • Inclusive, sociable engineering culture with regular team and company events

Apply for this position

This job is hosted externally. Click below to view the full posting and apply.

Apply on www.careerboard.com
Prepare application

Good distractions

Talks and stories from around this role — technically off-topic, practically not.

1:20 min

Identifying multi-disciplinary talent for developer experience engineering roles

Hazal Mestci +1 · Coffee With Developers

2:07 min

Inspecting default bridge architectures and custom Docker networks

Oliver Seitz Oliver Seitz · World Congress 2025

2:17 min

Mapping the maturity roadmap for scaled devops adoption

Dominik Krichbaum Dominik Krichbaum · World Congress 2026 Europe

1:21 min

Exploring the target application for front end tests

Anna Mcdougall · JS Congress

4:36 min

Hiring passionate software engineers to tackle unprecedented scaling challenges

Dana Lawson Dana Lawson +1 · World Congress 2026 Europe

2:34 min

Docker sandbox architecture and microVM environment integration

Manuel de la Peña Manuel de la Peña · World Congress 2026 Europe

Videos

See all

Related articles

See all