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# Software Engineer - Altrincham

- **Company:** Cathcart Technology
- **Location:** Altrincham, UK (Remote available)
- **Salary:** £50,000.0 - £60,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Design of User Interfaces, Scrum Methodology, TypeScript, Vagrant, ReactJS, Spring-boot, Kubernetes, Code Testing, Extreme Programming, Terraform, Serverless Computing, Docker
- **Published:** September 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5871840999

## About the Role

* Solid commercial Java development experience
 * Good software engineering fundamentals
 * Care about writing clean, maintainable and well-tested code
 * Be comfortable contributing to production systems within an Agile environment
 * Enjoy collaborating with other Developers rather than working in isolation
 * Want to develop skills across testing, cloud technologies and modern engineering tooling
 * Be curious and willing to learn

## Description

* Work on large-scale, business-critical systems in a complex, highly regulated domain
 * Build and enhance reliable, scalable software as part of a cross-functional Scrum team
 * Collaborate closely with Product Managers, UX Designers, Test Analysts and fellow Engineers
 * Contribute ideas and challenge existing approaches
 * Help improve engineering practices across the team
 * Work within Agile and XP practices, including TDD, pairing, continuous integration and shared ownership

Technologies:

 * Cloud
 * Java
 * TDD
 * XP
 * UX UI Design
 * AWS
 * CI/CD
 * DevOps
 * Docker
 * Embedded
 * Kubernetes
 * React
 * Serverless
 * Spring
 * Spring Boot
 * Terraform
 * TypeScript
 * Vagrant


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