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# Software Development Engineer

- **Company:** Yorkshire Building Society
- **Location:** Bradford, UK (Remote available)
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Confluence, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Unit Testing, Microsoft Azure, Continuous Integration, OpenShift, Open Web Application Security, Scrum Methodology, Software Engineering, Web Platforms, Apigee, Gitlab, Git, Kubernetes, Azure AKS, Api Gateway, Restful APIs, Api Management, Docker, Jenkins, Microservices
- **Published:** September 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=93b4bb4b9f6a0cd2

## About the Role

You'll have hands-on experience of Java and Spring. In addition, you'll be able to demonstrate -

 * Strong knowledge of modern technologies and platforms used within digital applications
 * Desirable skills include:
 + Restful Design, working with API Gateway products (Google Apigee, Azure APIM)
 + Containers and Container Orchestration - Docker, Kubernetes & OpenShift
 + Continuous Integration Pipelines Git, Jenkins, Azure AKS
 + Security (OWASP, Certificates, JWT, Encryption techniques)
 + Knowledge, understanding and experience of software delivery methodologies and the application of them using tools like JIRA, Confluence, Gitlab and Jenkins
 + Experience with developing solutions that enable communications direct with customers

## Description

As Software Development Engineer, you'll design, develop, document, and create test automation of software and configuration that delivers value to YBS customers. This will include -

 * Delivering API's and Java Spring Boot Microservices that underpin our Digital platforms
 * Implementing automated build pipelines and monitoring capabilities
 * Participate and lead peer reviews of documentation, code, unit and integration testing
 * Collaborate with Principle Leads, Architects, Analysts, Scrum Master, and Product Owners to perform impact analysis and estimation on requirements and designs
 * Ensure that system design meets the current design standards, is appropriate for current architecture and meets future architecture and infrastructure requirements
 * Provide out of hours support for services and API's