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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** Phorest
- **Location:** UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Software Quality, Code Review, Distributed Systems, Object-Oriented Software Development, Software Construction, Software Engineering, Backend, Graphql, Web Technologies, Restful APIs
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.co.uk/job/gb899af0168a2571512c073f83b3545cb0/eaa

## About the Role

You have 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with strong proficiency in Java and object-oriented software design.
You have experience designing, building and maintaining backend services in a production environment.
You're comfortable working with RESTful APIs, with GraphQL experience being a bonus.
You have a good understanding of JavaScript and modern web technologies.
You understand the principles of scalable, distributed systems and can reason about technical trade-offs.
You care about code quality, testing, maintainability and building software that lasts.
You're confident contributing to technical discussions and sharing your ideas and opinions.
You're a collaborative team player who enjoys working across disciplines and supporting others.
You're proactive, take ownership of your work and look for ways to improve how things are done.
You have a growth mindset, enjoy learning and know when to adopt new technologies and when to keep things simple.

## Description

You'll join a collaborative, supportive team where you'll have the opportunity to influence technical decisions, share your knowledge and continue developing your skills.
What You'll Do
Design, develop and maintain scalable, reliable backend services and systems.
Work closely with engineers, product managers and designers to turn business requirements into well-designed, shippable features.
Contribute to technical design discussions, making informed decisions about architecture, performance and scalability.
Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code, following engineering best practices.
Build and improve RESTful APIs and integrations that support our platform.
Take ownership of features from initial design through to deployment and ongoing improvement.
Participate in code reviews, share knowledge and support the development of other engineers.
Identify opportunities to improve our systems, development processes and overall engineering standards.
Stay curious about emerging technologies and bring a practical approach to introducing new tools and solutions where they add value.