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Senior Software Engineer

Bury St Edmunds
1 hour ago
Full-time
On-site
IP32, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
IT
Senior Systems Developer (Python / PostgreSQL)
Location: Bury St Edmunds, hybrid working available | Salary: Competitive + excellent benefits

We’re partnering with a well-established UK infrastructure group, committed to supporting the UK’s net zero ambitions, to find a Senior Systems Developer. You’ll lead the design, engineering and support of an established product suite and help shape development standards across the wider IT function.

The role
This is a senior position with technical ownership and influence. You’ll design and build full-stack solutions, work with product owners and stakeholders to make sure they deliver, and act as a role model and mentor for colleagues.

* Design, code, test and refactor complex programs, scripts and integrations

* Help select and champion development methods, tools and standards

* Maintain and administer release, deployment and configuration tooling

* Capture and share specialist knowledge, and run knowledge-sharing across the team

* Maintain application support processes so incidents are contained and requests met

* Drive continual improvement and contribute to departmental policy

What you’ll bring

* Experience designing large or complex systems, weighing functional and non-functional requirements

* Strong server-side development experience, ideally Python

* Advanced SQL skills, ideally PostgreSQL, including performance tuning and database management

* Client-side experience (React, jQuery, JavaScript, CSS/Bootstrap)

* CI/CD experience with Azure DevOps or Jenkins

* Git, including branching and code review in a multi-developer team

* Understanding of secure development (OWASP Top 10)

* Experience integrating multiple systems

* Experience in agile, kanban, scrum or waterfall environments

* Experience supporting software to SLA, working directly with customers

* Calm, clear communication with technical and non-technical audiences

* A degree in IT or equivalent industry experience

Desirable

* System design using UML/C4

* Microservice architecture experience, built to scale

* RESTful API experience

* ITIL 4 Foundation or ITSM/service desk experience

What’s on offer

* Annual cost of living pay review

* Pension contributions of up to 10% when you contribute 5%

* 33 days holiday including bank holidays, with the option to buy 2 more weeks

* Enhanced family leave pay

* Hybrid working for eligible roles

* Development opportunities to support your career goals

To apply: Send your CV to Fintan at TEC Partners for a confidential conversation