Associate Software Engineer

Fantastic Graduate opportunity! Our client based in Bristol at the junction of the M5/M4 at Aztec West are a busy Global FinTech software provider to the world's top banks.

They are looking for an additional Junior / associate Software Engineer , 3 days a week in office 2 work from home .

Location: Bristol (Hybrid) 3 days in office

to £32K + health cover, pension,, life ass, free parking

You will work with Product Owners, Team Leaders and other Developers throughout the software development life cycle to build efficient programs and systems that serve user needs.

You will manage a diverse workload including multiple parallel tasks and you will prioritise your time and tasks effectively. You will be designing and developing innovative solutions for the world’s leading financial institutions.

Essential skills:

• A keen interest in software design

• Strong object-oriented Java development skills

• Flexible and adaptable

• An independent problem solver with excellent communication skills

• Time management.

• Enthusiasm and desire to learn

• Resourcefulness and troubleshooting aptitude

• Team player and great collaborator, self-motivated and able to work independently

• Patience and attention to detail

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Fluent in English

Desirable Skills:

• Familiarity with Agile methodology

• RESTful web services

• SQL

• JavaScript

• Web application servers

• Client/Server and n-tier technology

• BDD, TDD, continuous integration and deployment

Description and responsibilities:

• Writing and testing code to develop scalable and robust solutions which meet the high performance and availability standards of global financial institutions

• Making code changes and unit testing of the code, primarily using Java and associated languages and technologies, and any other languages deemed appropriate in future

• Investigation of problems and determining the best solution

• Creating and maintaining automated build and testing systems

• Support on-going maintenance and fixes of companies solutions and in-house toolkits

• Working with clients to solve high priority problems in existing systems

• Discussing client's requirements and proposed solutions with the wider team to fully understand and translate business requirements

• Collaborating with other developers and other departments

• Create technical documentation for reference and reporting

• Adhering to the development roadmap to ensure features and functionality are delivered on time

Experience, training and qualification:

• BSc (Honours) Computer Science or similar degree with a significant computing bias

Full time , Permanent , 37.5 hours

Benefits:

• Supportive holiday package - Includes 25 days annual leave rising to 28 (with length of service) Plus ability to carry over up to 10 days into the next holiday year

• Company pension scheme matching up to 5% of salary - Additionally, you can choose to make your contributions via Salary Sacrifice

• Group Life Assurance - Up to 9 times your annual basic salary

• Group Income Protection - Up to 75% of salary

• Private Medical Insurance - Which can include family cover

• Free onsite parking

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