Naimuri Software Engineer

QinetiQ Security & Defence Contractors

Job Location:

Portsmouth - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 17 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Software Engineer

Job Type: Permanent Fulltime

Job Location: Portsmouth area

Job ID: 19268

We can offer you the chance to help make the UK a safer place through innovation working in partnership with government defence and law enforcement organisations on some of the most challenging data and technology problems out there.

We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to building an inclusive safe and supportive environment that allows everyone to do their best work. We are happy to support any accessibility or neurodiversity requirements that you may need during the recruitment process.

About us:

Weve been around for about ten years and grown from being a little-known tech start-up to creating our own community at the heart of the thriving and diverse tech and digital ecosystem of Greater Manchester. As part of our future journey were looking to create footprints in other areas of the UK and in this instance around the Portsmouth and Salisbury Plains area.

Our name Naimuri is Japanese and simply means

nai meaning not
muri meaning overburden

These principles apply to every aspect of an organisation from technology process and infrastructure through to people culture and leadership. This means that we empower our teams to do what they think is the right thing giving them the skills and confidence to explore new ways of working and to create a bias-free environment where all our people feel comfortable collaborating to deliver the finest ideas and solutions in an agile environment.

Our business is focused on 4 cornerstones which shape and underpin the way in which we go about work and treat each other. These are: Wellbeing Empowerment Perpetual Edge and Delivery.

People and culture are at the heart of Naimuri so that collectively we can realise our mission of making the UK a safer place to be.

About the role:

We are seeking a talented and passionate Full Stack Software Engineer to join either a software delivery team which is already supporting or about to start supporting projects initially within the Defence sector but with opportunities to work in other sectors in the future.

What Youll Do:

Support the development of application functionality and features.
Write clean well-documented and testable code adhering to best practices and coding standards.
Implement and maintain unit integration and end-to-end tests to ensure application quality and reliability.
Participate in code reviews providing constructive feedback and ensuring code quality.
Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies frameworks and best practices.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes and tools.

Were looking for someone with:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
Proven professional experience as a Software Engineer or similar role (3 years.)
Previous demonstrable experience in delivery through Agile methodologies.
Experience with:
- JavaScript (ES6) TypeScript.
- . Core/.NET WebAPI
- SQL
- React
- NextJS
- NodeJS
Experience of full stack development.
Proficiency with version control systems (e.g. Git).
Awareness of software development best practices including testing debugging and performance optimization.
Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

It would be advantageous if you also had :

Prior experience working in the Defence domain.
Awareness of Secure by Design (SbD) principles (ie/ JSP 440/604).
Familiarity with AWS.
Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG).
Experience with Express.
Experience with Kafka
Experience with Redis
Experience with Kubernetes
Experience with Docker/Podman
Experience with the Elastic stack.
Experience with graph databases.
Experience of e2e testing using Cypress or Playwright.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
Experience with Kubernetes and Docker.

Location:

Whilst our Head Office is based in Salford Quays Manchester with satellite offices in London and Cheltenham the location for this role is in or around the area of Portsmouth. The role would be hybrid working where you can work from home for part of your working week with time on site being based on the needs of your assigned delivery and agreed Ways of Working for your team. Onsite location would be in Portsmouth primarily and would normally be a maximum of one or two days per week based on specific delivery demand but you would be welcome to spend more days in the office if you preferred. There would be occasional travel to Manchester estimated to be no more than once or twice a year.

About you:

Were looking for someone with strong experience in developing software solutions and a proven ability to deliver at pace. You should have some opinions on:

What good code looks like (front end or back end)
How to select appropriate technologies for a solution
How to spot smells in the code

Knowledge of developing on the cloud is preferred although not essential. Solid fundamentals with software development systems integration problem solving and teamwork pave the way.

You might have a degree it might be in a related field. You might not and you can demonstrate how youve trodden the path for yourself.

Pay and benefits:

Naimuri pays competitively within the industry based on your roles base location rates. The salary for this position is dependent upon your experience. We assess seniority relative to the team at Naimuri during the interviewing process.

A full time working week is 37.5 hours and you have flexibility over when you give that time. We also offer part-time working which can be discussed during the recruitment process.

Our core hours are 10:00am - 3:00pm and our office hours are between 7:30 and 18:00 Monday to Friday.

Benefits include:

Flexible/Hybrid working options
A company performance related bonus
Pension matched 1.5x up to 10.5%
AXA group 1 medical cover
Personal training budget
Holiday buy-back scheme
A flexible benefits scheme

Recruitment Process:

We want to ensure that you feel comfortable and confident when interviewing with us. To help you prepare our recruitment team will discuss the process in more detail with you when you apply.

We are happy to support any accessibility or neurodiversity requirements.

Job Title: Software EngineerJob Type: Permanent FulltimeJob Location: Portsmouth areaJob ID: 19268We can offer you the chance to help make the UK a safer place through innovation working in partnership with government defence and law enforcement organisations on some of the most challeng...