Principal Developer

We are seeking an experienced Full Stack Java Technical Lead to join our UK Digital & Cloud Practice. Our Digital Practice is expanding rapidly offering opportunities to achieve medium and long-term career goals. You will work on challenging and large-scale transformational and migration projects within both public and private sectors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership within a team to coordinate and deliver scalable secure solutions in line with industry best practices (code quality CI/CD security etc.)1.
• Project Management: Work within a project management/agile delivery methodology to ensure timely and high-quality delivery of software applications.
• Technical Ownership: Take technical ownership of a product or software solution covering design estimation shaping and user story/requirement creation.
• Solution Documentation: Document solutions including architecture configuration release and support handover.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate and liaise with other stakeholders/end users in the software development lifecycle including PMs BAs Testing Product etc.
• Communication: Clearly communicate technical designs in conversation documentation and presentations to stakeholders of various technical abilities.
• Knowledge Transfer: Provide effective knowledge transfer to team members and customers.
• Team Development: Manage coach and develop junior members of your team and the wider community.
• Team Collaboration: Foster a positive working environment and facilitate team collaboration and communication.

Qualifications :

• Coding Best Practices: Deep understanding of coding best practices and modern architectural patterns including microservices and message-driven architectures.
• Non-Functional Requirements: Experience developing applications with non-functional requirements in mind.
• Application Design: Experience in application/digital services design.
• Software Engineering Practices: Proficiency in software engineering practices like code reviews CI/CD pipelines and SOLID/DRY principles.
• Technical Skills: Hands-on experience with the following technologies:
  • Frontend: JavaScript/TypeScript Angular React Node.
  • Backend: Java Spring Boot Hibernate.  Desirable Kotlin.
• Estimation and Sizing: Experience in estimation and sizing.
• Integration and API Design: Experience in integration and API design.
• Cloud Experience: Proficiency in cloud technologies.
• Emerging Technologies: Appetite to work with emerging AI technologies.
• Security Clearance: SC Eligible.

Additional Information :

Why Version 1 

At Version 1 we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing professional growth and financial stability. 

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme where employees collectively benefit from a share of our companys profits 
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme 
• Flexible/remote working Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and peoples individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance 
• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension Private Healthcare Cover Life Assurance Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme 
• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts Bike to Work Fitness classes Mindfulness Workshops Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance enhanced maternity/paternity leave marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies 
• Educational assistance incentivised certifications and accreditations including AWS Microsoft Oracle and Red Hat 
• Reward schemes including Version 1s Annual Excellence Awards & Call-Out platform. 
• Environment Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity inclusion and belonging schemes. 

And many more exciting benefits drop us a note to find out more.   

Version 1 is an equal opportunities employer. 

We are committed to building a diverse inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels valued and able to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds identities and lived experiences and we value the different perspectives people bring including those shaped by disability and neurodiversity. 

We want every candidate to have a positive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process please contact your recruiter at Version 1. We will consider all requests carefully respectfully and confidentially. 

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Employment Type :

Full-time