Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer Bristol, England

Sponge
Full Time Bristol, England 31910 - 61510 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Are you a Senior Software Developer who enjoys both the technical and people side of a role? If so, you will be the perfect fit for our Software Development team.

Who we are…We're a world leading, digital learning provider, designing and delivering training solutions for global brands across multiple sectors and industries including pharmaceutical, technology, finance, retail, manufacturing, and professional services. Our exciting client list includes some of the worlds' biggest brands – AstraZeneca, Coca-Cola, IKEA, Tesco, and Royal Mail, to name but a few. With strong financial backing, we're growing fast, focused on being a global leader in learning and development, bringing together a heritage of creativity and technology, and applying the latest thinking in learning science to deliver truly effective digital learning.

So, what is a Senior Software Developer?

Job titles can be an enigma these days, so let's break it down a little!

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Working closely with clients and Internal teams to understand and capture requirements.
  • Translating requirements into technical specs.
  • Design, build and maintain applications solutions.
  • Managing and supporting the growth of a more junior team member.
  • Defining and maintaining software development tools, processes, and documentation.

The ideal candidate will be:

  • Knowledgeable across the full stack of development
  • Preferably a bachelor's degree in engineering or science, but we will consider other degrees for the right candidate.
  • At least 3+ years of PHP7 application development and associated frameworks (e.g. Symphony, Laravel, CodeIgniter, CakePHP).
  • Experienced in building modern PHP apps using one of the popular frameworks, e.g:
    • Craft CMS
    • Laravel
    • Symfony
  • Experienced with the following technologies.
    • PostgreSQL
    • Docker
    • Git (Github)
  • Write and enforce high quality code including:
    • Automated testing
    • Coding standards

It would be nice if you had but not essential….

Frontend TypeScript experience using modern libraries, e.gVueJS ReactJS

  • Cloud development e.g:
    • AWS
    • Google Cloud Platform
    • Python

What we can offer you……

  • A competitive salary – our priority is to find the right person
  • Flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home some of the week
  • Pension
  • Income protection and life assurance
  • 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays
  • Your birthday off
  • A fabulous health cash plan

Location

Our new headquarters is in the Bristol area (The Paintworks). We offer a mix of home and office working because we believe both are necessary for a high performing team. We know you need some time to concentrate and avoid constant commuting, so homeworking is essential, but we also feel face-to-face time is important too.
We work in a Hybrid way with ideally 3 days per week in the office and the rest of the week worked remotely. We offer flexible working options also to help find the right work-life balance for you.
We currently have main offices in the UK in Bristol, Plymouth, Glasgow, and in Europe in Berlin and Brussels.

Be you, with us!

At Sponge, we are all different. And that's what makes us great! We hire talented people with different and diverse backgrounds, stories, and perspectives not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger.

We are actively working and committed to increasing diversity in our teams and management positions. It's our ambition to create an inclusive environment where we can all be ourselves together.

What's next?

If this sounds like you, then you're on your way to joining a forward-thinking industry leader and a team of like-minded, exceptionally talented people. Simply send us your CV, and we will be in touch.

We can't wait to hear from you!

Senior Software Engineer
Sponge

http://www.spongelearning.com
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Adam Poulter
Unknown / Non-Applicable
51 to 200 Employees
Company - Private
Education Support & Training Services
Education
2004
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