Software Engineer

Who you are

• If you are passionate about your work, develop consistently high-quality code, and are adept at identifying, preventing, and troubleshooting problems we would love to hear from you
• We welcome applications from all who may not feel they match the full criteria, so if you have most of the below, we'd like to hear from you:
• Knowledge and experience of building cloud-hosted applications, using Node.JS, Typescript and WebAssembly in a start-up, public service, or charitable setting
• Experience with GraphQL, React and Python would be a nice to have
• Prior experience with Azure (ideally), AWS or GCP
• Comfortable working with Infrastructure as Code, such as Terraform
• Knowledge of good data modelling and design patterns; in-depth knowledge of relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL) and familiarity other types of data stores
• Good experience in using modern, agile development practices like code review, TDD, CI/CD and pairing using tools like Git and GitHub
• Experience of operationally managing software components once live, including; observability, logging, metrics, error reporting, debugging and live incident management
• Experience of working with sensitive personal data
• Experience working in/with cross-functional teams consisting of e.g. engineers, product, security and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to communicate with stakeholders and audiences outside your own team
• Experience working in small, growing organisations with a high degree of ambiguity, where flexibility is valued
• Strong understanding of software quality principles and practices
• Comfortable in mentoring and coaching less experienced engineers
• Comfortable in taking part in and sometimes facilitating technical discussions

What the job involves

• We are hiring a full-stack focused mid-level Software Engineer to join our Research Enablement squad where you'd work alongside a Staff Software Engineer and a Security Engineer, as well as other cross functional colleagues
• This squad sits on the intersection of the Trusted Research Environment (TRE) and our bespoke security tooling and assets. Our squad vision is to create a secure, trusted and state of the art research environment to empower Researchers with their health research. We work closely with some of our internal operational teams as well as external partners, and are solving lots of rare but exciting problems
• Our engineers are full-stack, handling frontend, backend and infrastructure in a total ownership model - squads build and run it
• Our core tech-stack includes Typescript, Node.JS, WebAssembly, PostgresSQL, Terraform (IaC), running in Azure / Kubernetes

The application process

• Initial chat with our Talent team (30 min) to get to know each other, discuss the role, and answer any questions you have
• 1st interview with our Head of Engineering (30 min) - this is an opportunity to meet your potential line manager and for you both to align on role expectations
• Technical interview with 2-3 members from our engineering team (90 min). This will include a short task you’ll need to prepare in advance of the interview and is designed to get a sense for how you'd approach the real-world responsibilities of this role
• Final stage competency interview (60 min) with a small cross-functional panel of your potential new colleagues. This will focus on how you collaborate, work with stakeholders, and navigate ambiguity and challenges in real-world projects
• We recommend you apply as soon as possible as occasionally due to high volumes of applications, we need to close our postings early

Benefits

• Generous company pension package with employer contributions of up to 12%
• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• We have a lovely new office in Holborn, Central London and we offer flexible and remote working arrangements.
• We offer all employees a life assurance policy.
• Training support to help you achieve your potential.
• All employees are covered by a group income protection scheme to support them in the event of long term sickness.