Your responsibilities

Main responsibilities include but are not limited to:

To develop and support web-based and desktop software applications and components for use within the Life Sciences domain, on time and to the required quality
To work on the clarification and implementation of requirements and acceptance criteria
To produce estimates (high-level and detailed) for development work
To maintain a high standard of code and documentation
To write and maintain unit tests, and performance metrics for automatic testing to ensure the quality of the development
To peer review other team members’ work
To demonstrate software to project team members, user representatives and other project stakeholders
To assist the team with functional and automated testing as required
To ensure the key stakeholders are kept up to date with progress
To promote the visibility of Lhasa within professional network
Management
To develop and mentor more junior team members
To act as a role model within the team

To undertake additional tasks and responsibilities which may be reasonably expected of the role as necessary to achieve the objectives of the Software Delivery Function and company goals
To plan and schedule work on personal development projects around assignments
To provide second tier support to applied science when required
To proactively maintain and improve own professional development by attending workshops, training events, online training, conferences and publications.

Your skills and experience

A degree in a relevant discipline
or professionally qualified in software specification and design
A strong understanding of software application design and architecture
A strong understanding of software development methodologies (ideally including an agile methodology such as Scrum or Kanban)

Able to develop the high level software engineering skills which are necessary for the creation of robust software
Able to analyse problems and devise solutions under supervision
Able to adapt designs to changing circumstances and determine appropriate methods of implementation
Able to plan/prioritise own work and meet deadlines under pressure

Experience of programming using Java [ideally Java 11+]
Experience of UI development with HTML5, CSS, Typescript
[ideally within the Angular 11+ framework]
Experience of programming interaction with databases using a Java persistency framework
Experience of writing unit test
Experience of using code repositories [ideally Git/BitBucket]
Experience of using Continuous Integration [ideally Jenkins]
Experience of using application frameworks such as Spring and SpringBoot
Experience of using databases [ideally MySQL, Postgres]
Experience of developing enterprise web solutions
Experience of multithreading & profiling
Experience of selecting appropriate frameworks and technologies to solve problem
Experience of working with microservices and Docker
Experience of using AWS solutions

To apply for this job email your details to admins@findagoodboss.uk.