Mid-Level Software Developer - Isio : Job Details

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Mid-Level Software Developer

We are looking for a talented and driven Mid-Level Software Developer to join our dynamic team and advance their career. In this role, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and enhancing software solutions that support our business operations and client services.

The ideal candidate will have a solid background in Laravel, React, Docker, GitHub, and unit testing, and be eager to integrate into a growing company. This position offers an excellent opportunity for mid-level developers to take on more responsibility and develop new skills with the support of a dedicated specialist team.

Role and Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and maintain robust and scalable web applications using Laravel and React.
• Utilise Docker for containerisation to ensure consistent environments across development, testing, and production.
• Manage code repositories and collaborate with team members using GitHub.
• Write and maintain unit tests to ensure code quality and reliability.
• Participate in code reviews to provide and receive constructive feedback.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Troubleshoot and resolve software defects and issues in a timely manner.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends to continuously improve skills and knowledge.
• Willingness to learn other languages and skills as used by the wider team, e.g. C#, Python, pensions calculations modelling etc.

Key Skills & Experience

Mandatory experience:

• Proficiency in Laravel and React frameworks.
• Experience with Docker for containerisation.
• Strong knowledge of version control and collaboration using GitHub, Bitbucket, Azure repos etc.
• Proven experience in writing and maintaining unit tests.
• Database management with MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server.
• Experience with various testing frameworks such as PHPUnit, Jest, or similar.
• Experience in writing and updating documentation using tools such as Confluence.
• API development with RESTful APIs.
• Development environments like Visual Studio Code or JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities

Optional/Preferred experience:

• Familiarity with Jira for project management and issue tracking.
• Experience with Postman for API testing.
• Knowledge of cloud services platforms like Azure, AWS Google Cloud Platform etc.
• Understanding of SonarQube for code quality analysis.
• Security practices and tools like OWASP and Snyk.

Additional Beneficial Experience:

• CI/CD tools like Jenkins or GitHub Actions.
• Container orchestration with Kubernetes.
• Front-end state management with Redux.
• TypeScript for enhanced JavaScript development.
• Back-end development with Node.js and Express.js.
• Monitoring and logging tools like ELK Stack, Prometheus, or Grafana.
• Automated UI testing with Selenium or Cypress.
• End-to-end testing with Mocha/Chai.
• Team communication with Slack or Microsoft Teams.
• Infrastructure as Code with Terraform or Ansible.
• Additional programming languages like Python or C#.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 3-5 years of professional experience in software development.

Where is the role?

The team are generally based in London and Birmingham - but we are open to considering those in other locations joining the team including Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leeds, London, Belfast and Reading.

We work on a hybrid basis, offering the opportunity for colleagues to split their working time between working in the office and at home.

As a business we are great at building strong communities amongst our employees - both across locations and teams, hosting regular team building, charity, and social events.

Demonstrated Commitment to our Core Purpose

• Power in Partnership: We work in partnership with our clients & each other - building open and trusted relationships. Working together allows us to deliver the best for our clients.
• Future Focus: We want to push our industry forward by solving problems in better ways that benefit both our clients & society.
• Strength in Difference: We work with diverse perspectives to find better solutions. Working with differences makes us stronger.
• People First: We recognise that pensions is a people business. People are the source of Isio’s expertise and it is people’s lives that we affect through our advice.

What we offer you

Isio is a people business, and we’re committed to helping our great colleagues gain a wide variety of experience, significant development opportunities and progression through the business. The variety of work that’ll be available to you will enable you to do this.

On top, we also offer:

• A competitive remuneration package, including a bonus scheme.
• A defined contribution pension scheme.
• Life insurance.
• Healthcare benefits.
• Income protection benefits.
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) as standard with the option to purchase additional days of holiday. As well as two additional 'Company’ days - a celebration day for your birthday and an extra day over Christmas.
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) allowance
• Flexible working opportunities.
• A flexible benefits package.
• Internal development programmes including (technical and non-technical) training support and mentor programmes.
• Where required study support including study days, materials and exam entry support.

What’s next?

Click on the 'apply’ and follow the simple application process on-line.

If you think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for any reason at any stage of your recruitment process, please email HR.