Senior Software Engineer (Java)

Our people love the exciting and meaningful work they do, the cutting-edge resources and technology they have access to, the benefits we offer and the great community we’ve built. Want to join them?

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE BUSINESS:
As a Senior Software Engineer (Senior Associate) in Kainos, you’ll be responsible for developing high quality solutions which delight our customers and impact the lives of users worldwide. It’s a fast-paced environment so it is important for you to make sound, reasoned decisions. You’ll do this whilst learning about new technologies and approaches, with talented colleagues that will help you to learn, develop and grow as you, in turn, mentor those around you.

MINIMUM (ESSENTIAL) REQUIREMENTS:

1. Proficient in designing, building, testing and maintaining modern software applications
2. Experience of applying development best practices and patterns in relation to security, scalability and performance
3. Contributing to technical decisions and direction in a collaborative team environment, including architecture, estimation, product planning, user story/requirement creation.
4. Experience of design and development across multiple layers of an application
5. Mentoring junior team members

DESIRABLE:

1. Good communication skills, with the ability to communicate issues to technical and non-technical people.
2. Experience of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery techniques
3. Experience of debugging and troubleshooting live applications
4. Active participation in knowledge sharing activities, both within the team and with wider non-technical audiences
5. Experience of multiple programming languages and data storage technologies
6. Experience of balancing technical decisions with user needs and commercial constraints
7. Knowledge of public cloud platforms, such as AWS and Azure, including SaaS and PaaS offerings

WHO YOU ARE:
Our vision is to enable outstanding people to create digital solutions that have a positive impact on people’s lives. Our values aren't abstract; they are the behaviours we expect from each other every day and underpin everything that we do. We expect everyone to display our values by being determined in how obstacles are overcome; honest when dealing with others; respectful of how you treat others; creative to find solutions to complex problems and cooperative by sharing information, knowledge and experience. These values, applied collectively, help to produce an outstanding Kainos person, team and culture.

About the company

Kainos Group plc is a software company headquartered in Belfast, Northern Ireland that develops information technology solutions for businesses and organisations particularly in the public, healthcare and financial services sectors.