Software Developer

• Company Arup
• No. of Openings 10+
• Salary Not Disclosed
• Work Type hybrid

Job Description :

You Should Apply If
 

• You have good appreciation of modern development practices, with a range of client/server development targets and experience with cloud providers
• You enjoy learning new things, sharing your knowledge and collaborating with colleagues
• You are comfortable working in a distributed, multinational, multicultural team on global projects
   

The Responsibilities Of This Role Include
 

• Developing software in PHP, JavaScript and browser-based frameworks (primarily React)
• Liaising with product managers, product owners and technical leads as and when required on the required functionality and features for the products/applications being developed and assisting with the grooming and sizing of the backlog
• Playing an active part in our agile team: helping to build an inclusive environment, sharing your knowledge and promoting development best practices with colleagues within in the team
• Maintaining the integrity and quality of the application code base through code reviews, use of coding standards, version control, issue tracking, documentation, and testing (manual and automated)
• Responding in a timely manner to elevated (level 3) user-support requests and incidents and taking ownership of incidents
• Keeping up to date with the software industry trends through hands-on experimentation with new technologies, blogging and attending workshops
   

Requirements And Skills

Essential Skills and Knowledge
 

• Solid development experience with demonstrable proficiency in PHP and Javascript
• Ability to design and compose testable code through the use of good design patterns
• Experience with or exposure to Cloud services (e.g. AWS, Azure or Google), PaaS and SaaS
• Experience with web application (e.g. MVC, REST APIs)
• Database development experience using SQL (e.g. SQL Server, MySQL, Postgres) and/or NoSQL (e.g. HBase, Redis, MongoDB) data stores.
• Experience with DevOps principles and techniques, source code control, CI/CD tools and automation
• Capable of solving complex technical and software development problems and conveying this information to others
• Strong team working skills and an ability to build trusted relationships with different people and groups
   

Desirable Skills And Knowledge
 

• Experience with at least one scripting language (e.g. Python, Perl, BASH, PowerShell, PHP)
• Recognised IT industry accreditation (e.g. certification in a particular technology, chartership with a relevant institution)
• Ability to create and prototype simple UI designs
• Ability to build a personal network across the business and can evangelize the role of technology in delivering efficiency and innovation
   

Required Behaviours
 

• You have a passion for diversity, recognizing the innovation and competitive edge that comes from a diverse highly skilled team where equal opportunities are truly valued
• You will be a mature and self-motivated professional able to work in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment
• You will exhibit a high degree of organization and technical rigour
• You have an appreciation of future directions that the business and technology are moving towards
• You will possess a natural curiosity for all things technical and will take responsibility for keeping yourself up to date
• You will have good English written/verbal communication skills with both non-technical as well as technical audiences managing successful communications with governance boards and stakeholders