Kotlin/Java Developer

We are hiring for Kotlin/Java Developer at Sheffield, UK - 3 days per week Onsite

Technologies we use in the role

Required

• Experience in Kotlin (or significant Java experience with a willingness to learn Kotlin)
• Excellent writing skills and attention to detail in code
• Proactive person who will not wait to be told what to do next or be unblocked by others
• Experience working with standard developer collaboration Tools: Github/Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence, etc

ABOUT THE PROJECT:

• The Developer Experience (DevX) Standards and Controls function is building a platform for control owners and development teams to manage/view their compliance with a range of software development controls.
• The candidate would be working on Kotlin and Java-based web applications and APIs. There are 2-3 applications and PoCs we are hiring for. Exact candidate allocation will depend on their experience and fit. All have a microservice architecture built using modern coding techniques.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate with developers, testers and the wider organisation to build and run products
• Design, develop & implement back-end features as per backlog/priority with a small element of frontend development.
• All apps use a simple UI framework so not strictly 'front-end' development.
• Collaborate with the rest of the engineering team to design and launch new features.
• Proactively work with customers to resolve their issues and respond to feature requests.
• Build APIs and microservices
• Work in an agile CI/CD environment to deliver rapid iterations at a sustained velocity
• Be an active member of a team, participating in peer reviews and in testing others code through automated test scripting

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE REQUIRE

• Experience in Kotlin (or Java with willingness to learn Kotlin)
• Lots of experience of working with microservices
• Strong technical and analytical troubleshooting skills
• Experience in working with Agile including the use of Jira/ Confluence.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Strong English skills, written and spoken

OPTIONAL/NICE TO HAVE

• Good working knowledge of cloud technologies like AWS, Azure and GCP