Software Developer

Job Description

Here at evoke plc as a Software Developer, you will design, develop and maintain high-quality software solutions with performance, scalability, extensibility and maintainability at the core of everything you build. Working within an agile Scrum team, you will take ownership of delivering features and technical solutions from concept through to production, ensuring tasks are completed successfully and challenges are overcome with a proactive and positive approach.

You will play an active role in technical and functional discussions, contributing to solution design, architectural decisions and continuous improvement initiatives while developing a deep understanding of the platform and wider business domain. You will also be responsible for ensuring that non-functional requirements, including security, performance, monitoring, reliability, maintainability and usability, are considered throughout the development lifecycle. As an experienced member of the team, you will mentor and support junior developers, helping to develop their technical skills, confidence and career progression.

What you will be doing

• Designing and developing high-quality code with performance optimisation, extensibility, and maintainability at the forefront
• Mentoring and supporting junior developers to help them grow their skills and capabilities.
• Owning and ensuring non-functional requirements are met, including scalability, performance, monitoring, maintenance, security, and usability.
• Taking initiative and ownership to drive tasks through to completion, overcoming challenges with positivity and creativity.
• Leading technical and functional discussions within the Scrum team while building deep knowledge of the system and its architecture.
• Functionally testing all developed code to a high standard, enabling efficient and effective QA testing.
• Providing support and resolution for production issues as they arise.
• Coaching, mentoring and assisting junior team members to develop their skills while maintaining consistently high-quality deliverables.

Who we are looking for

• Solid experience with Python, MySQL & Linux with experience in version control systems, ideally Git
• Exceptional analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to adapt to a fast-paced development schedule
• Experience in Kafka, ActiveMQ (or other messaging platforms), Docker, AWS
• A good understanding of working within an Agile environment, with knowledge of asynchronous networking libraries such as Twisted or Tornado, Redis and other modern non-relational data storage systems.

It would be desirable if you had an understanding of modern Python web frameworks such as Flask and Django and Python ORMs including Storm and SQLAlchemy.

What we offer

• Financial: You’ll be compensated a competitive base salary and benefits.
• Healthcare: We prioritise your health and well-being, offering fully paid private healthcare via Lux Med.
• Life assurance: Safeguarding your financial future and offering peace of mind with a company-sponsored life assurance plan.
• Wellbeing events: Including workshops, webinars; Psychological Helpline for you and your loved ones; access to psychological platforms such as Unmind.
• Social activities: We love a chance to share knowledge and have fun, coordinating meetups, quality questions events and hackathons.
• Free parking: You’ll have access to underground parking space for cars, motorcycles and bikes.
• Other perks: Fully paid Multisport passor MyBenefit cafeteria points, employee referral program, and an extra day off for your birthday. We also offer free English and Polish classes for our colleagues!
• Hybrid working: Our employees can work from home up to 80% of the time with 20% of office time built in to ensure we get some face-to-face collaborative team time - and the chance for a coffee and a catch-up!

More about Grand Parade

We’re a business that embraces change and progress. With a rich history behind us, we’ve learned a lot and have led the industry in many ways. Now part of evoke, we are marking a new sense of purpose, direction and ambition for the business. Our culture is all about creating great experiences, for both our customers and our people. You’ll benefit from flexibility and trust. We’ll give you the space to be yourself and the tools you need to protect our customers while they play. We’ll invest in your future to help you develop your unique strengths and build a career that’s right for you. By investing in you, we’ll raise our game. Across all that we do, we aim for excellence, encourage creativity, and have fun.

At evoke, we prioritise diversity, equity, and inclusion for the benefit of our company, employees, and communities. We foster a welcoming and safe workplace that values all forms of diversity and provides opportunities for growth. We win together by working as one inclusive team to achieve great things.

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