Senior Software Development Engineer - Services

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer who can walk in the shoes of our users, communicate & collaborate with teams in Business, Technology and Operations, bringing a passion for using software and technology to create impactful solutions.

To be successful in this role, you will have an understanding of the benefits of business processes automation to enable user efficiency, the importance of well-governed solution development, and how to balance these needs to produce easy-to-use software.

You are able to seamlessly switch from deep diving users' needs and technical challenges, to discussing solutions and prioritisation.

You're not afraid to question stakeholder expectations, using your fantastic influencing skills to drive consensus on requirements, bringing it all together into an achievable, impactful solution that creates business value.

What you’ll do

Design, develop, test and maintain a range of internal facing software products and solutions that automate Business processes

Work to achieve the goals and vision shared by Product Management and your team Leadership

Be an advocate for governance, documentation and process, ensuring that everything we build meets our high standards whilst providing a frictionless user experience

Make recommendations to stakeholders and drive a consensus of agreement for your solutions.

You'll also be great at keeping them in the loop

Provide technical leadership and innovate within your team.

What we’re looking for

A passion for software engineering and a track record of delivering solutions in an efficient and maintainable manner

Exceptional programming skills and knowledge of building APIs using modern OO languages preferably Java, SOLID principles, SOA, HTTP and REST

Demonstrable knowledge of creating architectural designs that meet the business need

Proven experience in technical leadership, with a passion for mentoring and nurturing engineers

You bring a user focussed mindset.

An ability to capture process requirements in order to rapidly refine a solution

You’re able to effectively communicate and work together across engineering to maximise inner-sourcing opportunities and reduce waste

Experience and knowledge in Cloud/AWS technologies.

What you’ll get to learn (any previous experience would be advantageous)

Solving real world problems and being comfortable working in a complex regulated environment

Gain the opportunity to become an expert in writing and optimising code with the power of AI code assistants (GitHub Copilot).

Where and how you'll work

This is a permanent position based in our Nottingham office.

We have a hybrid working model which gives you flexibility to work from our offices and from home.

We’re big on collaboration and connection, so you’ll be based in our Nottingham office 3 days a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

What’s in it for you

Bring us all this and you’ll be rewarded with a role contributing to the product roadmap for an organisation committed to transformation

We’re continuing our journey into the public cloud and have problems of scale, security, availability and performance for you to help solve

We love continuous learning and that’s why we give you 10% of your time to work on cutting edge innovative projects that shape the way we will work in the future

We offer high performers strong and diverse career progression, investing heavily in developing great people through our Capital One University training programmes (and appropriate external providers)

Immediate access to our core benefits including pension scheme, bonus, generous holiday entitlement and private medical insurance – with flexible benefits available including season-ticket loans, cycle to work scheme and enhanced parental leave

Open-plan workspaces and facilities designed to inspire and support you.

Our Nottingham head-office has a fully-serviced gym, subsidised restaurant, mindfulness and music rooms.

In London, you can heighten your mood with a run on our rooftop running track or an espresso at the Workshop Coffee café

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