Software Developer

Job Title: Software Developer Location: Edinburgh, New Town Salary: £25,000 to £45,000 plus benefits About the Software Developer Roles: This is a permanent position that will have a lot of involvement within the front-end of Software Development. This role is to be based in the New Town area of Edinburgh working for a very niche and highly successful Software Solutions company as they enter into yet another period of organic-growth due again to their continued success and client increase. Given their business, Software Developers are at the forefront of everything they do and they are encouraged and empowered to be involved in the full SDLC in whatever capacity they prefer to work on, or wish to try. You will be co-responsible for the development of niche solutions to customers typically in other countries so will work closely with them to fully capture their needs and talk through proposals and reasons. This company work to Agile and SCRUM methodologies and operate within the Cloud. About You We are looking for someone with a great enthusiasm and interest in technology and a want to learn and progress professionally, technically and personally. You will be a pro-active person who likes to get their hands dirty and help deliver the highest quality code possible that in-turn, will literally make a massive difference to millions of people. You will be comfortable working on your own but very happy working in, with and for the team and will be comfortable engaging in project conversations and offering your insight, opinions and ideas. Skills and Experience: We are looking for someone who holds a degree in Computing Science or equivalent with 1+ years commercial experience or someone who has switched to Software Engineering and has 3+ years of experience within this area and is competent in their delivery. This is a list of things the company use or like to see in staff but is not a list of absolute must-haves! • C#.Net • ASP.Net, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript • RDBMS experience • Experience of AngularJS (major advantage) • Really strong understanding of Object Oriented • A good understanding of Automated Testing methods and applications • Experience of ALM tools (Jira, TFS, etc) • An understanding of Software Architecture • Problem solving ability • Agile or SCRUM • TDD • Client engagement skills • Very strong team working ability • Excellent communicator – written and verbal About the Company The staff are what make this company so you will be very well looked after, respected and permitted to try things with a massive choice of work opportunities and the support and financial backing of the business to do things. Their superb, modern office has everything you could need in a working day, has excellent transport connections and is not far from the centre of town and has many local amenities too including lovely places to walk if you need to get out for a bit. Interviews will be one stage where possible if in person however where a person is not local, they will conduct the first stage via telephone or Skype and will cover travel costs for candidates who are not local and would have a significant cost to attend. Salaries of £25,000 to £45,000 will be considered but are of course subject to experience. Benefits include 22 days holiday + 9 public which can be banked and taken as-and-when, 4 x death in service, private medical cover, flexible working hours Monday to Friday, smart-casual dress code, computer discounted Scheme and a company pension. Candidates must have existing rights to live and work in the UK as sponsorship or porting of current visa’s is not an option however candidates from out-with the UK will absolutely be considered as long as they already have proof of eligibility to live and work here and are willing to travel (at my clients expense) for a face-to-face interview following a successful telephone or skype interview. For more information about the Software Developer role or to apply, please send your CV