Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Job Title: Lead Software Engineer Salary: £73,000 - £80,000 GBP Location: Cambridge, UK Contract: Permanent, Full time 35 hours per week. Join our team at Cambridge University Press & Assessment and utilise your skills to make a real difference! As a full-stack web developer, you'll be adept and thrive in creating cutting-edge eLearning solutions with Typescript and ReactJS. Collaborate with a talented team of professionals to develop software that fits the unique business demands. By contributing to our platforms, you'll elevate our customers' experiences in meaningful ways. Take the opportunity to mentor up to two software engineers, nurturing their growth while propelling your own career forward within this organisation and innovate. We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge. About the role Proactively lead solutions and contribute to architectural principles, best practices and guidance within the English Engineering team. Actively develop and maintain complex, feature-rich web services and applications with different technologies but primarily Typescript. Design and develop solutions that maximize the use of our Amazon AWS partner agreement. Participate and lead paired programming activities. Engage, participate and lead in the code review process with a focus to ensure the highest quality of code is produced. Demonstrate agile development practices. Closely work within a cross-functional team including design, UX, Architects, Developers, QA, Product owners and Business stakeholders. Ensure all software produced is robust by contributing to a testing strategy. Participate as a lead member in the requirements gathering process focusing on technical requirements and generating requirements from a product vision. Advise and collaborate with other Lead Software Engineers and Engineering management to help develop and maintain our data products. About you 7+ years' or relative experience in full-stack development. JavaScript/Typescript is preferred but Python and Java are also desirable. A strong understanding of coding best practices, frameworks, code architecture, object orientation and new arising technologies. Experience in Agile development teams whether it be Scrum, Scrumban, Kanban or a scaled agile frameworks. Proactive and ability to think flexibly and quickly. Ability to research and learn new technologies and understand technical specifications. Natural problem solver. Good team player, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to stay open-minded, listen and learn from feedback across the business to enable continuous improvement and engineering excellence. If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site. Rewards and benefits We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package , featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including: 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance Discretionary annual bonus Group personal pension scheme Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary Green travel schemes We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability. Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now. We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 31st January. Interviews will take place during the campaign and it will be closed then successful person is met in this time. Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov.uk website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for. Why join us Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe - for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background. We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities. Documents Job Description - Lead Software Engineer - UK.pdf (115.86 KB)
Job Title: Lead Software Engineer Salary: £73,000 - £80,000 GBP Location: Cambridge, UK Contract: Permanent, Full time 35 hours per week. Join our team at Cambridge University Press & Assessment and utilise your skills to make a real difference! As a full-stack web developer, you'll be adept and thrive in creating cutting-edge eLearning solutions with Typescript and ReactJS. Collaborate with a talented team of professionals to develop software that fits the unique business demands. By contributing to our platforms, you'll elevate our customers' experiences in meaningful ways. Take the opportunity to mentor up to two software engineers, nurturing their growth while propelling your own career forward within this organisation and innovate. We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge. About the role Proactively lead solutions and contribute to architectural principles, best practices and guidance within the English Engineering team. Actively develop and maintain complex, feature-rich web services and applications with different technologies but primarily Typescript. Design and develop solutions that maximize the use of our Amazon AWS partner agreement. Participate and lead paired programming activities. Engage, participate and lead in the code review process with a focus to ensure the highest quality of code is produced. Demonstrate agile development practices. Closely work within a cross-functional team including design, UX, Architects, Developers, QA, Product owners and Business stakeholders. Ensure all software produced is robust by contributing to a testing strategy. Participate as a lead member in the requirements gathering process focusing on technical requirements and generating requirements from a product vision. Advise and collaborate with other Lead Software Engineers and Engineering management to help develop and maintain our data products. About you 7+ years' or relative experience in full-stack development. JavaScript/Typescript is preferred but Python and Java are also desirable. A strong understanding of coding best practices, frameworks, code architecture, object orientation and new arising technologies. Experience in Agile development teams whether it be Scrum, Scrumban, Kanban or a scaled agile frameworks. Proactive and ability to think flexibly and quickly. Ability to research and learn new technologies and understand technical specifications. Natural problem solver. Good team player, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to stay open-minded, listen and learn from feedback across the business to enable continuous improvement and engineering excellence. If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site. Rewards and benefits We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package , featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including: 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance Discretionary annual bonus Group personal pension scheme Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary Green travel schemes We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability. Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now. We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 31st January. Interviews will take place during the campaign and it will be closed then successful person is met in this time. Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov.uk website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for. Why join us Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe - for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background. We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities. Documents Job Description - Lead Software Engineer - UK.pdf (115.86 KB)
Huxley Associates
City, London
3 x Senior Java Developers Front Office Banking London I have 3 new exclusive opportunities for Front Office Java developers to join a thriving bank as they are building out their Front Office Java development team- 3 headcount- as part of growth and development. The bank area is Front Office pricing and risk, and we can look at any front office Java developers Role details Role title: Senior Java developer/ Java software engineer Employer: investment bank Front Office banking: Platform pricing and risk Location: London City (Liverpool Street station) and home working hybrid 50%/50% Permanent roles- 3 roles 90,000- 130,000 plus bonus Requirements: excellent java developer background, banking is a must, ideally front office banking with pricing, and risk especially beneficial These new hires are a part of a growth plan for the front office area of this investment bank as they expand their java development skills. As the senior java developer, you will be hands on with Java 21 working with front office risk teams, trading desk, quants and devops to build a state of the art front to back pricing and risk solution. This will focus on non-functional requirements from the start to increase maintainability and reliability, alongside contin9ous improvement of the development and release environment Role requirements Excellent java development skills Investment banking experience, ideally front office Experience in risk pr pricing remain is beneficial but not essential This is a really interesting opportunity to join a bank as part of growth and development and the chance to build out a state of the art front to back solution For more information and the chance to be considered, please do send through a CV- Good luck Java and react and (derivatives or pricing or risk) To find out more about Huxley, please visit (url removed) Huxley, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy Registered office 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom Partnership Number OC(phone number removed) England and Wales
3 x Senior Java Developers Front Office Banking London I have 3 new exclusive opportunities for Front Office Java developers to join a thriving bank as they are building out their Front Office Java development team- 3 headcount- as part of growth and development. The bank area is Front Office pricing and risk, and we can look at any front office Java developers Role details Role title: Senior Java developer/ Java software engineer Employer: investment bank Front Office banking: Platform pricing and risk Location: London City (Liverpool Street station) and home working hybrid 50%/50% Permanent roles- 3 roles 90,000- 130,000 plus bonus Requirements: excellent java developer background, banking is a must, ideally front office banking with pricing, and risk especially beneficial These new hires are a part of a growth plan for the front office area of this investment bank as they expand their java development skills. As the senior java developer, you will be hands on with Java 21 working with front office risk teams, trading desk, quants and devops to build a state of the art front to back pricing and risk solution. This will focus on non-functional requirements from the start to increase maintainability and reliability, alongside contin9ous improvement of the development and release environment Role requirements Excellent java development skills Investment banking experience, ideally front office Experience in risk pr pricing remain is beneficial but not essential This is a really interesting opportunity to join a bank as part of growth and development and the chance to build out a state of the art front to back solution For more information and the chance to be considered, please do send through a CV- Good luck Java and react and (derivatives or pricing or risk) To find out more about Huxley, please visit (url removed) Huxley, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy Registered office 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom Partnership Number OC(phone number removed) England and Wales
