Software Engineer (, JavaScript & AWS)

We are seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer 3 with strong software development expertise to join our API Platform Engineering this role you will design develop and deliver scalable cloud-native APIs and services while driving engineering excellence and best practices across the team. You will collaborate closely with Product Management Architecture Quality Engineering and cross-functional engineering teams to shape technical direction and deliver secure reliable and customer-centric solutions.

• 47 years of relevant software development experience.
• Strong programming skills in and Python with experience delivering maintainable production-quality software.
• Strong experience designing developing and consuming REST APIs and GraphQL APIs in production environments.
• Proven experience designing and implementing cloud-native applications using AWS services.
• Experience with distributed systems and microservices architecture.
• Strong understanding of software design principles design patterns scalability performance optimisation reliability and testing practices.
• Experience owning technical solutions and delivering features with minimal supervision.
• Proficiency with Git-based version control Bitbucket Jira CI/CD practices and Agile development.
• Strong debugging problem-solving analytical written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and influence technical decisions through collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end delivery of medium to large features from requirements analysis and technical design through implementation testing deployment and production support.
• Design develop test and maintain scalable backend services using and Python.
• Design and enhance RESTful APIs and GraphQL APIs for customer-facing and internal applications.
• Lead technical design discussions and contribute to architectural decisions for API platform capabilities.
• Drive API design standards engineering best practices code quality reliability performance and security.
• Build deploy and operate cloud-native applications and services using AWS technologies.
• Troubleshoot complex production and customer-reported issues identify root causes and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Mentor junior engineers through design reviews code reviews pair programming and technical guidance.
• Collaborate with Product Management Architecture QA UX and engineering teams to define solutions and execution strategies.
• Identify technical debt and drive modernisation automation and developer-productivity improvements.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines operational readiness observability and production support for critical services.
• Create and maintain technical documentation for APIs services architecture and key design decisions.
• Support Agile delivery using Jira and Git-based source code management using Bitbucket.

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related field.