Senior Software Engineer and Team Leader
IMServ is one of the UK s leading data collection and energy metering experts, delivering award winning services to more customers in more places, meeting industry targets and becoming a benchmark for excellence. We offer a range of specialist metering technology for electricity, gas and water along with highly accurate energy data collection services. All this is wrapped up with an easy-to-view online data management analysis and reporting software.
PURPOSE OF ROLE:
* Software Engineers are the main creators of our new line of software products, helping us achieve our ambition to deliver highly scalable, exceptional software to our clients across the globe.
* This role is part of our Scrum teams, working with colleagues to craft software using modern Azure and C# technologies. This includes creating unit tests, plus working with our Testers to meet our high-quality standards.
* Our engineers own the code throughout the entire product lifecycle, building an understanding of the market intent and tuning our outputs in conjunction with customer usage data to ensure success.
* Senior Engineers also undertake more complex works including technical design, plus coach and guide more junior team members.
* Our Team Leaders provide the control and delivery for Scrum processes and pastoral care for their team members.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Software development: Write code and associated unit tests and documentation, plus resolve bugs as needed. Update on progress as part of our scrum processes.
* Community membership: Be an active member of your Scrum team and the wider Product Engineering community, taking part in sprint ceremonies, team events and similar activities. Coach other team members and ensures a continual improvement mindset in team.
* Software design: Contributes in selecting, defining and adopting technical frameworks and designs for our software.
* Data engineering and database design: Design and create the relevant MS SQL database elements as needed, including data pipelines, integration and monitoring. Understands DB structure and evaluates team changes accordingly.
* Solution Architecture: Contributes to the architectural developments, including cloud components and security. Designs and implements within the agreed guidelines.
* Scrum processes: Actively leads the Scrum ceremonies and processes, including continual improvement mentality across the team. Leads the quarterly planning activity for their team in conjunction with Business Analysts.
* Pastoral care: Provides career management and day-to-day line management for their direct reports. Ensures all IMServ people processes are followed and aims to make the team a great place to work.
PERSON SPECIFICATION:
* Has extensive experience of C# as their primary language.
* Strong appreciation for Object Orientation and designing good quality / well-designed code.
* Routinely practices TDD and a Unit Test first approach to their development.
* Has worked in an Agile SCRUM team and is familiar with the associated ceremonies and artefacts.
* Understands and can build or change tables and stored procedures written in SQL (in a Relational Database system).
COMPANY BENEFITS:
* 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
* Annual leave Buy & Sell scheme.
* Enhanced Salary Sacrifice Pension Contributions.
* Life Assurance up to 6 X Base Salary.
* Subsidised Health cover.
* Subsidised Dental Cover.
* Contribution towards Eye Tests and Glasses.
* In Office & Out of Office Social Events.
* Retailer Discounts Platform.
* Employee Assistance Program.
* Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
* Reward & Recognition.
(Length of service & T&Cs apply)
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