Job Title: Senior Backend Developer (046491)
Organisation
Customers, Communication and Technology
Job
Position Type: Part Time
Salary: £69,000 - £81,000 (inclusive of a 15% non-consolidated and non-pensionable allowance)
Duration: Permanent
Location: North Greenwich, London & hybrid working
You’ll influence the lives of millions
Join us, and you could soon be using best practices such as CI & CD to deliver software that’s used by millions of Londoners every day. You’ll be developing and supporting a wide range of systems that are crucial to TfL’s revenue collection and operations. We’ll rely on you to develop systems that are elegant, robust and can handle very high throughput.
You’ll work as part of a Scrum/Kanban team, involved in activities such as refinement, sprint planning, retrospectives, demos and daily scrums. You’ll collaborate with other scrum teams using large scale scrum to produce coordinated and integrated high-quality working software.
You’ll get to use every bit of your expertise
Constantly looking for better ways to develop software and experienced in developing high profile public websites, you’ll be an expert in the following:
1. High-level programming languages
2. Database management
3. API development
It would be highly desirable if you’ve also worked with the following:
1. Cloud technologies
2. Microservices architecture
3. Containerization tools
If you can bring excellent communication skills and a flair for analyzing complex systems and coming up with effective solutions to problems, you're definitely someone we'd like to talk to.
Closing date for applications: Sunday 24th November 2024 @ 23.59
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We'll see what we can do.
We understand a confidence gap can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. So please don’t hesitate to apply if you think you have what it takes even if you feel you don’t meet all the criteria. We’d love to hear from you.
Inclusivity statement
We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We want to have a workforce that is truly representative, at all levels, of the city we serve. We welcome applications from all people to ensure we have diversity in background, thought and experience. This will enable us to become a more innovative and efficient organisation and help us meet the needs of our customers.
Our goal is to make our recruitment practices as bias-free and inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all the essential criteria.
We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information pertaining to your protected characteristics such as your name, gender, faith, ethnicity, disability status, age, sexual orientation, from CVs and cover letters to make the shortlisting process fair. When applying for this role, please make sure your application clearly outlines your relevant skills, knowledge, and experience, detailing in each previous job what you were responsible for, what you delivered and what your achievements are.
Additional Information
Please note that you must apply by using your CV and a covering letter. Please think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience outlined in the job description and ensure your CV reflects the requirements of the role.
We will endeavour to give candidates as much notice as possible however some interviews/assessments will be organised at short notice and will require a degree of flexibility.
In return for your dedication and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the business area and role, but may include:
* Final salary pension scheme
* Flexible working with a great work/life balance
* Free travel for you on the TfL network
* A 75% discount on National Rail Season Ticket and interest-free loan
* 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
* Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
* Tax-efficient childcare payments
* Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
* Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
* Discounted Eurostar travel
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