Senior Backend Engineer

Job Description
About Us
Leighton: 30 years and counting. Experienced and agile. Trusted by some of the world’s biggest brands. We develop and deliver custom software. We use technology to make money, save money, create efficiencies, integrate systems, solve problems. To help our customers thrive. We have a pool of talent. To manage projects. Test to high standards. Create user experiences for every type of user. We include, include, include. Our service is personal. We know your name. We can do amazing things with tech. We’ve got the talent. We decide what’s best for our customer together.
Our Values
The Leighton culture defines how we do business and how we interact with our colleagues and customers. It makes us unique and provides us with a competitive advantage
We act with honesty and truth, always!
We collaborate to bring our purpose to life in a caring and supportive way
We nurture our amazing people to be the best version of themselves
Passionate about what we do, proud of what we achieve
Our curiosity inspires the amazing
The Role
Our Backend Developers will deliver exceptional exceptional software solutions, which are secure, appropriately tested, perform well and help provide engaging customer experience. The Developer is accountable for providing exceptional software solutions.
Key Responsibilities
You will be responsible for the following; however, this is not an exhaustive list, and you may be required to carry out other duties that the business deem fit.
You'll be passionate about people, keen to lead and manage to support the development of colleagues and drive the delivery of projects.
Working with lots of different technologies, you'll use and learn about various frameworks, tools and languages focussing on microservice architecture.
You'll be architecting and shaping solutions where you can apply your skills, building new application that deliver direct value to real customers.
You'll see and learn about many aspects of the business as you develop web-based solutions for our customer's data analytics service. You'll be encouraged and supported to grow your technical skills to deliver brilliant products.
You'll be keeping up to date with the latest advancements in technology with one ear to the ground, picking up stuff that could aid your working process.
Share your expertise with other team members and be eager to learn from them as well.
Maintain a positive attitude, demonstrate a willingness to learn, and contribute to a collaborative and inclusive team environment.
Key Skills and Abilities
Demonstrable experience as a Java Developer.
Knowledge of core Java language.
Knowledge of AWS
Programming skills in designing and implementation of multi-tier applications using web-based technologies.
Knowledge of Python
Experienced in logging frameworks and application monitoring.
An understanding of developing applications with SOAP or RESTful Web Services.
Awareness of Agile principles.
Experience of building new code services from scratch
Key Behaviours
An open and genuine communicator
Able to take responsibility for your actions
Always learning and wanting to improve
Takes responsibility for own development
Love what you do
Value and support your team
Embrace who you are
Open minded and willing to explore new ideas
What we Offer
We value our team and to attract exceptional people, we offer an excellent package! In 2023 we were recognised as one of the Best Workplaces in Tech by Great Place To Work UK, the global authority on workplace culture.
As a Leighton employee you can look forward to:
A competitive salary this will be dependent on experience.
A contributory pension scheme
25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and the opportunity to buy or sell holiday
A flexible approach to working hours
Continuous personal development, career path and training
And more....