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Senior Software Engineer

Sanderson Government and DefenceCheltenham, Gloucestershire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 7 Jul 2026

Quick Overview

Work Type
Hybrid
Schedule
Full Time
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

As a Senior Software Engineer you will help lead the development of back end platforms and services by leveraging the latest commercial and open-source technologies in private and public cloud environments.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, document, deploy and enhance features to our platforms and services that meet functional / non-functional business requirements
Actively participate in the team's elaboration and estimation of user stories Build frequent, small releases to maintain the team's momentum Collaborate closely with other engineers in our cross-functional feature teams; ensuring that others can cover for you, and that you can cover for them Build, improve and operate our Continuous Deployment pipelines Maintain operational responsibility for the services that your team owns

Core Experience & Competencies

The successful candidate will have at least 5 years professional experience delivering production grade cloud solutions. You will have demonstrated the following competencies to the proficiency level appropriate to the seniority of the role;

    Fluent in writing JAVA coding and experience with JVM compatible languages (Kotlin, Scala) Experience with Kafka or a similar platform. Experience working in Agile DevSecOps environments and Zero Trust Architecture Integrating with backing services, such as PostgreSQL, Redis or S3 Good engineering practices including continuous delivery, clean code, documentation, defensive programming, automated testing and code reviews Using GitHub/GitLab/Atlassian Suite for source control Test Driven Development with appropriate tools and frameworks Experience with micro-service design patterns Experience in Big Data technologies This role requires either SC Clearance or eligibility to be cleared.

    Reasonable Adjustments:

    Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

    If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.


    Skills

    Scala
    Agile
    Java
    Kafka
    Kotlin
    PostgreSQL
    Redis
    Zero Trust

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