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Senior Software Engineer

RaytheonGloucester, Gloucestershire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 9 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

You'll have the opportunity to develop critical software using cutting-edge technologies like AI and Machine Learning within a leading defense technology company, while enjoying hybrid flexibility. This role is perfect for experienced software engineers eager to contribute to impactful projects and advance their skills in a collaborative, innovative environment. Apply today to join a team that's shaping the future of secure, mission-critical systems!

Quick Overview

Work Type
Hybrid
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

hackajob is collaborating with Raytheon to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

As Senior Software Engineer, you'll be part of our experienced Software Engineering function, working in a cross-functional team, delivering and deploying critical software across a variety of business areas.

Due to the interesting work we do and the sector this team is working in, we require all candidates to currently hold SC clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build software using industry best practice

  • Collaborate with stakeholders and other engineers

  • Contribute to the completion of milestones associated with your project

  • Contribute to continuous improvement within your team

  • Collaborate with your peers on technical direction within your team

Required Experience

  • Full stack experience within an agile team building enterprise‑grade web applications or backend services

  • Java development with Spring Boot

  • Front‑end development using modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Vue)

  • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure

  • Containerisation and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes

  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible or equivalent)

  • Unit testing and test automation

  • Use of code repositories (Git), including branching strategies, pull‑request workflows, and merge processes

  • Experience with data visualisation tools or techniques

We appreciate you may not be an expert in every area above - we can support with training and development in some areas! Please do make an application and we will identify where we can best support your growth specific to your application.

Skills

Docker
Spring
Spring Boot
AWS
Agile
Ansible
Azure
Git
Java
JavaScript
Kubernetes
React
Terraform
Vue

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