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Software Engineer

Job Req ID:  30342
Posting Date:  17 Apr 2024
Function:  Software Engineering
Unit:  Networks
Location: 

Blackwood (4531), Blackwood, United Kingdom

Salary:  Competitive Salary & Benefits

Why this job matters

The Software Engineering Professional supports the execution of the software engineering strategy and roadmap that supports BT's commercial strategy through cross functional project and technical delivery and the participation of a team that pursues innovation as well as engineering excellence.

 

Our private cloud spans five data centres, thousands of servers and hundreds of thousands of VMs. This is an incredible opportunity to make a difference to our users from all over the business, enabling them to deploy and connect business critical applications quickly and securely.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll be part of an agile software engineering team, working in a friendly environment where you’ll have the autonomy to use your innovative ideas to develop and deliver new services. You will also be helping the team with defining roadmaps and shaping the future of our services as we move away from traditional VMs and boundary firewalls to the new world of serverless applications and micro segmentation. 

The team environment is open to using new tools & technologies and gives you opportunities for continuous learning, and continuous development with dedicated time to learn and grow.

 

You will have the following responsibilities:

  • Deliver software solutions and have a solid understanding of the importance of clean code, test driven development, shared code ownership, pairing, agile principles, Restful API design and the management of technical debt.
  • Delight customers by delivering rapid agile change while working at a sustainable pace.
  • Work closely with others in your team to deliver reliable and maintainable solutions.
  • Build reliable and well-tested systems.
  • Troubleshoot issues, actively seeking out problems and solving them.
  • Contribute to the software engineering community.
  • Experiment with new technologies to help push the boundaries of what your team is building.
  • Deliver resolutions to problems and projects that tend to be complex, cross-domain or of high impact to customers.

 

 

 

Our leadership standards

Looking in:
Leading inclusively and Safely
I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.
Owning outcomes
I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.

Looking out:
Delivering for the customer
I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.
Commercially savvy
I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.

Looking to the future:
Growth mindset
I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.
Building for the future
I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.

A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:

Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

DON'T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?

Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.

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