Senior Java software engineer

Details

Work Location Type:
Hybrid
Office:
London
Type of Employment:
Full Time Permanent
Reference Number:
TEC2347

About Kindred

Kindred Group is a digital entertainment pioneer bringing together nine successful online gambling brands, forming one of the largest online gambling groups in the world. Our purpose is to transform gambling by being a trusted source of entertainment that contributes positively to society. Our goal is that 0% revenue is derived from harmful gambling.

Our global team of more than 2000 people represents 70+ nationalities. When you join Kindred, you'll be part of a collaborative, diverse and inclusive team that has your best interest at heart. We are a trusting company that knows the value of a healthy work-life balance. We offer a wide range of benefits, along with annual bonus, which is tied to both company and your individual performance.

The role

As a senior software engineer, you are a core team member on whom the team relies to deliver high-quality solutions consistently. You take
ownership to help the team reach their goals, including actively sharing knowledge and providing feedback. You can identify and initiate activities to address improvement areas within the team. With a mature view of technical governance, you have a long-term perspective of the team's components
and applications.

Technologies we use:

Java
Micro Services with SpringBoot
Kafka/Solace Queue/RabbitMQ or similar
Restful API's and socket-based API's
Relational databases
Docker and Kubernetes
Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery
Best development practices
Agile and lean values

What you will do

Develop high-quality code using the most appropriate techniques e.g. design patterns
Design solutions to meet the requirements (business and tech). Able to challenge and proactively suggest improvement to requirements
Contributes to best practice, pro-actively looks to improve status quo e.g. can the team improve logging, performance testing etc.
Focused and engaged in team commitments, takes ownership to help the team reach their goals
Constructively critique solutions and code of peers
Actively seeks to automate where relevant with a shift left mindset (catch bugs early during development)
Follows and implements good practices in quality assurance (e.g. BDD, TDD)
Confidently makes decisions affecting the team

Your experience

You have at least 5 years of experience working as a developer.
Can work independently and write high-quality code using appropriate techniques to create performant solutions.
You have experience working with different systems and architectures which you can draw on to contribute to the solutions in your team.
Ability to code review, give and receive feedback
Ability to break down technical GAP documents/requirements into deliverable work items
Experienced with automating to improve efficiency and catch defects early
Good communication skills to work with team and stakeholders
Understanding and adoption of good practices such as TDD, BDD
Experienced in incident management
Experienced in writing, executing and analyzing performance tests
Ability to effectively represent the team in stakeholder discussions using domain concepts and language
Understanding of risk assessment and impact analysis
Good grasp of secure development
Experienced in working with agile practices and able to suggest improvements to the team's process
Maintain the team's CI/CD pipelines
Use appropriate code analysis tools to improve code quality and security.

Our Way Of Working

Our world is hybrid.

A career is not a sprint. It’s a marathon. One of the perks of joining us is that we value you as a person first. Our hybrid world allows you to focus on your goals and responsibilities and lets you self-organise to improve your deliveries and get the work done in your own way.

Application Process

Click on the “Apply Now” button and complete the short web form. Please add your CV and covering letter in English to let us know your motivation for applying and your salary expectation. Our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch soon. Kindred is an equal opportunities employer committed to employing a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. As such we oppose all forms of discrimination in the workplace. We create equal opportunities for all our applicants and will treat people equally regardless of and not limited to, gender, ages, disability, race, sexual orientation. We are committed not only to our legal obligations but also to the positive promotion that equal opportunities bring to our operations as set out in our sustainability framework. Kindred has an ESG rating of AAA by MCSI.