Senior back-end engineer

Why Amiqus?

• We support remote, hybrid and flexible working, ensuring you’re provided with the equipment you need to create a comfortable home-office environment
• Access our HQ in Edinburgh / workspaces around the UK with team off sites 
• A collaborative, cross functional (pet friendly) environment working in small teams with autonomy enabling you to deliver meaningful and impactful work
• We offer Vitality private health cover and other private health benefits
• 34 days annual leave
• 12 paid personal development days per year with additional personal training budget and resources allocated to help you learn and grow
• 5% matched contribution, share options and company-wide bonus scheme
• Enhanced modern family leave available to everyone

About Amiqus

Amiqus is a market leading, award winning compliance platform enabling simple, secure access to products and services online. Whether moving home, changing jobs or looking for professional help, we help make the process fast and easy for everyone involved.

We are recognised as one of the UK’s 50 fastest growing tech companies, as ranked by Deloitte Fast50 and part of Tech Nations Future Fifty cohort for 2024.We’re trusted by the Government, NHS and over 600 organisations across sectors in the UK to help people get to work on the things that matter, faster.

What’s important to us? investing in our people, platform and partners to grow an aspirational workplace and a profitable business at scale, creating impact and affecting systems level change, across sectors, borders and economies.

We’re currently around 65 people strong, working in cross functional teams spread across the UK. We expect to double in terms of our scale and impact over the coming twelve months so it’s an exciting time to join us and be a part of our growth.

About the role

As a senior back-end engineer at Amiqus, you’ll be instrumental in shaping the backbone of our digital solutions, with a specific focus on creating a scalable and efficient back-end architecture that enhances user experiences.

In addition, some of the key responsibilities will include:

• Forge robust and modern back-end infrastructures that prioritise performance and scalability.
• Develop testable, performant and high-quality software using Agile methodologies.
• Stay passionate about software development and leverage its vast potential to add value to our customers.
• Utilise a pragmatic approach to problem-solving and crafting solutions that are both innovative and practical.
• Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical colleagues to drive projects forward.

About you

We recognise that talent comes in many forms and that skills can be acquired in various ways. While we have listed our ideal criteria below, we believe in the potential for growth and are keen to hear from candidates who are passionate about technology and willing to learn. If you do not meet all the criteria but believe you would add value to our team, we would love to hear from you.

• Several years in developing and maintaining web applications.
• Proficiency in object-oriented programming and a good understanding of SOLID/DRY principles.
• Extensive commercial experience in PHP MVC frameworks, preferably Laravel.
• Good knowledge of relational databases, specifically MySQL.
• Previous experience with ElasticSearch/OpenSearch is a big plus, as it is critical to our data retrieval capabilities.
• Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD).
• Working knowledge of Git version control.
• Strong understanding of REST API architecture and implementation. Experience with OpenAPI specification and APIs designs for mobile applications is highly advantageous.
• Practical knowledge of Docker.
• A meticulous approach to work; you believe that quality is paramount.
• Proven background in Agile development processes.
• Experience working remotely or as part of a geographically dispersed team.

Our interview process

We think it’s important to have an open and transparent interview process so that you have a clear understanding of what to expect. The process might vary slightly depending on the role type or team you apply to join but it usually goes as follows:

• Internal review of applications
• An initial chat about the role with a member of our People and culture team
• A more structured interview with the team manager and one other team member
• An informal chat with some other team members about the opportunity OR a task based interview with clear direction given
• Role offer
• Onboarding welcome and process kick off with support across the team

Diverse perspectives and people of all backgrounds are welcome at Amiqus. We recognise that building an inclusive workplace requires proactivity and commitment. We acknowledge our moral and legal responsibilities to promote equal opportunities and pursue equality in all of our work.

If we can make preparations to make sure you have a positive interview experience, please let us know.

If this is you and the role sounds like something you would be interested in,  please contact [email protected] for a confidential discussion and attach an up-to-date CV / portfolio.

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