Full Stack Software Engineer

Description:

We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That’s why we’re looking for someone talented, someone who wants to develop their skills, someone like you.

Cancer Research UK is looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer with experience in working with 'Software as a Service' (SaaS) solutions and JavaScript/Typescript/ or PHP who can take our digital products to the next level by partnering with our product teams to develop our software packages, high-quality code; ensure best practices, and deliver technical solutions as part of our ambitious Engineering Strategy.

In this role, you will be part of a portfolio rotating across a range of change initiatives and products used by Cancer Research UK’s Chief Operating Office. This business area brings together several departments (e.g., HR, Finance, Legal, Procurement etc) who use a range of products, SaaS solutions, and cloud-based technologies (including but not limited to; Business World, Workday, Siebel, Salesforce, AWS etc). You will also gain exposure to stakeholders across the charity while collaborating with other Engineers, Product Managers, Testers, Agile Coaches, Architects and Business Analysts to help convert business challenges into technical solutions while continually improving the accessibility, availability, performance, and security of our products.

This is an opportunity for you to gain exposure to a modern tech stack while being part of a diverse Technology team that offers a range of development and progression opportunities, as well as the autonomy to deliver your own projects across a range of products. If you want to use your technical skills to deliver purpose-driven solutions, we would love you to join our mission.

What will I be doing?

• Developing software packages and solutions within our Chief Operating Office portfolio.

  • The Chief Operating Office consists of our corporate head office teams (e.g. HR, Finance, Legal, Procurement etc) who use a range of products, SaaS solutions, and cloud-based technologies (including but not limited to; Business World, Workday, Siebel, Salesforce, AWS etc).

  • This will be predominantly focused on 'Software as a Service' (SaaS) solutions and the back-end, but you will work across the full stack.

• Applying lean and Agile principles to develop high-quality code that has minimal bugs, adheres to Cancer Research UK standards, and is highly supportable.

• Working either independently or in collaboration with Solution Architects to design new solutions and maintain, implement, and improve SaaS solutions in line with the Software Engineering strategy.

• Autonomously delivering backlog items for an existing product.

• Collaborating with the Chief Operating Office product team (e.g., Product Managers, Service Designers, UX Designers, Business Analysts etc) to identify user needs, discuss capabilities and iteratively design solutions.

• Contributing to the Software Engineering capability team to share good practices, develop standards, patterns, automation & tools, and reduce technical debt and operational risks.

• Applying Site Reliability Engineering principles to track and improve the availability, performance, and security of our Chief Operating Office products while supporting the resolution of incidents impacting these products.