via reed · 3 June 2026 ·3 days ago

Software Engineer

BELCAN
Newcastle Upon Tyne Contract GBP 117,000 – 117,000
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Software Engineer

12 Month Contract

Newcastle or Guildford (Hybrid)

up to £60 per hour

Role Overview

Belcan are currently working with one of the leading companies in Aviation, to support them in their search for a Software Engineer.

The Software Engineer will join their collaborative, forward-thinking Agile Scrum team, working on innovative Geospatial software, using the latest cloud-based technologies. The engineer will be involved in every stage of the software development lifecycle, from initial design through development, testing, and deployment, delivering robust, scalable cloud-based services.

The role is based at the clients Newcastle or Guildford office. Flexible working arrangements are in place for the team. The successful candidate is expected to be in the office 3 days a week, with the opportunity to work 2 days from home.

Responsibilities

  • Develop high-quality, readable, scalable and easily maintained code, using Java and related technologies, meeting requirements and coding standards.

  • Develop reusable patterns and encourage innovation that will enhance team velocity.

  • Contribute to quality assurance by writing unit and automated tests.

  • Conduct design and code reviews to ensure code developed meets coding best practices guidelines, unit testing, security, and scalability and maintainability guidelines

  • Ensure code is sufficiently documented and share knowledge of solutions implemented.

  • Participate in sprint planning, reviews, and daily stand-ups in a true Agile environment, contributing to agile based estimating.

  • Work with the scrum team to meet the sprint commitments

Skill Set

Essential

  • Java

  • Cloud Services development

  • Unit testing

Desirable
  • DevSecOps awareness using tools such as Tekton, ArgoCD, SonarQube

  • Red Hat Openshift container platform or Kubernetes

  • Quarkus Framework

  • Front end development using Angular

IMPORTANT NOTE: The candidate will also need to be able to achieve or have SC clearance.

This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan

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