<div><p><b>Location: Melton (Hybrid)</b></p>

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Working Hours: 09:00 &ndash; 17:30</b></p>

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Salary: &pound;45,000</b></p>

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The purpose of this role is to understand and solve complex business problems and challenges through the design and development of software applications, services and components; ensuring high performance, reliability, and security. This role will contribute directly towards exciting technology opportunities in the public health sector; specifically in general practice.</p>

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Responsibilities</b></p>

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Design and development</p>

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<li>Contribute towards the design, develop, and implement high-performance, scalable, and maintainable applications and services</li>

<li>Develop APIs and other web services</li>

<li>Work with databases (relational and NoSQL) to implement data models</li>

<li>Contribute towards all phases of the software development lifecycle, from design and development through to testing, deployment and monitoring &amp; alerting</li>

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<p>Technical Leadership</p>

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<li>Coach and guide other members of the team</li>

<li>Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback</li>

<li>Promote software engineering best practices and principles</li>

<li>Participate in architectural and design discussions</li>

<li>Stay abreast of the latest technologies and industry trends</li>

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<p>Problem-Solving</p>

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<li>Diagnose and troubleshoot complex technical issues</li>

<li>Identify and contribute towards solutions designed to improve service or component security, performance, scalability, and reliability</li>

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<p>Collaboration</p>

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<li>Work closely with frontend engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders</li>

<li>Share ideas and prompt continuous improvement across the team</li>

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<p>Quality Assurance &amp; Compliance</p>

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<li>Write unit tests and integration tests to ensure code quality</li>

<li>Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards</li>

<li>Comply with the company&rsquo;s Health &amp; Safety, Data Protection, Information Security, PCI &amp; DSP policies and procedures</li>

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<p><b>Skills required</b></p>

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Essential</p>

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<li>Knowledge of the product development lifecycle</li>

<li>Working experience with modern PHP including frameworks (e.g. Laravel)</li>

<li>Working experience with modern frontend frameworks/libraries (e.g. React)</li>

<li>Source control (e.g. GitLab)</li>

<li>Working experience with structured and unstructured databases (e.g. MySQL)</li>

<li>Experience with Message Queues (RabbitMQ) &amp; event driven architecture</li>

<li>Strong knowledge of software design patterns and object-oriented design principles</li>

<li>Working experience of unit test frameworks and test automation</li>

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<p>Desired</p>

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<li>Strong expertise in Agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum / Kanban)</li>

<li>DevOps tooling</li>

<li>Node.js</li>

<li>Healthcare industry experience (NHS)</li>

<li>VOIP call handling</li>

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<p><b>Benefits</b></p>

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<li>25 Days Holiday plus an additional day for your birthday/equivalent</li>

<li>Cycle to Work Scheme</li>

<li>Winter Flu Jabs</li>

<li>Free On-Site Parking</li>

<li>Learning and development budget with Professional Qualification Support</li>

<li>&pound;1,000 employee referral bonus</li>

<li>Social benefits (paid social events)</li>

<li>Buy Holiday Scheme</li>

<li>Employee Assistance Program</li>

<li>Discount on Health Insurance</li>

<li>Annual Salary Review</li>

<li>Enhanced Company Sick Pay</li>

<li>Monthly pizza in the office (Hybrid employees) / coffee voucher (Remote employees)</li>

<li>SCG mobile benefit</li>

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<p><b><i>SCG is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.</i></b><br>

<i>We welcome applications from all parts of the community and are committed to upholding the principles of the Equality Act 2010.</i></p>

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We are committed to supporting applicants with disabilities. We will endeavour to make necessary adjustments to ensure a fair and accessible recruitment process</i></div></div>