Software Developer - Platform Team

Overview

The Platform Team develops and maintains our Digital Platform comprising a Content Management System, Forms Designer/Publisher, Business Process Modeller and their various APIs and Services. The system is written in Java, JavaScript, Node JS, CFML (no previous experience required), HTML and CSS. The system has a long history and as it is modernised it will move to Kotlin, JavaScript, Node JS and a modern JavaScript framework. We use relational databases (SQL) and the file system for data storage and Solr for search. Our Digital Platform is used by our clients, and by other teams at GOSS, to deliver online interaction solutions. These solutions are usually public facing, and might cover information publishing, information gathering, service requests, application processes, booking and scheduling or more.

Activities

Day to day:

• Participating in daily internal stand-up meetings and project meetings.

• Developing new capabilities in the Digital Platform

• Code reviews and testing for other developers in the team

• Assisting other developers in the team

• Diagnosing and rectifying faults in the Digital Platform

• Working with the Support Team to answer client questions

Weekly, monthly, or less frequently:

• Participating in release retrospective meetings
• Assisting the Documentation Team
• Designing user interfaces and experiences
• Helping with high level development / architectural decisions
• Updating the Digital Platform to use new technologies and components
• Investigating and adopting new development processes and tools

The Platform Team

The Platform Team provides the software that most of GOSS's solutions are built with. We work closely with all the other technical teams in the company. You'll be joining a group of highly skilled software developers who range from early in their careers to very experienced. The team is collaborative and supportive and values sharing knowledge and skills and providing mentorship.  

Who we are looking for

We are more interested in your underlying skills and attitude than in what exact languages and platforms you have used. We want to hear from you if you think that you'll make the Platform Team stronger.

• You have at least 2 years of full-time professional software development experience
• You produce high quality code
• You are meticulous
• You are enthusiastic about software and technology
• You like to work in a team
• You like to work on something new
• You're not afraid to ask for help

Location

We believe happy employees are the key to a job well done and we recognise that there is no one size fits all approach. That's why we do our absolute best to provide flexible working opportunities wherever possible. This role can be fully remote (UK only), or you can choose to work from our spacious Plymouth offices some, or all of the time.

Application process

Our full recruitment process can be found on our website.

Important: For this role we will not be considering applications that do not include a short cover letter or supporting statement that clearly sets out how you meet our preferred requirements as detailed above.

Please submit a short cover letter that reflects your personal insights and experiences. We value authentic, human-written content over AI-generated text.

Things you need to know

Selection process:

To apply, complete our short application form and upload your CV using the link below. 

Please contact us if you need the application form in an alternative format or if you require any reasonable adjustments to the selection process, including the interview (for example physical access, communication support, personal support).

Interview details:

Initial interviews will be via Teams with our Team Lead and if successful you will be invited to attend a competency-based interview either here at the GOSS offices in Plymouth or again via Teams which will last approximately 1.5 hours  You will be expected to be able to evidence previous examples of your work.

GOSS is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that decisions concerning recruitment will be based on the needs of the business and not any assumptions based on sex, race, age, disability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, married or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.

As an employer we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff.

Due to the large volume of applications GOSS receive, if you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of applying, on this occasion its likely that you have been unsuccessful in your application.

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