Software Engineer

Software Engineer
Location: Remote (UK)

Fixed-Term Contract – 12 Months
We at RS are seeking a skilled and passionate Software Engineer specialized in Java and ETL technology to join our team on a fixed-term contract basis. In this role, you’ll become a critical member of the Digital Procurement team, solving business-critical problems in the B2B solutions space.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Software Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable software solutions for our ETL and iPaaS platform.
• Document processing using AI/ML technologies.
• Build ETL jobs using ETL tools such as Talend or AWS Glue.
• Deploy and manage infrastructure using tools like Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Implement monitoring and observability solutions to ensure system reliability and performance.
• Develop and maintain robust components/libraries in Java.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and deliver new features.
• Conduct in-depth code reviews, upholding security, performance, and scalability standards.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical challenges, ensuring the seamless operation of the platform.
• Champion automation initiatives to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.

About You

You’re passionate about working with cutting-edge technology and committed to driving improvements in a fast-paced, innovative environment. You excel at problem-solving, thrive in team settings, and are always eager to learn and grow.

What We’re Looking For

• Our ideal candidate brings experience in the following:
• Development Java, shell script, python.
• Preferred if experienced in Talend or any ETL tool.
• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure services (AWS, Azure, or similar), including serverless technologies.
• Experience on working with multiple data bases based on  RDBMS and NoSql technology.
• Knowledge of version control systems, such as GitLab or GitHub.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI, Circle CI, Jenkins).
• Understanding of quality assurance processes, testing, and monitoring tools.
• Exposure to Infrastructure as Code solutions like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Experience in Big Data technologies (Desirable)
   

The extras you’ll get:

At RS, as well as the usual employee benefits you’d expect from a FTSE listed company, including annual performance bonus, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, private healthcare, in the UK&I, we’ve just introduced a number of new Family Friendly Policies including:​

• Help for people to take control of ongoing Health conditions such as diabetes or asthma with £500 a year available for monitoring & consultation​
• Support for Neurodiverse colleagues and families with neurodiverse members with needs assessment, diagnosis and post diagnostic support for autism spectrum, ADHD and Tourette’s syndrome​
• Support for Women at different life stages from streamlined fertility support through to diagnosis and monitoring of both endometriosis and menopause​
•  Helping our LGBTQ+ community through enhanced coverage for trans colleagues, including voice coaching, facial surgery and gender confirmation surgery​
• Additions to Fertility coverage including IVF for lesbian couples and information/support around surrogacy and adoption for all. 

We are RS

At RS we’ve been solving engineering problems for over 80 years: big ones, small ones, easy and difficult ones. We turn the ‘what ifs’ into the ‘why nots’, the impossible into the possible.  ​

Our purpose? Making amazing happen for a better world.  ​

We offer service and product solutions. We send out a parcel every 2 seconds, to over 130 countries. We provide over 700,000 in-stock and over 3 million unstocked products to more than 1.2 million customers.  ​

We want people like you, as you are curious about things, you like doing things differently and also in a human way with empathy. Because that’s exactly how we partner with people – our customers, suppliers, colleagues and communities – to solve problems.  ​

We’ll also invest in your development and wellbeing – because building a more diverse and inclusive culture, being ethical, responsible and committed to our Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) action plan is at the heart of everything we do. ​

Come and join us and we’ll help you to think big, do more and unleash your brilliance, so you do amazing things too.​

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