Application Development Engineer

Job Description

Circa £43,000 (Depending on Skills & Experience)

Huntingdon / Homeworking (1-2 days in office per week)

Permanent / Full Time / 37 hours per week

This role will be working within our commercial businesses of Geodesys, digdat and Anglian Water Direct who provide a range of conveyancing searches, digging checks and a range of associated products.

If you are looking for an outstanding opportunity to be part of a successful, innovative and ambitious team which looks to deliver software to a high quality and as efficiently as possible then look no further!

What will you be doing?

Your focus will be to cover a broad range of skills relating to Low Code development and solutions across our 3 brands. Collaborating with internal customers and development teams in understanding their data and processes. A key emphasis will be on efficiency saving opportunities using tools, automation, and process improvements to meet our SLA’s and to improve quality. You will be building ongoing inter departmental/team relationships and providing coaching and mentoring to others within your team.

Low code programming/project work

Responsible for the ongoing development and maintenance of the data management solution.

Identify, design, develop and maintain low code programming for use in the business.

Investigating automation techniques and AI technologies.

Producing specification documentation for off the shelf packages.

Business and System process reengineering

Work closely with all internal teams to understand their end-to-end processes.

Understanding of interdependencies between systems and processes throughout the businesses.

Development and maintenance of process flows providing visibility to all.

Work with software development teams and other internal departments to identify impacts on current processes when implementing new systems or features.

Contribute to innovation & efficiency projects

Be proactive in analysing and contributing to business innovative ideas and solutions.

Investigating ways to utilise and exploit the software and tools to provide as much value to the business and attending project workshops.

Provide 2nd & 3rd Line Support to all 3 Brand software applications

Provide agreed levels of support to in house developed, bespoke, white labelled software systems and services in line with 3rd party contracts.

Manage incoming support calls from External clients and Users, Member of Public as well as internal customers.

What do you need?

Ability to plan and act on own initiative with limited supervision as well as sharing knowledge, skills and information with others as a team player.

Good attention to detail, planning and organisation skills.

Ability to be flexible/adapt their approach to work.

Ability to relate and work well with people at all levels within the team and with the wider business, as well as externally with clients.

Why Tide Services?

TIDE Services Limited comprises of three diverse and interesting brands with each operating in an ever-changing and challenging market. Joining TIDE Services Limited you will enjoy all the benefits of working for the Anglian Water Group. We believe your salary and bonus should be just the beginning of your reward package. There’s nothing basic about the breadth and competitiveness of the benefits we offer, from pension and private healthcare to flexible working and beyond.

At TIDE Services Limited we encourage a creative and fun environment and this forward-thinking approach means a friendly atmosphere, a great place to work and an excellent opportunity to develop yourself and your career. This is all whilst having the variety, flexibility and camaraderie of working as part of a small team.

If you are interested in adding value to our team and progressing your career with us, please apply today!

Closing date: 26/04/2026

Interviews: W/c 11th May - on Site in Huntingdon, including a 1-hour technical test on the following key areas:

• SQL querying

• Business Analysis

• Formulas & functions in Excel

• Logical Reasoning

• Data Engineering

• Working as a team

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