Software Engineering Professional

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About the role

This role operates within the Service Assurance domain, focusing on building scalable systems based on event-driven architectures that support large-scale telecom or enterprise operations.
High-quality software delivery by developing scalable, resilient backend systems.
Contributes to operational efficiency by enabling automation, system stability, and faster issue resolution.
Plays a key role in building modern microservices-based architectures
Agile and DevOps understanding by contributing to CI/CD pipelines and continuous delivery practices.

What you’ll be doing

• Design and build scalable backend services using Java and Spring Boot.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code for microservices-based systems.
• Test your code and fix bugs quickly to ensure reliable software delivery.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines to enable smooth and frequent releases.
• Follow coding standards, and best practices.
• Support deployment and troubleshooting of applications in production.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with distributed teams to ensure aligned and timely delivery.

Essential Skills / Experience

• 4+ years of hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot for building backend services.
• Experience working in an Agile environment and contributing to CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Good understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Experience working with microservices architecture.
• Familiarity with container and deployment tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Working knowledge of databases such as Oracle, MySQL, or NoSQL databases.
• Ability to communicate clearly and work well with cross-functional teams

Desirable Skills / Experience

• Experience delivering end-to-end projects in a complex environment.
• Exposure to enterprise application development and design.
• Familiarity with tools and technologies such as Kafka, HDFS, and Hibernate.
• Understanding of the telecom domain.
• Experience working with large telecom service providers.
• Experience working with globally distributed teams.

BT Group is the UK’s leading communications group and the holding company behind some of the country’s most recognised brands – including BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet. Our purpose is as simple as it is ambitious: we connect for good. Our customers include consumers, small, medium and large businesses, public sector organisations and other communications providers.

BT Group’s role is about setting direction, unlocking value and creating the conditions for our brands and businesses to thrive.

Having come through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, our focus now is on what comes next – simplifying how we operate, using technology and AI to work smarter, and organising ourselves to serve customers better and grow sustainably. Group teams shape strategy, policy, brand, capital allocation and transformation, helping the whole organisation perform at its best.

We have a singular culture that unites all our people: we are customer-first challengers, who are committed, clear and connected. These behaviours unite us as one team to deliver for our colleagues, our customers, our stakeholders and the country. Joining BT Group means working at the heart of a business that matters to the UK, with the opportunity to shape decisions, influence outcomes and help set the future course of one of the country’s most important companies.