Software Engineering Specialist

Job Description

Why this job matters

In this Role as a Software Engineering specialist, you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and maintaining software solutions using a diverse set of technologies that includes React.js, Typescript and Node You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, provide technical leadership, mentor junior developers, and contribute to the enhancement of our software development processes. Your expertise will be crucial in ensuring the quality, performance, and scalability of our applications and build top notch frontend apps to our Business customers.

What you’ll be doing

• Delivers the engineering strategy in ensuring the engineering organization’s ability to deliver high quality on time and on budget and implementing means of bringing measurability as well as predictability to the engineering organization’s capabilities
• Executes complex technical decisions, technology choices and architecture for a wide range of high-performance products, capabilities, and platforms, effectively balancing short-term impact with long-term transformation
• Resolves complex and strategic issues using advanced technical knowledge, across wider industry and/or specific sectors, and develops bespoke or leading edge, technically complex
solutions (e.g., relating to new, un-tested technology and/or large-scale impact of products)
• Executes and contributes to the development of the ambitious and compelling technical roadmap to meet the needs of the business, engineering team, and partner teams
• Executes engineering and operational excellence initiatives, implementing metrics and process for regular assessment and improvement
• Drives an engineering culture that fosters innovation and creativity while delivering high quality products with predictability and reliability
• Writes, tests and reviews code, refining and rewriting as necessary independently and communicates to engineering professionals and colleagues involved in the project
• Solves complex and escalated aspects of a project, performing coding, debugging, testing and troubleshooting when necessary.
• Evaluates, implements and maintains high-quality tools and complex automation processes to support continuous delivery and developer productivity
• Implements new architecture, standards, and methods for large-scale enterprise systems
• Research, design and write new software and performs deep dive data analysis, to identify issues and implement ways to improve working processes within the area of software engineering responsibility, such as avoiding and reducing technical debt
• Mentors other software engineers, helping to improve the team’s abilities by acting as a technical resource.
• Champions, continuously develops and shares with team knowledge on emerging trends and changes in software engineering

Skills and Experience Required

• Hands-on experience in full-stack software development with a strong focus on Java, Spring Boot, and modern UI frameworks such as React and Angular.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and front-end development best practices.
• Expertise in database technologies including Oracle, PL/SQL, and NoSQL, with a focus on efficient data design and performance optimization.
• Solid experience in implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines to enable reliable and automated deployments.
• Working knowledge of Node.js, Python is an added advantage.
• Decent Understanding of AI
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture, design patterns, and industry best practices.
• Experience working in Agile environments with tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Proven ability in technical documentation, conducting code reviews, and implementing unit testing strategies.
• Experience mentoring junior developers and providing technical leadership across teams.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical challenges.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Self-driven, detail-oriented, and capable of working independently in fast-paced environments.

About us

BT Group was the world’s first telco and our heritage in the sector is unrivalled. As home to several of the UK’s most recognised and cherished brands – BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet, we have always played a critical role in creating the future, and we have reached an inflection point in the transformation of our business.

Over the next two years, we will complete the UK’s largest and most successful digital infrastructure project – connecting more than 25 million premises to full fibre broadband. Together with our heavy investment in 5G, we play a central role in revolutionising how people connect with each other.

While we are through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, meaning we can reward our shareholders for their commitment and patience, we are absolutely focused on how we organise ourselves in the best way to serve our customers in the years to come. This includes radical simplification of systems, structures, and processes on a huge scale. Together with our application of AI and technology, we are on a path to creating the UK’s best telco, reimagining the customer experience and relationship with one of this country’s biggest infrastructure companies.

Change on the scale we will all experience in the coming years is unprecedented. BT Group is committed to being the driving force behind improving connectivity for millions and there has never been a more exciting time to join a company and leadership team with the skills, experience, creativity, and passion to take this company into a new era.

A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:

Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.

DON'T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?

Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.