Java Software Engineer (Contract Outside of IR35)

About Us 

In 2019, the founders were working as engineers solving complex cross-domain problems within government organisations. 

TwinStream was formed to bring together their collective expertise and experience into a single business, focused on delivering technical excellence and high-quality service to clients. 

Since then, the company has grown to over 100 team members across the UK, with colleagues working both on-site with clients, hybrid and remotely from home. 

Details:  

Salary: £450 - £550 Outside of IR35

Location: Remote 

About the role:  

TwinStream software engineers (Java) develop components of a cross-domain security system within an agile development team. They are involved in the entire software development lifecycle, which includes understanding the need for change, software design, coding, testing, delivery, and support. A TwinStream software engineer is not just a coder; they comprehend the business and domain challenges and utilize their technical skills to address those issues.  

Responsibilities: 

Understand high-level requirements and collaborate to find solutions    

Investigate technologies to gain a deep understanding of their applicability   

Develop high-quality code   

Problem-solving deeply technical issues   

Build tests at all stages of development from, unit tests to acceptance & performance tests   

Build deployment code and pipelines, consulting with DevOps specialists   

Analyse and resolve issues from 3rd line support   

Collaborate in code development and review colleagues’ work   

Participate in indicative estimating & planning  

Any other reasonable duties relevant to skills and experience. 

Key Skills  

Experience in developing software using our core and/or related technologies    

An agile development mindset   

Experience in agile working practices including  

TDD   

BDD   

Continuous delivery    

DevOps  

Pair programming 

Estimating & Planning   

Open, honest & positive attitude  

Core Technologies  

Java is the primary development language. Some exposure to other languages is useful, including Python, JavaScript, Golang, Bash Scripting, although these languages are used only occasionally.   

The following technologies are used extensively in our solutions:   

Java   

Spring Boot   

AWS – S3, Fargate, Lambda, SQS / SNS   

RDBMS (Postgres, Oracle) & JPA   

Mongo DB 

DynamoDB   

REST   

Rabbit MQ   

Docker   

Linux   

Terraform   

Ansible   

Jenkins   

GIT/Bitbucket 

GitLab   

Kubernetes    

Desirable Skills  

OpenShift    

Docker Compose/Swarm   

Terraform   

Ansible 

Python 

Diversity & Inclusion 

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities. 

If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. We’re here to support you 

Further Information: 

To meet the security requirements of certain clients and industries we serve, any job offer will be contingent upon the successful completion of a security screening process.