Software Engineering Lead

Software Engineering Lead

Benefits

£63k-70k D.O.E + potential 10% bonus
Simply Health cashback plan
Byond cashback card
Learning and Development Opportunities
Death in Service - four times your salary
One day to give back via volunteering
Company social events
Cycle to Work scheme
A day off for your birthday
Employee Assistance Programme
Company Pension Scheme
Employee Voice - Hive HR Engagement Survey and Open Door
Hive Fives - Recognition portal
Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
Grab a Grand referral scheme
Remote working
25-day holiday allowance (increasing with length of service to a maximum of 29 days) plus bank holidays
Buy up to 5 additional days of holiday

About Bloom:

At Bloom, we believe in creating a workplace where innovation, passion, and excellence drive our success. We are committed to building a supportive and inclusive environment that values diversity and encourages personal and professional growth. As a dynamic supply chain provider, we offer the public sector a marketplace to buy and manage professional services. Our fully compliant open access marketplace ensures the delivery of quality outcomes through our pre-approved and ever-growing network of suppliers and consultants. At Bloom, the public sector only pays for what is delivered, guaranteeing value and accountability.

Our Vision:

To be the go-to solution for professional services.

Our Mission:

To deliver a world-class experience for our buyers and suppliers using our expertise and technology.

Our Purpose:

Enabling brilliant outcomes today that build a better tomorrow.

Our Culture:

We are passionate about fostering a commitment culture where everyone feels valued and included. Our trademark behaviours bind us together, guiding how we treat one another and the behaviours we reward. We strive for our people to feel a part of our team, knowing that their role is equally important and contributes to the whole Bloom mission. We value individuality and diversity, which allows us to work together to create innovative approaches for our customers.

We're currently looking to recruit a Software Engineering Lead to join our technology team.

Position:

About the role

The Software Engineering Lead will be accountable for:

Working collaboratively with our product team and the rest of the engineering team to develop new features and infrastructure based on cloud native technologies, and to resolve complex software engineering problems.
Employing and share best practices and strategies regarding application deployment and infrastructure maintenance
Ensuring application performance, uptime, and scale, maintaining high standards of code quality and thoughtful design, and supporting the rest of the team in troubleshooting issues
Managing our AWS environment based on the operational and security pillars of the Well Architected Framework
Collaborating with other team members in making architectural decisions for performance and security
Maintaining and evolving our CI/CD pipeline so we can release quality code to production without manual intervention

Requirements:

To be considered for this role of Software Engineering Lead we are looking for individuals to demonstrate the following skills, experience and behaviour:

Expert Java knowledge.
Experience building AWS infrastructure with Terraform.
Spring framework.
Web services, APIs, (e.g. REST, SOAP, API Gateway).
Git.
Building and maintaining production containerised applications in AWS, Kubernetes & Docker.
Successful leadership of software development teams.
Experience working in DevOps culture, processes, practices and tools.
Ability to bring cross-functional teams together to solve problems.
Reviews Pull Requests constructively but rejects inferior work.
Takes ownership of areas of responsibility.
Timely and logical decision making skills.
Sets clear direction and objectives to reports.

Other information:

Equal Opportunities:

We are an equal opportunities employer and a member of the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We encourage applications from candidates of all ages, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, and religions.

How to Apply:

If you are interested in joining a growing company that values individuality and diversity, apply today through our Application Tracking System. Please attach a fully formatted CV. Successful candidates will be informed and invited to an interview with the hiring manager and a member of the team.

We look forward to receiving your application and potentially welcoming you to the Bloom team!