Sr Software Engineer / Lead (Java)

Job Duties

Under broad direction, assists with design, research, and development of new applications and major enhancements. Provides guidance to developers, testers, and support staff. Using an understanding of the technological advances in both the software industry and in the oil and gas industry this person will challenge the technical software delivery process to deliver fit for purpose software in a more timely manner. This person will have had experience in leading software development projects and may provide Technical Excellence Leadership for more than one team, providing expert guidance to software developers and support staff. Provides guidance to staff on application security standards, secure coding practices, and secure architecture designs. Provides a strong technical focus in product planning for a complete software system. Requires completion of an undergraduate degree in Computer Science or similar discipline, and a minimum of 10 years of experience including software development experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the team to deliver new products, features and fixes iteratively using an Agile Scrum approach working with the Product Owner, Scrum Master, Developers and QAs
• Working with the architects and other developers, provide technical input to the Product Owner.
• Act as first point of escalation to ensure impediments are removed and team maintains development velocity and achieves committed sprint goals.
• Communicate and escalate issues in a clear and timely manner
• Team management including day to day and career development for team members
• This is a hands-on role and will be expected to take an active part in development work
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of existing and emerging technologies relevant to the role
• Working and collaborating with remote teams around the world

Qualifications & Experience

Essential Attributes:

• 10+ years of experience in Software development of complex applications. Excellent understanding of design principles and considerations, best practice
• 10+ years of Java and C++ development experience
• History of applying best practices, code reviews and quality checks
• Familiarity with build pipeline tools and technologies such as Gitlab
• Must be self-motivated but needs to work well in a team environment
• Excellent analytical, communication and problem-solving skills
• Self-Starter; willing to learn new technologies, ability to learn fast
• Team player: willing to coach junior team members and cooperate on problem solving
• Team Lead experience working with Agile Delivery teams
• Interest in leadership or leading a small team of software developers and quality assurance engineers

Desirable Attributes:

• Knowledge of Eclipse RCP and Eclipse OSGi
• Swing and SWT experience
• Understanding of Machine Learning technologies (Python, TensorFlow etc.)
• Experience in Geophysics and/or Geology domain especially Oil and Gas
• Undergraduate degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
• Agile Scrum certification
• Experienced in working with remote teams
• Advanced awareness and understanding of AI technologies/tools
• Familiarity and understanding of modern cloud technologies and microservices

Additional information:

• Must be in or around Abingdon, UK.
• Position is for a Hybrid work schedule