Maui Mobile Developer (Cross-Platform)

Location: Birmingham (Onsite)
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 (DOE)
Visa Sponsorship: Not available

About the Business

An established and fast-growing software house is expanding its engineering capability and is looking to hire a Mobile Software Engineer to support the continued evolution of its mobile applications.

The company delivers a widely adopted platform used by commercial and public-sector organisations globally. With a strong focus on performance, usability, and modern engineering practices, the business continues to invest heavily in both its technology and people, offering long-term stability and clear career progression.

The Opportunity

You’ll be working on modern, cross-platform mobile applications that support business-critical workflows for customers within the property sector.

Using C# with .NET MAUI (and Xamarin where applicable), you’ll help build intuitive mobile experiences, implement robust offline functionality, and integrate securely with backend services and device features.

The role involves close collaboration with product owners, UX designers, and backend engineers. You’ll have input into technical decisions and the evolution of mobile architecture, with future opportunities to mentor junior developers as the team grows.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain cross-platform mobile applications
• Build high-quality, user-centric mobile interfaces
• Implement offline data storage and synchronisation strategies
• Integrate secure APIs with authentication and authorisation
• Collaborate across engineering, product, and design teams
• Contribute to architectural decisions and platform enhancements

Skills & Experience

• Commercial experience developing mobile applications using .NET MAUI/Xamarin and C#
• Strong understanding of MVVM architecture
• Experience building applications with offline-first capabilities
• Proven experience integrating RESTful APIs securely
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (App Center, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)
• Strong communication skills and confidence working with diverse stakeholders

Desirable

• Experience migrating applications from Xamarin to .NET MAUI
• Exposure to Microsoft Azure

What’s On Offer

• £60,000 - £70,000 salary (DOE)
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pension and healthcare benefits
• Training and professional development budget
• Clear progression and growth opportunities
• Onsite role based in Central Birmingham

Apply

If you’re looking for a role where you can have real influence over mobile products while continuing to develop your technical skills in a supportive SaaS environment, this is an excellent opportunity.

Apply now to learn more.

Tags: Mobile Engineer, .NET MAUI, Xamarin, C#, Cross-Platform Development

Role: Algorithm Software Engineer (C#)

Location: Coventry - Hybrid (2 days per week onsite)
Salary: £60,000 - £70,000
Right to work: You must already have the right to work in the UK (no sponsorship available).

About the business

This is an opportunity to join a rapidly scaling, innovation-led technology company working on highly complex engineering and data-driven products. The organisation operates in a fast-moving, research-focused environment where advanced mathematics and algorithm development are central to its solutions.
You’ll be joining a multidisciplinary team of engineers, scientists, and software specialists working on challenging real-world problems that require deep technical thinking and creativity.

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you will design and implement sophisticated mathematical and scientific algorithms in C#. You will work closely with domain specialists to translate theoretical models into high-quality, efficient, and reliable software components.
You will play a key role in improving existing systems, developing new capabilities, and contributing to the technical direction of algorithm-based projects.
This position offers a hybrid working model, requiring collaboration in the Solihull office two days per week.

What you’ll need (Essential)

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• Strong commercial experience in C#, particularly in technical, scientific, or mathematical software development
• A Master’s degree or PhD in a STEM subject such as Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, or Computer Science
• A solid understanding of advanced mathematical principles
• Experience working with complex algorithms and numerical methods
• Knowledge of 3D vector mathematics and spatial calculations
• A proven ability to solve difficult technical problems in innovative ways
• Strong analytical and logical reasoning skills

Nice to have (Desirable)

It would be advantageous if you also have experience with one or more of the following:

• Inertial navigation systems, particularly in robotics, autonomous systems, or drone technology
• Sensor fusion techniques, including Kalman filtering or similar approaches
• Practical experience using MATLAB for modelling, simulation, or data analysis

What’s in it for you

• Competitive salary between £60,000 and £70,000
• Flexible hybrid working model
• Opportunity to work on technically challenging and impactful projects
• Collaborative, highly skilled engineering environment
• Career development within a growing technology organisation

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

Join DWP Digital as a ServiceNow Developer and use your expertise to develop innovative solutions on a platform that underpins critical services.

We’re using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.

DWP is the UK’s largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We’d love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Substantial experience of any module within ServiceNow.
• Track record of delivering value through the implementation of new or enhanced functionality into a large organisation in a ServiceNow context.
• Demonstrate ability to be able to work in a fast-paced environment either as part of a team or under their own initiative.
• Show leadership and take responsibility for areas of the platform.
• Show initiative when tackling issues, providing potential solutions where applicable.
• Excellent knowledge and experience of IT methodologies such as Agile.

Please note, candidates must be a qualified ServiceNow Certified System Administrator to be considered.

You and your roleAs a ServiceNow Developer in DWP, you will play a key role in expanding one of the largest ServiceNow installations in Europe. You’ll work within a collaborative delivery team to design, develop and implement new features and improvements across a wide range of ServiceNow modules used by over 120,000 colleagues.You will be responsible for delivering high-quality configuration and functionality, sometimes doing the work yourself, but also knowing when to escalate. You’ll create and maintain technical documentation, carry out peer reviews, and act as a subject matter expert within your specialist areas.

The role also involves guiding and mentoring junior team members, finding solutions to problems, and contributing to an Agile, fast-paced environment. Supporting your professional growth, DWP will provide access to training to help you further develop your ServiceNow expertise.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you’ll spend some time working at home (40%) and some time collaborating face to face in a hub (60%).

Pay: We offer competitive pay for this role of up to £46,547, with a Digital Allowance of up £5,895 available for exceptional candidates. Digital Allowance is non-salary, and non-pensionable, and is classed as a temporary allowance. It is reviewed annually where it could be retained, amended, or removed.

Pension: You’ll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth over £12,876 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You’ll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• Flexible hours and flex-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with ‘I Can Be Me in DWP’
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

And we have an award-winning environment and culture:

• 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards
• Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024
• Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025
• Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards

Process:

We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just two stages:

Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There’ll be full instructions when you click through.Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Java Developer
Birmingham (Hybrid)
6 Month Contract
£450-500/day (Outside IR35)

Java Developer needed with both active SC Clearance and NPPV3 Security Clearance. 6 Month Contract based in Birmingham (Hybrid).

Paying up to £450-500/day (Outside IR35). Start ASAP in Feb/March 2026.

Hybrid Working - 3 days/week remote (WFH), and 2 days/week working on-site in the Birmingham office. Occasional travel to the Croydon office, typically once every 1-2 months.

A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation business specialising in delivering large-scale Government / Public Sector projects.

Key experience + tasks will include:

• Java Developer needed to work on developing solutions for a large-scale Government / Public Sector programme.
• Government / Public Sector / GOV.UK sector experience strongly preferred.
• Strong hands-on Java development expertise including: Java 17+, Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, Spring Integration, Spring Batch, Microservices, REST, SOAP Web Services, JPA (Hibernate).
• Experience of developing Java solutions for large-scale integration projects including: microservices, web services, messaging + distributed systems.
• Connecting processes across multiple systems using message brokers like ActiveMQ.
• Robust experience of Web Services, SOAP, RESTful), Containerization (Docker), and testing frameworks (Mockito, JUnit, Powermock, DBUnit, JMock, TestContainers).
• Supporting live systems + diagnose / resolving incidents.
• Continuous Integration methodologies such as: Maven, Jenkins, SonarQube, Git + Stash Repository.
• AWS Cloud Services (EC2, SQS, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, Route53, Cloudwatch, KMS).
• Any experience of Linux, Atlassian products, open-source DBs, PostgreSQL, or Grafana monitoring would be helpful.
• Technical Environment: Quartz, SQL PostgreSQL databases, Aurora, Messaging Services (ActiveMQ), Maven, Jenkins, Junit, AWS Cloud hosting, Bootstrap, Docker, TDD + Agile/Scrum methods.
• Advantageous Skills: Angular, Node JS, Jaspersoft, Spring Cloud, Spring Batch, Spring Integration, SQL queries, Postgres/Aurora DB config, Activiti BPMN, Postfix, AWS/Azure Devops, CI/CD tools.

Our client is in the Financial Sector and is looking to grow the team with a new Senior Developer. This role can be done remote with weekly meet ups in Central London on a Wednesday. The technology function is around 80 people total and you will work in an Agile team of 8.

Client Details

Our client is in the Financial Sector and is looking to grow the team with a new Senior Developer. This role can be done remote with weekly meet ups in Central London on a Wednesday. The technology function is around 80 people total and you will work in an Agile team of 8.

Description

• Design, develop, and maintain software applications to meet project requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver technical solutions in a timely manner.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure high-quality standards are met.
• Analyse and resolve technical issues, providing effective solutions when required.
• Contribute to the improvement of development processes and methodologies.
• Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in the professional services industry.
• Mentor junior developers and share best practices within the team.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and company guidelines in all development tasks.

Profile

This role is a largely hands on coding but there will be an element of mentoring juniors, helping to review code, working with Business Analysts and Product Managers to understand business requirements

Must haves:

• C#
• Azure
• SQL
• Angular
• Mentoring experience
• UK work experience

Nice to haves:

• Certifications
• K8s
• Docker
• Azure Service Bus, Logic Apps, Functions Apps

Job Offer

• Car allowance of 5k
• Private medical
• 25 days + BHS
• Option to buy 10 more holidays
• Matched pension
• Life assurance

Location: West Midlands (Hybrid) Salary: Up to £80,000 (flexible for exceptional candidates) Contract: Permanent Currently working with a client on a requirment for a Lead Software Engineer, to join a high‑performing engineering team driving innovation across the energy sector. This role is ideal for an experienced technical leader who thrives in a hands‑on environment, guiding a team, shaping technical direction, and delivering high‑quality software solutions that make a real impact on customers and the wider market. If you enjoy solving complex engineering problems, championing best practices, and leading a team to deliver meaningful outcomes, this is an exceptional opportunity. As a Lead Software Engineer, you’ll provide technical leadership, delivery ownership, and hands‑on expertise across modern Python (Django) and React/Next.js platforms and supporting technologies. You’ll partner closely with product, design, and engineering teams to define, build, and maintain high‑quality software solutions aligned to business needs and customer expectations. You will be responsible for supporting and developing a team of engineers, ensuring strong technical standards, continuous improvement, and a culture of innovation. Role requirments Provide technical leadership across Python (Django) and Typescriot (React/Next.js), cloud platforms (AWS Preferred), architecture, and modern engineering best practices while guiding a team of engineers. Own delivery of high‑quality software solutions end‑to‑end, ensuring reliability, performance, and alignment with customer and business needs. Mentor and develop engineers, offering coaching, feedback, and support to enable team growth and maintain strong engineering standards. Collaborate with product, design, and cross‑functional stakeholders to define requirements, solve complex problems, and communicate technical updates clearly. Champion continuous improvement, driving advancements in testing, CI/CD, DevOps practices, system observability, and innovative engineering approaches. If you’re a Lead Software Engineer looking to drive meaningful change and operate in a collaborative, future‑focused environment, I’d love to hear from you. Apply directly or email me at: (url removed) At Investigo, we make recruitment feel easy. Let’s keep this simple. We’re all about your success, as your success is our business. We are part of The IN Group, a collection of six award-winning specialist brands that supply the globe with end-to-end talent solutions. With recruitment at the core of our business, we’ve been connecting people since 2003. Data & Privacy By applying, you consent to Investigo collecting and processing your data for the purpose of recruitment and placement, in accordance with applicable data protection laws. For more information, please refer to our Privacy Notice at (url removed)

Our client is in the Financial Sector and is looking to grow the team with a new Senior Developer. This role can be done remote with weekly meet ups in Central London on a Wednesday. The technology function is around 80 people total and you will work in an Agile team of 8.

Client Details

Our client is in the Financial Sector and is looking to grow the team with a new Senior Developer. This role can be done remote with weekly meet ups in Central London on a Wednesday. The technology function is around 80 people total and you will work in an Agile team of 8.

Description

• Design, develop, and maintain software applications to meet project requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver technical solutions in a timely manner.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure high-quality standards are met.
• Analyse and resolve technical issues, providing effective solutions when required.
• Contribute to the improvement of development processes and methodologies.
• Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in the professional services industry.
• Mentor junior developers and share best practices within the team.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and company guidelines in all development tasks.

Profile

This role is a largely hands on coding but there will be an element of mentoring juniors, helping to review code, working with Business Analysts and Product Managers to understand business requirements

Must haves:

• C#
• Azure
• SQL
• Angular
• Mentoring experience
• UK work experience

Nice to haves:

• Certifications
• K8s
• Docker
• Azure Service Bus, Logic Apps, Functions Apps

Job Offer

• Car allowance of 5k
• Private medical
• 25 days + BHS
• Option to buy 10 more holidays
• Matched pension
• Life assurance

Role: Algorithm Software Engineer (C#)

Location: Coventry - Hybrid (2 days per week onsite)
Salary: £60,000 - £70,000
Right to work: You must already have the right to work in the UK (no sponsorship available).

About the business

This is an opportunity to join a rapidly scaling, innovation-led technology company working on highly complex engineering and data-driven products. The organisation operates in a fast-moving, research-focused environment where advanced mathematics and algorithm development are central to its solutions.
You’ll be joining a multidisciplinary team of engineers, scientists, and software specialists working on challenging real-world problems that require deep technical thinking and creativity.

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you will design and implement sophisticated mathematical and scientific algorithms in C#. You will work closely with domain specialists to translate theoretical models into high-quality, efficient, and reliable software components.
You will play a key role in improving existing systems, developing new capabilities, and contributing to the technical direction of algorithm-based projects.
This position offers a hybrid working model, requiring collaboration in the Solihull office two days per week.

What you’ll need (Essential)

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:

Strong commercial experience in C#, particularly in technical, scientific, or mathematical software development

A Master’s degree or PhD in a STEM subject such as Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, or Computer Science

A solid understanding of advanced mathematical principles

Experience working with complex algorithms and numerical methods

Knowledge of 3D vector mathematics and spatial calculations

A proven ability to solve difficult technical problems in innovative ways

Strong analytical and logical reasoning skills

Nice to have (Desirable)

It would be advantageous if you also have experience with one or more of the following:

Inertial navigation systems, particularly in robotics, autonomous systems, or drone technology

Sensor fusion techniques, including Kalman filtering or similar approaches

Practical experience using MATLAB for modelling, simulation, or data analysis

What’s in it for you

Competitive salary between £60,000 and £70,000

Flexible hybrid working model

Opportunity to work on technically challenging and impactful projects

Collaborative, highly skilled engineering environment

Career development within a growing technology organisation

About the team:

We’re a friendly, relaxed, and highly professional ServiceNow team that genuinely enjoys working together. Flexibility is part of our culture - in how we work, how we collaborate, and how we solve problems. We challenge each other in the best possible way: questioning ideas, pushing for better solutions, and holding ourselves to a high standard of delivery. Over time we’ve built deep trust through consistent results, open communication, and strong support for one another. There’s no blame culture here - we take ownership of our work, learn from mistakes, and create a safe environment where people can grow, experiment, and do their best work.

What you will be doing:

As a Service Now Developer you will have the opportunity to join The Group at what is the most exciting point in our history. You will be a key individual in combining legacy ways of working into a clean instance of service now and help us to optimise and enhance process through developments into Service Now.

You will play a key role in configuring new and existing environment, and be a technical designer for Service Now code and architecture. You will be responsible for managing the service now platform that OSB Group uses to manage its IT Operations.

You will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing solutions based on ServiceNow technologies. Working closely with the Service Now manager you will be responsible for identifying business requirements and creating technical solutions that enhance the service provision provided to the business.

You will be critical part of a rapidly growing and successful IT Service Delivery function, developing the primary orchestration tool within the group and simplifying the operational application of ITSM processes.

PLEASE NOTE-THIS IS A FIXED TERM CONTRACT FOR A PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS

Your responsibilities will include

• Troubleshooting bugs, fix defects, and support users of applications developed by the enterprise application development team.
• Performing code reviews to ensure that the quality bar is being met with regard to coding standards, integration, extensibility, and security.
• Assisting in maintaining detailed documentation of application design and code generation techniques used to train other developers on ServiceNow system software.
• Developing, installing, and troubleshooting ServiceNow applications.
• Integrating Service Now with other programs.
• Working with process managers to fully understand business functionality, pain points and identify areas to improve.
• Providing logical developments to complex problem statements that simplify workloads.

In return for your commitment:

We offer a base salary dependent on experience of between £55,000 - £63,500 and a competitive benefits package including:

• Enhanced family-focused benefits
• Hybrid-working (3 days in office, 2 days from home)

Please use this link to see the fantastic benefits available at OSB: OSB Careers

About us:

At OSB Group, we understand how much our people bring to our organisation, which is why we try our best to give back too! Our Purpose is to help our customers, colleagues and communities prosper and we are on a transformation journey to become ‘the bank of the future’.

Our commitment to professional development, flexible working, and employee well-being fosters a dynamic and supportive workplace.

Do you have the skills?

We are looking for talented individuals who have the experience and knowledge set out below:

• Robust previous experience in ServiceNow development OR Technical work on ServiceNow design and implementation is essential.
• A strong background in key technologies relevant to service integration include: API’s, SSO, SAML, SSL, Web services, LDAP, JDBC, REST, SCP and FTPS.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (Oral & Written).
• Confidence and decision making.

Next steps:

If this sounds like you, please apply now! For internal applications please visit the internal careers page to apply.

Still on the fence? Hear from our team or explore our process: OSB Careers

Shortlisted candidates will go through a personalised recruitment process, that is relevant and conversational - inclusive any individual reasonable support required. We want to bring out the best in you!

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Our team value spending time together in the office, typically 3 days a week to support collaboration and connection with colleagues, but we’re happy to have a conversation about what flexibility might look like for you.

Not sure if you meet the spec? Let us decide. Research tells us that those from marginalised groups feel like they need to meet 100% of the criteria to apply. Here at OSB, we are committed to inclusivity and understand the value different experiences and perspectives can bring, so please don’t feel like you need to check every box to apply for a role internally.

We champion diversity at all levels, with Board-level Diversity Champions tracking our progress. We are proud to be signed up to the Women in Finance Charter to actively support the growth and development of senior women in our sector and are dedicated to treating all our employees and job applicants equally, opposed to discrimination on any grounds.

Azure Integration Engineer needed by my global client. This is a fantastic opportunity to become a vital member of the technology team responsible for the global intelligent integration platform. You will be joining our business at a key moment in our evolution and will be making a key and lasting impact on our technology organisation and landscape.

Reporting to the Group Director of Data and Architecture, you will have responsibility for the integration workloads delivered against our Azure ecosystem. You will be a key contributor to designing, developing, and managing robust integration solutions, with a primary focus on event-based pub/sub architectures.

The role involves building the connective tissue of our global applications, adopting a “platform-as-a-product” mindset, and implementing key governance steps such as observability, exception handling, and highly automated CI/CD pipelines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and Implementation:Design, implement, and maintain scalable and efficient integration pipelines for the seamless flow of data across global enterprise applications using the Azure Integration Services stack.
• Event-Driven Architecture:Take end-to-end ownership of event-based pub/sub integration solutions, utilizing Azure Service Bus, Azure Functions, and Event Gridto ensure high-performance, asynchronous communication.
• Pipeline Management:Utilize modern integration patterns to ensure clean, reliable, and decoupled data flows across the ecosystem.
• Software Excellence:Ensure strict version control and reproducibility of all integration logic using Azure DevOpsand established .NET best practices.
• Development:Develop and maintain high-quality .NET-based services and handlers to transform and route data between disparate systems.
• Governance & Security:Work within our technology governance framework to implement best practices that ensure data quality, security, and compliance during transit.
• Operational Excellence:Use best-practice implementations for observability, alerting, and monitoring to evolve an effective, “always-on” integration operations function.
• CI/CD Leadership:Optimize and troubleshoot deployment pipelines, ensuring solid CI/CD processesare followed to maintain high reliability and rapid delivery cycles.

Required Qualifications:

• Education:Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Core Experience:Minimum of 5 years of experience in .NET developmentand at least 3 years of experience in integration engineeringwith a focus on cloud technologies.
• Azure Expertise:Proven experience with the Azure Integration Platform, specifically: Azure Service Bus, Azure Functions, Event Grid, and Azure API Management.
• DevOps Proficiency:Strong familiarity with Azure DevOpsand solid experience implementing and managing CI/CD processes.
• Technical Standards:Extensive experience in developing and managing integration pipelines, with a deep understanding of pub/sub and event-driven patterns.
• Best Practices:Strong proficiency in data governance, security, and the operational monitoring of distributed cloud systems.
• Soft Skills:Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with strong communication and collaboration skills.

Java Developer
Birmingham (Hybrid)
6 Month Contract
£(Apply online only)/day (Outside IR35)

Java Developer needed with both active SC Clearance and NPPV3 Security Clearance. 6 Month Contract based in Birmingham (Hybrid).

Paying up to £(Apply online only)/day (Outside IR35). Start ASAP in Feb/March 2026.

Hybrid Working - 3 days/week remote (WFH), and 2 days/week working on-site in the Birmingham office. Occasional travel to the Croydon office, typically once every 1-2 months.

A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation business specialising in delivering large-scale Government / Public Sector projects.

Key experience + tasks will include:

• Java Developer needed to work on developing solutions for a large-scale Government / Public Sector programme.
• Government / Public Sector / (url removed) sector experience strongly preferred.
• Strong hands-on Java development expertise including: Java 17+, Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, Spring Integration, Spring Batch, Microservices, REST, SOAP Web Services, JPA (Hibernate).
• Experience of developing Java solutions for large-scale integration projects including: microservices, web services, messaging + distributed systems.
• Connecting processes across multiple systems using message brokers like ActiveMQ.
• Robust experience of Web Services, SOAP, RESTful), Containerization (Docker), and testing frameworks (Mockito, JUnit, Powermock, DBUnit, JMock, TestContainers).
• Supporting live systems + diagnose / resolving incidents.
• Continuous Integration methodologies such as: Maven, Jenkins, SonarQube, Git + Stash Repository.
• AWS Cloud Services (EC2, SQS, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, Route53, Cloudwatch, KMS).
• Any experience of Linux, Atlassian products, open-source DBs, PostgreSQL, or Grafana monitoring would be helpful.
• Technical Environment: Quartz, SQL PostgreSQL databases, Aurora, Messaging Services (ActiveMQ), Maven, Jenkins, Junit, AWS Cloud hosting, Bootstrap, Docker, TDD + Agile/Scrum methods.
• Advantageous Skills: Angular, Node JS, Jaspersoft, Spring Cloud, Spring Batch, Spring Integration, SQL queries, Postgres/Aurora DB config, Activiti BPMN, Postfix, AWS/Azure Devops, CI/CD tools.

Role: Power Pages Developer
Location: Birmingham *(Hybrid 2 Days Per Month Onsite)
Salary: £36,000 - £46,000
Contract: Fixed-Term (12 Months)
Network IT are supporting our client as they continue to expand and mature their Microsoft Power Platform capability. Were looking for a Power Pages Developer to take ownership of designing and delivering modern, secure, and scalable applications and portals that drive real business impact.
This role offers genuine influence over platform direction, standards, and best practice, within a collaborative and forward-thinking digital team.
Role Overview and Responsibilities
As a Power Pages Developer, you will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of Power Platform solutions, working across applications, automation, integrations, and architecture. Youll work closely with stakeholders to translate business needs into elegant, maintainable solutions while helping shape the organisations Power Platform strategy.
Key responsibilities include:

• Designing and building applications and web portals using Power Apps (Canvas and Model-Driven) and Power Pages.
• Automating business processes with Power Automate and integrating solutions across Dataverse, Dynamics 365 CE, SharePoint, and Azure.
• Acting as a technical authority on Power Platform architecture, coding standards, security, and governance.
• Collaborating directly with business stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver scalable, user-focused solutions.
• Supporting solution lifecycle management, including environments, deployments, and ongoing optimisation.
• Mentoring and supporting other developers, promoting continuous improvement and innovation across the team.

Essential Skills and Experience
To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Proven commercial experience across the Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365 CE.
• Strong hands-on experience with Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power Pages (Portals).
• Solid technical skills including Dataverse design, JavaScript, C#, plugins, and custom APIs.
• Experience integrating enterprise systems using Azure services such as Logic Apps, Functions, and Service Bus.
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments with exposure to DevOps and CI/CD practices.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

An internationally trusted source of medical news and education to the healthcare professional community, seeks a CTO to guide them through a major digital transformation, including a full ground-up redesign/redevelopment of their core platforms and wider product ecosystem. With the existing platform developed predominantly in PHP and WordPress, my client is seeking to adopt a more modern tech stack that will provide greater stability, scalability, resilience and will allow them to embrace AI and provide new features and enhanced functionality.

The Role

The CTO will bridge strategy and execution, as they translate business vision and product requirements into a clear technical strategy. The CTO will then own the end-to-end digital roadmap for the new digital platform, and will advise on platform architecture, tooling and technology, before then leading and line-managing the development team through the greenfield rebuild of the platform.

This is a “sleeves rolled up” CTO role and would suit a candidate with senior engineering leadership experience (CTO, VP Engineering, Head of Engineering, Tech Lead, Principal Engineer etc.) looking to architect and own a major platform rebuild in a role that will provide real influence over product direction and company growth.

The Company

The CTO will be joining a company established nearly 10 years ago to meet a growing need for independent expert advice and cutting-edge research directly from international thought leaders. Having grown rapidly to establish themselves as a trusted global leader in this field, providing readily accessible content via a range of subject-specific websites and digital platforms, their close-knit team work remotely, but with a collaboration hub currently in London where they enjoy getting together to explore and share ideas on a monthly basis.

With a flexible approach to working and with excellent benefits and opportunities for career development and advancement, this really is an excellent time to join.

Benefits include:

• Remote working
• Flexible hours
• 25 days holiday
• Pension

What’s required of the CTO?

• Senior engineering leadership experience gained within smaller companies where the environment is fast-moving
• Experience of architecting modern web platforms with Node.js backend development, AWS infrastructure, Linux and containerised applications such as Docker
• PHP/WordPress would be useful to understand the current platform
• Python skills, especially for AI/data/automation use cases would be beneficial
• Practical experience of implementing AI features, with an understanding of LLMs, prompt design, vector search, knowledge graphs, etc., would be advantageous

What Next?

If you’re currently a CTO, or looking to take the step up to that level of ownership and responsibility, and have any questions or would simply welcome a chat about this excellent position and company, just call me or drop me an email, as I’d love to hear from you! If, though, you think this role could be right for you and you’d like to learn more, then please apply now!

CTO, Node.js, AWS, Chief Technology Officer, VP Engineering, Head of Engineering, Tech Lead, Principal Engineer

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At Complii, we are on the lookout for a Senior Developer to play a key role in strengthening and scaling a business-critical technology platform. This role is focused on reducing risk, supporting significant scale, and helping secure the technical foundations needed to deliver our long-term vision of connected customer technology.

If you enjoy working on complex systems, bringing clarity to areas of technical uncertainty, and having real influence over architectural decisions early on, this is a role where your impact will be felt quickly and meaningfully.

You will play a critical role in providing technical cover across the orchestration layer of our platform, which is currently the area of highest risk and opportunity. From day one, the priority is reducing risk, supporting delivery at scale, and helping the wider team gain confidence in the codebase and future direction of the platform.

What you receive for joining us
We believe in rewarding expertise and accountability, which is why we offer an excellent salary. This includes 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, an additional day off for your birthday, a collaborative and supportive working environment, and the opportunity to work closely with senior leaders who value clarity, technical judgement, and delivery.

Here is a look at some of the things you will be doing

• Supporting and contributing to the Ruby on Rails orchestration layer, helping to reduce technical risk and ensure the platform is robust, scalable, and well understood
• Supporting the team through a period of significant scale, providing hands-on technical expertise to stabilise, improve, and evolve the existing codebase
• Working closely with stakeholders to help secure the technical foundations needed for Complii s future vision of connected customer technology
• Contributing to architectural decisions, code quality, and best practices, while accelerating delivery and confidence across the engineering function

Can you show experience in some of these areas

• Strong experience using the Ruby on Rails framework, with supporting knowledge of technologies such as Postgres, Redis, Sidekiq/ActiveJob, and HTML/jQuery
• Experience designing and working with APIs, including third-party integrations, and deploying applications using Heroku or similar PaaS providers
• A pragmatic approach to problem-solving, with a focus on simplicity, risk reduction, and building solid technical foundations
• A collaborative mindset, strong communication skills, and the ability to make a tangible impact within the first 90 days

If you feel you have the skills and drive to make an impact, even if you don t meet every requirement above, we d still love to hear from you. Complii is a leading integrated provider of safety and regulatory compliance services across our water, air, fire, and electrical divisions, supporting organisations nationwide to operate safely, compliantly, and responsibly. This is a fully remote role and can be based anywhere in the UK, offering the opportunity to shape a critical platform and make a lasting difference.

Junior Software Engineer (Python / JavaScript)
Remote - 2 days per month in Birmingham
28,000 rising to 32,000 after 6 months

An exciting opportunity for a recent graduate or junior software engineer to launch their career with a fast-growing, tech-focused start-up. The company has recently secured fresh funding and already partners with household names such as GymShark, Sky, and RBS.

They’re building innovative products across Data Engineering, Data Science, and Training Services, and are looking for ambitious junior engineers to join their journey. From day one, you’ll gain hands-on experience working on real-world software projects and have the chance to grow with the business.

In this role, you’ll collaborate with a small but experienced team to develop and maintain interactive content and gamified training tools. It’s a great opportunity to strengthen your skills in Python and JavaScript (Vue), supported by a team that values curiosity, autonomy, and practical problem-solving.

The ideal candidate is a recent graduate or junior developer with a passion for coding and learning. Whether your experience comes from academic work, personal projects, or internships, if you’re enthusiastic about Python and JavaScript and eager to get stuck in with modern frameworks like Vue or React, we’d love to hear from you.

This is a rare opportunity to join a start-up on the rise, where you’ll have the space to make a real impact and grow your career in a meaningful way.

The role:

• Working as part of a small engineering team on real-world applications
• Helping to build interactive tools, training games, and gamification features
• Learning and developing in JavaScript (Vue / React) and Python
• Remote-first, with 2 days/month in the Birmingham office

The person:

• A graduate or junior developer with a relevant degree or 6-12 months of commercial experience
• Comfortable with JavaScript and/or Python (personal projects, internships, etc. all welcome)
• Keen to learn modern web frameworks (React or Vue preferred)
• Enthusiastic, proactive, and excited to grow in a fast-moving environment
• Able to travel to Birmingham 2 days a month

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Remote (with 2 days per month in Birmingham)
35,000 to 42,000 per annum + benefits

Excellent opportunity for a Software Developer with Python and JavaScript experience to join a fast-growing, mission-driven tech start-up, working on products that genuinely help organisations build data capability at scale.

This organisation is bridging the data skills gap through its proprietary education platform, combining change management, live and online learning led by industry experts, and self-serve training. They already work with recognisable brands and are continuing to grow the platform and product offering as demand accelerates.

In this role, you’ll join a small, collaborative engineering team building and improving interactive learning experiences, platform features, and integrations. You’ll work across the stack where needed, contributing in JavaScript (Vue) and Python, with strong engineering practices around testing, documentation, and reliability. You’ll be given real ownership, plenty of variety, and the support to keep developing quickly.

The ideal candidate will have commercial experience building software in Python and JavaScript, be comfortable working in a modern front-end framework (Vue or React), and enjoy solving problems that sit right on the edge of product and engineering. If you like clean, well-tested code, enjoy shipping features that users actually feel, and want to grow in a start-up environment (without chaos for the sake of it), this will suit you.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a remote-first company where your work will be visible, valued, and directly tied to the growth of the platform and the impact it has on end users.

The Role:

• Develop and maintain platform features using JavaScript (Vue) and Python
• Build interactive content, gamification features, and user-focused learning tools
• Work across the stack, collaborating closely with product and the wider business
• Contribute to quality-focused practices around testing, documentation, and observability
• Remote-first working, with 2 days per month in the Birmingham office

The Person:

• Commercial experience as a Software Developer (mid-level), or strong equivalent project delivery
• Good Python skills and strong JavaScript fundamentals
• Experience in a modern framework such as Vue or React (Vue preferred)
• Enjoys building robust, well-engineered software with a user-first mindset
• Able to travel to Birmingham 2 days per month

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Software Developer - Up to 42K - Brierley Hill - Progression Routes

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Software Developer to join an award winning technology organisation, who work within both the public and private sectors based in Brierley Hill.

This exciting opportunity will suit a talented Software Developer who is well versed in the modern PHP Stack joining at team of Developers.

They are a big believer in sharing thoughts and encouraging and supporting innovation and creativity. The Software Developer will also be given the chance to be involved in all aspects of the project process from conception through to completion and launch.

The environment is relaxed yet professional, gone are the days of a corporate rigid structure and you will be given flexibility to get the job done!

Software Developer skills

PHP
Laravel
JavaScript, Angular, React
AWS
Postgres
Docker

You will be a motivated Software Developer, a good communicator and have a natural desire to create amazing code. The successful Software Developer should have strong problem solving abilities, organisational skills and the ability to work as part of a team.

We are interviewing currently so apply now for immediate consideration for the Software Developer position or contact George Harvey at ITSS Recruitment for further information.

Junior Full-Stack Developer (1-2 years experience)

Location: Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

Work Arrangement: Hybrid - Mixed office and home working.

Salary: £28,000 - £38,000 per year as a base salary depending on experience

Tasks

• Implementing new features for a range of Goldilock projects (UI and backend services).
• Working on internal tools such as documentation and status dashboards.
• Debugging issues across projects and helping to keep systems stable and reliable.
• Writing and improving tests to maintain code quality and catch regressions early.
• Handling technical debt in a pragmatic way.
• Contributing to UI/UX design, from wireframes and prototypes to polished interfaces.
• Taking part in DevOps-adjacent work (e.g. CI/CD workflows in GitLab, deployment automation) with support.
• Participating in design discussions, research, and proofs-of-concept as we plan an overhaul of the system.
• Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team (electronics, production, integrated systems) to make sure software and hardware work well together.

About The Applicant

Early in their career but already able to contribute meaningfully to a production codebase. Cares about how things look and feel as much as how they work, and keen to learn more about cybersecurity, secure development, and building software for a hardware product.

They should be comfortable asking questions, but also able to take ownership of their work, break down problems, and move tasks forward without needing constant direction.

About Goldilock

Join us in our mission at Goldilock, where we’re trailblazing the future of network security. Our commitment is unwavering: to revolutionize the OT networks across multiple industries. Every product in our range is crafted with precision, addressing both the technical and cybersecurity challenges inherent to operational technology networks.

We pride ourselves on creating networking solutions that are not only robust and reliable but also secure enough to withstand the tests of time.

Goldilock’s flagship product: A unique OSI Layer 1 network appliance which gives system administrators the capability of physically connecting or disconnecting networks remotely, without using the internet.

Technologies

Languages & Frameworks

TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, React, Next.js, LoopBack 4

Tools

GitLab, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, (url removed)

Other

Use of AI-assisted tools (e.g. Roo Code, GPT, Claude) where they genuinely help.

Must-haves

• Around 1 2 years of experience in software development (commercial, internship, or substantial personal projects).
• Strong JavaScript/TypeScript skills and confidence working with modern front-end codebases.
• Hands-on experience with React and Next.js or Vite (building and maintaining components, pages, and basic data flows).
• Some experience with Node.js on the backend and consuming or building REST APIs.
• A good eye for design: attention to layout, spacing, typography, and interaction details.
• Ability to translate designs (e.g. from Figma or similar tools) into clean, responsive UIs.
• Comfortable using Git (feature branches, merge requests, resolving simple conflicts).
• Familiarity with writing basic tests (unit or integration) and an interest in improving test coverage over time.
• Clear written and verbal communication: able to explain what they re doing and why.
• Interest in cybersecurity and building systems that are robust and secure by design.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with LoopBack 4 or similar Node.js backend frameworks (NestJS is the proposed future implementation).
• Previous experience working in an Agile environment (sprints, stand-ups, retrospectives).
• Exposure to GitLab CI/CD or other CI/CD systems.
• Experience with Docker or containerised environments.
• Design skills using tools like Figma, Sketch, Illustrator, InDesign, or similar.
• Experience building documentation dashboards, status dashboards, or admin-style interfaces.
• Understanding of basic secure coding practices or awareness of concepts like the OWASP Top 10.
• Experience working on products that interact with hardware, embedded systems, or IoT devices.
• Comfort using AI coding tools to speed up development while still reviewing and owning the final code not simply accepting changes without fully understanding what the code does.
• Prior experience in a startup or small team environment.

What We Offer

Hybrid working: On-site as standard, with remote work at your manager s discretion

Impactful work: Their code will ship to real customers and directly influence a new cybersecurity product.

Learning and growth: Direct support from a senior developer and exposure to multiple disciplines (backend, frontend, DevOps, hardware integration, UX).

Greenfield opportunities: We ll be overhauling major parts of the system, giving them a chance to help shape new architectures and frameworks.

Startup mentality: Small, focused team, short feedback loops, and room to take ownership.

Benefits

• Generous Vacation: 25 days vacation, in addition to bank holidays.

• Health Insurance: Private health insurance scheme to support your wellbeing.

• Pension: Company pension scheme with employer contributions.

• Free Lunch: Lunches provided when in the office

• Office Snacks: Complimentary snacks and drinks available, with the option for employees to request their favourite items to be stocked.

• Training & Development Support: Dedicated funding available for training, courses, and professional development, alongside ongoing learning support.

Full-Stack Developer (3-5 years experience)

Location: Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

Work Arrangement: Hybrid - Mixed office and home working.

Salary: £38,000 - £45,000 per year as a base salary depending on experience

Tasks

• Implementing new features for a range of Goldilock projects (UI and backend services).
• Working on internal tools such as documentation and status dashboards.
• Diagnosing and resolving complex issues across frontend and backend systems.
• Writing and improving tests to maintain code quality and catch regressions early.
• Identifying, prioritising, and addressing technical debt as part of ongoing development.
• Contributing to UI/UX design, from wireframes and prototypes to polished interfaces.
• Taking part in DevOps-adjacent work (e.g. CI/CD workflows in GitLab, deployment automation).
• Actively contributing to system design discussions, research, and proofs-of-concept as we plan an overhaul of the system.
• Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team (electronics, production, integrated systems) to make sure software and hardware work well together.

About The Applicant

An experienced developer who can work independently on production systems, balancing delivery speed with long term maintainability. Cares about how things look and feel as much as how they work, and keen to learn more about cybersecurity, secure development, and building software for a hardware product.

They should be comfortable making technical decisions, raising concerns early, and proposing improvements.

About Goldilock

Join us in our mission at Goldilock, where we’re trailblazing the future of network security. Our commitment is unwavering: to revolutionize the OT networks across multiple industries. Every product in our range is crafted with precision, addressing both the technical and cybersecurity challenges inherent to operational technology networks.

We pride ourselves on creating networking solutions that are not only robust and reliable but also secure enough to withstand the tests of time.

Goldilock’s flagship product: A unique OSI Layer 1 network appliance which gives system administrators the capability of physically connecting or disconnecting networks remotely, without using the internet.

Technologies

Languages & Frameworks

TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, React, Next.js, LoopBack 4

Tools

GitLab, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, (url removed)

Other

Use of AI-assisted tools (e.g. Roo Code, GPT, Claude) where they genuinely help.

Must-haves

• Typically 3+ years of professional software development experience (or equivalent capability demonstrated through shipped products).
• Strong JavaScript/TypeScript skills and confidence working with modern front-end codebases. • Strong experience building and maintaining React and Next.js applications, including state management, performance considerations, and reusable component design.
• Solid experience building and maintaining Node.js services, including API design, error handling, and data modelling.
• A good eye for design: attention to layout, spacing, typography, and interaction details.
• Ability to translate designs (e.g. from Figma or similar tools) into clean, responsive UIs.
• Comfortable using Git (feature branches, merge requests, resolving simple conflicts).
• Experience writing and maintaining meaningful unit and integration tests, and improving test coverage as systems evolve.
• Clear written and verbal communication: able to explain what they re doing and why.
• Interest in cybersecurity and building systems that are robust and secure by design.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with LoopBack 4 or similar Node.js backend frameworks (NestJS is the proposed future implementation).
• Previous experience working in an Agile environment (sprints, stand-ups, retrospectives).
• Exposure to GitLab CI/CD or other CI/CD systems.
• Experience with Docker or containerised environments.
• Design skills using tools like Figma, Sketch, Illustrator, InDesign, or similar.
• Experience building documentation dashboards, status dashboards, or admin-style interfaces.
• Understanding of basic secure coding practices or awareness of concepts like the OWASP Top 10.
• Experience working on products that interact with hardware, embedded systems, or IoT devices.
• Comfort using AI coding tools to speed up development while still reviewing and owning the final code not simply accepting changes without fully understanding what the code does.
• Prior experience in a startup or small team environment.

What We Offer

• Hybrid working: On-site as standard, with remote work at your manager s discretion
• Impactful work: Their code will ship to real customers and directly influence a new cybersecurity product.
• Learning and growth: Direct support from a senior developer and exposure to multiple disciplines (backend, frontend, DevOps, hardware integration, UX).
• Greenfield opportunities: We ll be overhauling major parts of the system, giving them a chance to help shape new architectures and frameworks.
• Startup mentality: Small, focused team, short feedback loops, and room to take ownership.

Benefits

• Generous Vacation: 25 days vacation, in addition to bank holidays.
• Health Insurance: Private health insurance scheme to support your wellbeing.
• Pension: Company pension scheme with employer contributions.
• Free Lunch: Lunches provided when in the office
• Office Snacks: Complimentary snacks and drinks available, with the option for employees to request their favourite items to be stocked.
• Training & Development Support: Dedicated funding available for training, courses, and professional development, alongside ongoing learning support.

Hays Technology are looking for a Data Integration Developer for our public sector client. The role will be remote and will run until the end of March with a view to extend.

You will be responsible for:
Delivering an integrated data platform to combine workforce, learning, and (future) performance data from multiple systems:

• Unit4 (HR/Employee Data)
• Learning Pool (LMS Data)
• Nightly SQL/MariaDB Database Backups from Learning Pool
• Existing Data Lake assets
• Power BI consumption layer

In parallel, they are implementing Learning Pool User Provisioning via API, enabling automated CRUD operations for LMS accounts.
A dedicated resource is required to deliver the ingestion pipelines, modelling, API integrations, and operational components.

API Development

• Build integration to the Learning Pool External Extended API for Create, Retrieve, Update, and Delete LMS users.
• Implement all mandatory and optional schema attributes, including:

• Organisation hierarchy
• Position hierarchy
• Manager/appraiser assignments
• Custom fields
• Preferences
• Implement robust error-handling for all LP error codes.

Data Transformation

• Build transformation logic to unify data from Unit4 and Learning Pool feeds.
• Implement Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCDs Type-1 Overwrite and Type-2 Track History handling.
• Perform identity resolution using email as primary key (and fallback fuzzy matching if needed).
• Design schemas optimised for Power BI and semantic modelling

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C’s, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)

Full Stack Engineer (Python, React, APIs, AWS)

Location: West Midlands, hybrid working. Minimum 1 day a month in office
Reporting to: Technical Lead

About my client

My client is a dynamic scale up technology business focused on building innovative, cloud-based platforms.
They pride themselves on delivering scalable, user-friendly solutions using modern frameworks and best practices. The team values collaboration, continuous learning, and cutting-edge engineering-leveraging technologies like Python, React, and AWS to create products that are reliable, efficient, and future-ready. Their culture is all about agility, creativity, and empowering developers to make a real impact.

The role:

They have asked me to find them a Full Stack Python Developer with proven commercial experience in a fast-paced environment to join their team where you’ll work on their brand-new product.

You’ll be responsible for developing backend systems, creating and integrating APIs, and working closely with other engineers to ensure the platform is scalable and efficient.

Why Join them as a Full Stack Developer?

• Work on a greenfield project with modern tech.
• Be part of a collaborative, ambitious team that values innovation.
• Help shape a platform that will make a real impact in the industry.

What you’ll do as the Full Stack Developer:

• Design and develop robust backend systems using Python (FastAPI or Flask).
• Build and integrate RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
• Develop React-based front-end components for a seamless user experience.
• Architect and deploy solutions on AWS, leveraging services like Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, and more.
• Write clean, reusable, and testable code following TDD/BDD principles.
• Collaborate with engineers to ensure scalability and efficiency.
• Participate in code reviews, share knowledge, and continuously improve.
• Debug and troubleshoot issues to keep things running smoothly.

What my client are looking for in their next Full Stack Developer:

• Proven Python experience (FastAPI or Flask preferred).
• React expertise-this is essential.
• Strong experience with AWS cloud services (EC2, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, etc.).
• Solid understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and client-server communication.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Familiarity with Git and version control best practices.

Bonus Points For

• Serverless architecture experience.
• Exposure to Scrum or Extreme Programming (XP).

If you meet this requirement, please apply with an up to date to CV

Studies suggest that women tend not to apply for a job if their CV isn’t a perfect fit. Here, talent takes precedence over experience. So, if you like the role and think you could be awesome at it in time, go ahead and apply.