Company Description

Detectronic, based in Nelson, Lancashire, is a UK specialist in wastewater and sewer network monitoring systems. The company designs, manufactures, and installs flow, level, and water-quality monitoring equipment used by water utilities and industrial customers to prevent flooding, reduce pollution, and improve environmental compliance

Job Description

Software Development Lead
Hybrid with Travel to Nelson
Permanent, full-time
Competitive salary, Bonus plus benefits

We are seeking an experiencedSoftware Development Lead with deep expertise in IoT systems, cloud-native development on AWS, data ingestion pipelines, and API development. You will design and build the backend services that support our connected IoT devices-managing secure device communication, high-volume data ingress, and the APIs that power our applications and customer experiences.

This role is ideal for an engineer passionate about building scalable systems that bridge the physical and digital worlds.

More about the role:

IoT Platform Engineering

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services that support large fleets of IoT devices.
• Work extensively with AWS IoT Core, MQTT messaging, Device Shadow, and secure device provisioning.
• Build and optimise IoT communication flows including telemetry, event handling, command/control, and device state management.

Data Ingress & Telemetry Pipelines

• Architect and operate real-time IoT data ingestion pipelines handling telemetry, logs, and events from thousands of devices.
• Implement processing workflows using Kinesis, Lambda, SQS, Kafka, Step Functions, or similar.
• Ensure data quality, schema governance, and reliability across ingestion and downstream data consumers.

API Development

• Build and maintain RESTful and GraphQL APIs supporting device management, device data retrieval, and user-facing features.
• Ensure APIs are secure, highly available, and performant at scale.
• Define API standards and patterns for internal and external consumers.

Cloud & Infrastructure

• Design cloud-native systems using AWS services such as API Gateway, DynamoDB, Timestream, S3, ECS/EKS, and CloudFormation/CDK.
• Implement observability across all IoT workloads using CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry, or related tools.
• Drive cost optimisation and reliability across IoT cloud infrastructure.

Security & Device Trust

• Implement strong IoT security practices including certificate-based auth, encryption, least-privilege IAM, and secure onboarding flows.
• Support secure OTA updates, fleet management, and device lifecycle operations.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead architecture discussions and mentor mid-level and junior engineers.
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and cross-functional roadmap planning.
• Collaborate closely with product, firmware/embedded teams, and data engineering.

Qualifications

Required Skills & Experience

• Backend or platform engineering experience, ideally with IoT or distributed systems.
• Strong expertise in AWS, especially AWS IoT Core, Lambda, DynamoDB, Kinesis, SQS, API Gateway.
• Proficiency in languages such as Python, Node.js, Go, or Java.
• Hands-on experience with MQTT and event-driven IoT architectures.
• Proven ability to build and scale data ingestion pipelines.
• Experience building secure, high-performance APIs for internal and external use.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, cloud design patterns, and microservices.

Nice to Have

• Experience with edge/embedded integrations (e.g., AWS Greengrass).
• Familiarity with time-series databases (Timestream, InfluxDB, Timescale).
• Knowledge of digital twins, device simulation, or industrial IoT protocols.
• Containerization experience with Docker, ECS, or Kubernetes/EKS.
• Exposure to OTA update workflows, remote diagnostics, or fleet management tools.

Additional Information

What we can offer you:

• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay and leave
• Company pension
• Life assurance scheme (x4 salary)
• Medicare Cash Plan (includes cash payments towards dental, medical, therapeutic treatments) with the option to add up to 4 dependants
• Refer a friend scheme
• Employee assistance programme (access to GP appointments and mental health support)
• Competitive annual leave plus bank holidays
• Training and career progression opportunities

Adler and Allan are committed to fostering diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We proudly embrace equal opportunities for all applicants, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. If you require any support with your application, whatever the circumstance, please let us know.

.NET Developer

SF Technology are working with a high-performing digital engineering team delivering complex, business-critical systems for a range of established enterprise clients, they are looking to hire a talented developer who thrives in a fast-paced, delivery-focused environment.

Key Details
Salary: £50,000
Fully remote
Permanent position

The Role

You will join a collaborative engineering team working across the full development lifecycle, from initial concept through to deployment and optimisation.

This is not a role limited to ticket delivery, you will:
Solve real-world business problems
Contribute to architecture and technical direction
Deliver scalable, high-quality solutions
Work closely with a driven, high-performance team

Responsibilities
Develop and maintain modern web applications
Work across backend systems and cloud environments
Contribute to code reviews and engineering standards
Collaborate within an agile, delivery-focused environment

Requirements
Strong experience with .NET / C#
Comfortable working across the full stack (backend-led is fine)
Experience in fast-paced environments (agency or consultancy preferred)
A proactive, solutions-focused mindset
Ability to take ownership and deliver to a high standard

The Environment
High-performing, no-ego team
Fast-paced, delivery-driven culture
Strong emphasis on quality and continuous improvement

This is an opportunity to join a team where engineers are trusted to own solutions, work at pace, and make a genuine impact.

Apply via SF Technology or reach out directly!

The Opportunity:

You ll join an experienced, collaborative consultancy team delivering greenfield, enterprise-scale digital services for high-profile public and private sector clients.

This opportunity is ideal for a practical, adaptable Geospatial Full Stack Engineer who enjoys working across disciplines and solving complex problems and challenges that will have a real-world impact.

Collaboration sits at the heart of how our client operates, so you ll be partnering closely with colleagues across Software Engineering, User-Centred Design, Delivery Management, Data Science and Live Services to deliver outcomes that genuinely make a difference in today s society.

As a consultancy, they are technology-agnostic by design, focusing on choosing the right tools for each problem, rather than forcing one stack everywhere.

Their teams regularly work with .NET, Java, Python, Node.js, AWS and Azure, giving you genuine scope to broaden your skills and develop your career across a range of languages and platforms.

Many of their projects also involve Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and open-source geospatial technologies, helping clients unlock the value of location-based data through mapping, spatial analysis and data-driven decision making.

Skills and Experience:

Essential

• 3+ years experience in a Full Stack Engineering role
• Strong development skills in .NET, Java or Python, alongside modern JavaScript frameworks/libraries
• Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, TDD)
• Solid understanding of architectural and design patterns, including microservices and serverless
• Hands-on experience designing and delivering solutions on AWS or Azure
• Experience working with GIS systems or geospatial data, and familiarity with tools such as Leaflet, OpenLayers, QGIS, GeoServer, PostGIS, etc.
• A collaborative mindset and experience working in multi-disciplinary teams

Desirable

• Experience working in a consultancy environment
• Exposure to public sector projects
• Familiarity with CI/CD tooling (e.g. Jenkins, Terraform)
• Awareness of the Digital Service Standard and Technology Code of Practice, particularly in geospatial or public sector contexts

Role and Responsibilities:

This is a varied role suited to someone who enjoys the pace, responsibility and collaboration of consultancy.

You will be involved with the following types of activity:

• Design and deliver high-quality solutions: building, enhancing and maintaining software, infrastructure and deployment pipelines that are robust, secure and scalable. Projects may include solutions involving geospatial data, GIS platforms and open-source mapping tools.
• Work collaboratively across disciplines: partnering with Senior and Lead Engineers, Delivery Managers, Designers and Data Scientists to shape solutions, contribute to technical documentation and deliver against agreed plans.
• Apply standards and best practice: follow established engineering approaches, contribute accurate technical estimates and proactively identify and escalate risks or issues.
• Communicate clearly and build relationships: present ideas, prototypes and progress updates to stakeholders, while building strong working relationships with colleagues, clients and partner organisations.

Applications:

Please contact Edward here at ISR to learn more about our client and how they are leading the way in developing the next generation of technical solutions through innovation and transformational technology?

Job Title: Trainee Proclaim Developer

Location: Sharston, Manchester, M22 4SN

Salary: Up to £30,000 per annum, dependent on experience

Job type: Full time, Permanent

About Us:

Established in 2000, Express Solicitors is an award-winning law firm that deals with personal injury and clinical negligence claims. Based in Manchester, we serve clients nationwide and are currently ranked 64 out of more than 10,000 law firms. We have a 5-star rating on Trustpilot from over 8,000 reviews, which coming from our clients means a lot to us. We are proud of the work we do helping injured people, and this is the core of our business.

The Role:

Express is currently looking to appoint a Trainee Proclaim Developer, who will be responsible for assisting in the development and day to day administration of the Proclaim case management system. Access Legal Proclaim - Case management for today’s UK law firms

The role will be working with our Development Manager, nine other developers and where necessary third parties, in particular Access Legal Systems to ensure that all identified improvements to the system can be integrated efficiently and with minimal impact to end users.

The role will mainly involve developing and modifying the Proclaim case management system based on business needs through a combination of coding using the built in language editor and screen design and using built in developer tools.

In addition to development, the role will encompass the day-to-day administration of the Proclaim system and you would also be expected to support users of Proclaim with any issues.

There may be opportunities to use other coding languages where required to integrate Proclaim with third party applications.

You will need a great deal of co-operation with the general IT department and Operations department.

Full training in the maintenance, administration, and development of Proclaim will be provided - the successful candidate must bring a strong work ethic, analytical approach and display the ability to apply a common-sense approach to problem solving.

Person Specification:

Essential:

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication skills.
• A methodical approach to working on large projects.
• Ability to clearly document planned and completed work.
• Excellent organisation and time management skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team in the delivery of projects.
• Ability to work under pressure to deadlines.
• Must understand the concept of internal customers and ensure that internal stakeholders remain confident in the ability of Proclaim to suit the needs of the business

Desired:

• Programming experience/qualification or equivalent academic qualification.
• General understanding of common database programming and query languages.
• Working with data in software eg: Microsoft Excel

Salary & Hours

• Salary of up to £30,000, dependent on experience
• Our standard working hours are 8:30am to 5:30pm Monday-Thursday and 8:30am to 5pm Friday. It may on occasion be necessary to perform maintenance outside of core hours and therefore a flexible approach is required.

Benefits:

• Hybrid Working - 3/2 hybrid working pattern after probation.
• 23 Days Holiday - Rising to 26 days, plus bank/public holidays.
• Extra Holidays - 3 holiday buy backs and an extra day for your birthday after service length requirement.
• Looking After Your Health - Private medical insurance available after 2 years’ service, annual flu jab and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Looking After Your Well-being- 24/7 onsite Gym, Netball/Football team, 10km Manchester team and more.
• Work Life / Balance - Active social committee with generous departmental and firm-wide social budget.

Recruitment Process:

Interviews will be conducted by MS Teams and will include scenario-based questioning.

Our employees are our most important asset, we rate skill and ability above all else and our recruitment policy encourages applications from all.

Please click APPLY to be redirected to our website to complete your application.

Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Junior Proclaim Developer, Trainee Case Management Developer, Trainee Proclaim Developer, IT Developer, Web Designer SQL Queries, Proclaim Accounts may also be considered for this role.

Our client based in Greater Manchester is currently looking for skilled Golang Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain secure, high-performance software solutions in AWS. You will work closely with architects, front-end developers, QA, and product teams to deliver scalable services. This includes developing microservices, RESTful APIs, and leveraging serverless technologies while applying engineering best practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain robust, scalable backend solutions using Go.
• Develop serverless applications in AWS (Lambda, SST).
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.
• Build and document APIs using OpenAPI standards.
• Work with NoSQL data stores, including DynamoDB.
• Apply strong security principles in all software design.
• Collaborate in Agile squads to deliver solutions efficiently.
• Explore GenAI tools to accelerate development.

Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience developing software using Go.
• Experience with AWS serverless architecture.
• CI/CD and automated testing expertise.
• RESTful API and microservices development.
• Familiarity with DynamoDB or similar NoSQL databases.
• Comfortable communicating complex technical issues clearly.
• Knowledge of Agile/Lean methodologies.

What We Offer:

• Hybrid working to balance remote and on-site time.
• Career growth opportunities in a high-impact fintech environment.
• Competitive benefits including pension, days holiday, wellness and charity days, birthday and wedding leave.

Interested? Please Click Apply Now! Software Engineer (Golang / AWS)

We are looking for an experienced AI Product Engineer to help build and scale AI-powered features within a modern product environment. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on integrating commercial AI APIs into a .NET ecosystem not building models from scratch.

You will design, develop, and deliver production-ready features that rely on services such as Anthropic Claude, AWS Bedrock, and OpenAI. AI-assisted development will be a core part of your workflow, and you will help shape how it is adopted across the engineering team.

This role is ideal for someone who has already worked in a team where AI was embedded into real products and can bring proven patterns, practices, and standards into a new environment.

What Youll Do

• Design and implement AI-powered product features within a C# / .NET stack
• Integrate commercial AI APIs into production systems with reliability and scalability in mind
• Establish best practices for AI integration across the codebase
• Lead by example through AI-assisted development workflows
• Pair with developers and support adoption of tools like Claude Code or Cursor
• Build observable, maintainable systems with strong logging, cost tracking, and guardrails

Must Have

• 5+ years experience with C# / .NET Core
• 7+ years total commercial software engineering experience
• Proven experience designing and shipping AI API integrations in production (.NET)
• Experience setting patterns that other developers adopted across a team
• Hands-on experience introducing AI-assisted development tools into a team environment
• Strong RESTful API design skills (clean, versioned, observable)
• Solid SQL experience (MariaDB or MySQL)
• Focus on quality, resilience, and observability in AI-driven features

Nice to Have

• AWS experience (EC2, RDS, Lambda, S3, Bedrock)
• Product-level prompt design and iteration practices
• Experience with structured outputs, tool use, or function calling
• Frontend exposure (JavaScript, Vue, Nuxt 3)
• Microservices or distributed systems experience
• Familiarity with Shape Up methodology
• Awareness of secure-by-design principles (e.g. ISO 27001)

Not the Right Fit If You

• Focus on training models rather than integrating them
• Come from a data science background without strong engineering experience
• Prefer Python-heavy environments and do not want to work in .NET
• Are sceptical of AI-assisted development
• Have not worked with paid AI APIs in production
• Are looking for a strategy or leadership-only AI role

If youre passionate about building real-world AI features and want to work in a team where AI is part of the engineering craft not just a concept wed love to hear from you.

Benefits:

• Hybrid working - 2 days office based
• Training and Development budget
• Excellent career progression

AI Product Engineer

Great opportunity for a Dev Team Lead to join a SaaS scale-up in Manchester.

Since their inception in 2015 this company has grown from start-up to scale-up, they now employ almost 200 people and have over 50,000 clients using their software around the world.

The technology department is made up of product teams responsible for developing a suite of cloud based, web and mobile apps. Each team is cross-functional and works in a truly agile way, delivering small increments of value to their customers very frequently.

This role sits in the team responsible for developing their flagship software platform and as a Dev Team Lead, you’ll be given the opportunity to lead a team that build, test and ship super-fast in an environment where people value engineering best practice, pairing and continuous improvement.

Skills:

• C#, .NET, REST APIs
• TypeScript, React
• Azure Cloud - Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus, CosmosDB
• TDD, CI/CD, SOLID

The money is good too – up to £80k plus benefits for the right person.

If you’re interested in this opportunity and would like to know more, please apply through this advert and I will contact you ASAP.

Would you like to work for a company who is accredited as an outstanding company to work for in Best Companies 2023?

• Role: Microsoft 365 Developer (Level 2)
• Location: Ashton-under-Lyne
• Salary: £42,085 per annum
• Benefits: Pension, Occupational Sick Pay, BHSF Health Membership

About the role:

We are looking for a proactive and technically skilled Microsoft 365 Developer to join our Business Systems team.

You will support the design, development, and delivery of digital solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform and Microsoft 365 ecosystem.

This role is ideal for someone with hands-on experience in Power Apps and Power Automate who is looking to grow their skills in a collaborative and user-focused environment.

You will work closely with business stakeholders and senior developers to deliver secure, accessible, and maintainable solutions that improve services, automate processes, and enhance productivity across the organisation.

For more information regarding the role, please refer to the job pack below.

About the department:

All of Jigsaw’s essential services rely on quality information, systems and technology supported by the 50 members of the IT department.Working to a brand-new IT Strategy, the team has exciting challenges like enabling colleagues to work effectively from anywhere, automating processes and improving digital services for our customers, whilst always improving security.

The team is also innovating in its ways of working, ensuring transparency, a keen focus on outcomes and faster delivery of benefits to the business.

Who we are:

Jigsaw Homes Group is one of the largest housing groups in England with more than 37,500 homes across the North West and East Midlands.

We provide quality, low-cost housing and play a wider role in making sure our residents thrive in their homes and benefit from living in healthy, sustainable communities.

Why join us?

Jigsaw Homes Group offers employees a very competitive 24 days holiday per annum, plus 3 days for Christmas closure (5 day working week) plus bank holidays, plus additional days after 2 years continuous service (to a maximum of 5 days).

We offer our employees the option to buy/sell up to 5 days extra leave per year and we offer compressed hours of work with the option to work a 4-day working week in a number of our roles, with 50% of your time working from home upon completion of a satisfactory probation period. This allows for a great work/life balance for many employees.

As a Jigsaw employee you will also receive incremental salaried pay, occupational sick pay, access to access to the Social Housing Pension Scheme, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, BHSF membership, access to on-site gyms and training/development opportunities.

If this sounds like the perfect job for you then dont hesitate to apply now!

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Would you like to work for a company who is accredited as an outstanding company to work for in Best Companies 2023?

• Role: Senior Microsoft 365 Developer (Level 2)
• Location: Ashton-under-Lyne
• Salary: starting from £47,878 per annum
• Benefits: Pension, Occupational Sick Pay, BHSF Health Membership

About the role:

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Senior Microsoft 365 Developer to create, develop, and implement innovative digital solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform and the broader M365 ecosystem.This position is vital to our digital transformation goals, helping to provide smarter, more efficient services for staff and residents.

Responsibilities include building model-driven and canvas apps, automating workflows, and integrating solutions across Microsoft 365 and Azure services.

Additionally, you will offer technical insights, mentor junior developers, and contribute to architectural decisions and standards.The role also involves exploring emerging technologies like Copilot Studio to improve user experience and productivity.

For more information regarding the role, please refer to the job pack below.

About the department:

All of Jigsaw’s essential services rely on quality information, systems and technology supported by the 50 members of the IT department.Working to a brand-new IT Strategy, the team has exciting challenges like enabling colleagues to work effectively from anywhere, automating processes and improving digital services for our customers, whilst always improving security.

The team is also innovating in its ways of working, ensuring transparency, a keen focus on outcomes and faster delivery of benefits to the business.

Who we are:

Jigsaw Homes Group is one of the largest housing groups in England with more than 37,500 homes across the North West and East Midlands.

We provide quality, low-cost housing and play a wider role in making sure our residents thrive in their homes and benefit from living in healthy, sustainable communities.

Why join us?

Jigsaw Homes Group offers employees a very competitive 24 days holiday per annum, plus 3 days for Christmas closure (5 day working week) plus bank holidays, plus additional days after 2 years continuous service (to a maximum of 5 days).

We offer our employees the option to buy/sell up to 5 days extra leave per year and we offer compressed hours of work with the option to work a 4-day working week in a number of our roles, with 50% of your time working from home upon completion of a satisfactory probation period. This allows for a great work/life balance for many employees.

As a Jigsaw employee you will also receive incremental salaried pay, occupational sick pay, access to access to the Social Housing Pension Scheme, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, BHSF membership, access to on-site gyms and training/development opportunities.

If this sounds like the perfect job for you then dont hesitate to apply now!

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Principal Software Engineer

£100,000 £110,000 + 30% bonus + car allowance (up to £9,000)
Hybrid Manchester (central)

Were partnered with a large-scale SaaS enterprise building out a high-performing engineering function at the heart of a major platform transformation.

This is a Principal-level role within an elite engineering team (Arete) a group of highly capable engineers brought together to solve the most complex technical challenges across the platform.

The role

This is not a step away from engineering. Its the opposite.

• 80% hands-on engineering designing, building, and solving complex problems at scale
• 20% leadership guiding and elevating a team of Principal Engineers
• Driving architecture, engineering standards, and technical direction across multiple product areas
• Tackling high-complexity, high-impact work that sits outside the scope of standard squads

Youll operate as a technical authority, influencing how systems are designed, built, and evolved across the organisation.

What makes this different

• Youre working alongside other Principals, not carrying the standard lone architect burden
• A dedicated team focused on solving the hardest problems, not BAU delivery
• Real ownership of engineering quality, scalability, and long-term platform direction
• Backed by a business making serious, long-term investment in technology

What were looking for

• Deep expertise in C# / .NET (Core/modern)
• Strong experience building distributed, scalable systems
• Cloud-first mindset (Azure ideally)
• Proven ability to operate at Principal level influencing beyond your immediate team
• Comfortable leading and mentoring high-calibre engineers
• Someone who still loves being hands-on and close to the code

Why this role

This is a rare opportunity to step into a true Principal position where:

• You remain deeply technical
• You help shape engineering at scale
• You work with other top-tier engineers
• You contribute to a platform transformation that genuinely matters

If youre operating at Principal level or ready to step into it this is the kind of role that doesnt come around often.

Senior ShareDo Developer with excellent ShareDo development or similar case management development experience is required by a leading UK law firm. You can be based anywhere in the UK, as they will allow remote working and have offices all over the UK.

You will be responsible for the delivery of new ShareDO application & workflow development to help their users and clients drive improvement within the firm through using ShareDo. It is a key role in the business and you will have a lot of autonomy in the role.

Experience required:

• Development background with at least 4 years’ experience of designing, developing and delivering bespoke legal applications. (ideally ShareDo, but will look at SOS Connect, Visualfiles, Proclaim etc)
• Experience working under an Agile software development environment
• Commercial awareness and inquisitiveness that allows you to understand the challenges faced by the firm and its clients and develop solutions to match.
• Ability to quickly identify projects that may be at risk, communicating early to manage expectations accordingly.
• Has an innovation mind-set, with the willingness to experiment and explore new ways of delivering technology solutions.
• Develops applications with security in mind, protecting data at all times.

The main duties of the role would include:

• Technical development - responsible for developing business solutions that interface with the line of business applications of the firm as well as customising and configuring off the shelf software;
• Develop the case management system in order to ensure continual optimisation of business efficiency and procedures;
• Some solution architecture work
• Propose, design and implement new and innovative systems and analyse existing systems to determine opportunities for streamlining and performance enhancement;
• When required, assist with business process analysis with a view to further enhancing and developing workflow processes;
• Work closely with the Projects team with a view to mapping out projects
• Workflow and integration development - building process improvement workflows across the line of business application stack using the platforms available. Assisting others to integrate workflows into line of business applications;

They are looking to pay a starting salary of between £50,000 - £60,000 + Benefits including flexible working. To apply please send your CV to matthew.leach @ circlerecruitment.com or call me on 0161 877 9200 for more information.

Location can be anywhere in the UK - Manchester / Leeds / Glasgow / London / Birmingham / Bristol / Cambridge / Liverpool / Cardiff / Cambridge / Southampton etc

Circle Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Earn yourself a referral bonus if you refer somebody else who fills the role! We also offer an iPad if you refer a new client to us and we recruit for them. Follow us on Facebook - Circle Recruitment , Twitter - @Circle_Rec and LinkedIn - Circle Recruitment.

Our client based in Greater Manchester is currently looking for skilled Golang Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain secure, high-performance software solutions in AWS. You will work closely with architects, front-end developers, QA, and product teams to deliver scalable services. This includes developing microservices, RESTful APIs, and leveraging serverless technologies while applying engineering best practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain robust, scalable backend solutions using Go.
• Develop serverless applications in AWS (Lambda, SST).
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.
• Build and document APIs using OpenAPI standards.
• Work with NoSQL data stores, including DynamoDB.
• Apply strong security principles in all software design.
• Collaborate in Agile squads to deliver solutions efficiently.
• Explore GenAI tools to accelerate development.

Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience developing software using Go.
• Experience with AWS serverless architecture.
• CI/CD and automated testing expertise.
• RESTful API and microservices development.
• Familiarity with DynamoDB or similar NoSQL databases.
• Comfortable communicating complex technical issues clearly.
• Knowledge of Agile/Lean methodologies.

What We Offer:

• Hybrid working to balance remote and on-site time.
• Career growth opportunities in a high-impact fintech environment.
• Competitive benefits including pension, 2328 days holiday, wellness and charity days, birthday and wedding leave.

Interested? Please Click Apply Now!Software Engineer (Golang / AWS)

The Touch team is developing a next generation investment platform. We want to use technology to improve the way consumers access financial advice and manage their investments.

The majority of existing platforms are still reliant on software and processes that arent capable of supporting todays technology, so we started from scratch, developing a modern platform that is as efficient as possible. We’re building a mobile first investment app that lets advisers manage their clients’ investments entirely through their Smartphone.

The day to day responsibilities

• Engage in the full software development lifecycle: requirements gathering with stakeholders, working as a team to build and test features, managing deployment and supporting the service in production.
• Work as part of a distributed team made up of self-motivated and collaborative individuals.
• Iteratively make improvements to a new product while aligning to our mutually agreed design and architectural principles.
• Always looking for ways we can improve our product, processes and practices. We dont like friction and waste.
• Automated testing, continuous integration and continuous deployment. We are huge proponents of automation.
• Working outside of your specialism when needed. While all our team members have a specialism, we dont let that restrain us. Our engineers jump in to help get things done even in technologies out of their core competency.

Your skills and attributes

• Excellent programming and problem solving skills
• Understanding of relevant software design patterns and paradigms, such as OOAD, DDD, MVC, microservices, containers/orchestration or event-driven architecture
• Experience in creating performant, scalable, secure and well tested code.
• You take ownership of tasks and problems, clearing roadblocks and pulling in other people to help when needed.
• Experience working with Investment or Pensions platforms would be an advantage

Our tools and technologies

The below are all things that we are either currently using or have found to be a useful foundation when joining our team. Prior knowledge of them is not essential but would be beneficial to the role:

• Flutter (including Dart) - we can provide training to experienced native iOS or Android engineers who havent used Flutter before.
• Firebase, Riverpod with Hooks, Provider, Deeplinking
• gRPC/proto
• PostgreSQL
• Docker

Other technologies we use include:

• TypeScript and Vue
• Go

About AJ Bell

AJ Bell is one of the fastest-growing investment platform businesses in the UK offering an award-winning range of solutions that caters for everyone, from professional financial advisers to DIY investors with little to no experience. We have over 644,000 customers using our award-winning platform propositions to manage assets totalling more than £103.3 billion. Our customers trust us with their investments, and by continuously striving to make investing easier, we aim to help even more people take control of their financial futures.

Having listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in December 2018, AJ Bell is now a FTSE 250 company.

Headquartered in Manchester with offices in central London and Bristol, we now have over 1,500 employees and have been named one of the UK’s 'Best 100 Companies to Work For forsix consecutive yearsand in 2024 and 2025 named a Great Place to Work.

At AJ Bell you can expect a friendly working environment with a strong sense of teamwork, we have a great sense of pride in what we do, and this is reflected in our guiding principles.

What we offer

• Competitive starting salary
• Starting holiday entitlement of 25, increasing up to 31 days with length of service and a holiday buy and sell scheme
• A choice of pension schemes with matched contributions
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Annual free share awards scheme
• Buy As You Earn (BAYE) Scheme
• Health Cash Plan provided by Simply Health
• Discounted private healthcare scheme and dental plan
• Free gym membership
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Bike loan scheme
• Sick pay+ pledge
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave
• Loans for travel season tickets
• Death in service scheme
• Paid time off for volunteer work
• Charitable giving opportunities through salary sacrifice
• Calendar of social events, including monthly payday drinks, annual Christmas party, summer party and much more
• Personal development programmes built around you and your career goals, including access to personal skills workshops
• Monthly leadership breakfasts and lunches
• Casual dress code
• Access to a range of benefits from our sponsorship deals

Hybrid working

At AJ Bell, our people are the heart of our culture. We believe in building strong connections by working together. That’s why we offer a hybrid working model, where youll spend a minimum of 50% of your working time per month in the office, including one day a month in our Bristol office. For new team members, an initial period will be full-time in the office to help you immerse yourself in our business and build valuable relationships with your colleagues.

AJ Bell is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and all employees are empowered to bring their whole self to work.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, religion, physical and mental disability, marital status and any other characteristics protected by the Equality Act 2010. All decisions to hire are based on qualifications, merit and business need.

If you like the sound of the above, or just want to know more about the company and the role, we’d love to speak to you.

Senior Java Engineer Modern Stack | TDD & CI/CD | Complex Systems Remote First (office visit once a month) - you must live within 1hr 30 of South Manchester £60,000 - £70,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits \*\*my client is not able to provide sponsorship We're working with a long-established tech company who are continuing to modernise a complex platform within a highly regulated domain. They've built a strong engineering culture around Agile and XP practices, and they're now looking for a Senior Java Engineer to join one of their Scrum teams. This is a role for someone who is genuinely hands-on, enjoys solving tricky problems, and cares about building software the right way - clean code, testing, collaboration, and continuous improvement. The Opportunity You'll join a cross-functional team working on large-scale systems that have real-world impact. Engineering standards are taken seriously here, but it's not dogmatic - it's practical, delivery-focused, and built around doing things sustainably. The Senior role is almost entirely hands-on, but they're looking for someone with the experience and maturity to: \*\*mentor other engineers \*\*lead by example \*\*contribute to good engineering practices \*\*help the team deliver reliably Tech Stack & Practices The core platform is Java-based, supported by a modern mix of tooling: \*\*Java, Spring Boot \*\*TDD / automated testing \*\*CI/CD and modern delivery pipelines \*\*AWS (including serverless approaches in places) \*\*Docker, Kubernetes \*\*Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, etc.) You don't need to tick every box - strong Java + good engineering habits are the priority. Exposure to AWS and DevOps tooling is a nice bonus. What They're Looking For \*\*Strong experience building backend systems with Java & Spring Boot \*\*Comfortable working with TDD and modern engineering practices \*\*Experience delivering production software in Agile teams \*\*Someone who enjoys mentoring and helping others grow \*\*Collaborative mindset - pairing, code reviews, shared ownership \*\*Bonus points for AWS, Docker/Kubernetes, Terraform, etc. What's In It For You? \*\*Remote-first working with minimal office travel \*\*Strong salary, bonus and excellent benefits \*\*A genuinely good engineering culture (not just "Agile" on paper) \*\*Meaningful work, complex systems, and long-term platform thinking \*\*Plenty of room to learn and grow Interested? Apply now or get in touch for more info - even if you don't have a CV ready, we're happy to chat. Cathcart Technology is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy

Senior Java Engineer Modern Stack | TDD & CI/CD | Complex Systems Remote First (office visit once a month) - you must live within 1hr 30 of South Manchester £60,000 - £70,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits \*\*my client is not able to provide sponsorship We're working with a long-established tech company who are continuing to modernise a complex platform within a highly regulated domain. They've built a strong engineering culture around Agile and XP practices, and they're now looking for a Senior Java Engineer to join one of their Scrum teams. This is a role for someone who is genuinely hands-on, enjoys solving tricky problems, and cares about building software the right way - clean code, testing, collaboration, and continuous improvement. The Opportunity You'll join a cross-functional team working on large-scale systems that have real-world impact. Engineering standards are taken seriously here, but it's not dogmatic - it's practical, delivery-focused, and built around doing things sustainably. The Senior role is almost entirely hands-on, but they're looking for someone with the experience and maturity to: \*\*mentor other engineers \*\*lead by example \*\*contribute to good engineering practices \*\*help the team deliver reliably Tech Stack & Practices The core platform is Java-based, supported by a modern mix of tooling: \*\*Java, Spring Boot \*\*TDD / automated testing \*\*CI/CD and modern delivery pipelines \*\*AWS (including serverless approaches in places) \*\*Docker, Kubernetes \*\*Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, etc.) You don't need to tick every box - strong Java + good engineering habits are the priority. Exposure to AWS and DevOps tooling is a nice bonus. What They're Looking For \*\*Strong experience building backend systems with Java & Spring Boot \*\*Comfortable working with TDD and modern engineering practices \*\*Experience delivering production software in Agile teams \*\*Someone who enjoys mentoring and helping others grow \*\*Collaborative mindset - pairing, code reviews, shared ownership \*\*Bonus points for AWS, Docker/Kubernetes, Terraform, etc. What's In It For You? \*\*Remote-first working with minimal office travel \*\*Strong salary, bonus and excellent benefits \*\*A genuinely good engineering culture (not just "Agile" on paper) \*\*Meaningful work, complex systems, and long-term platform thinking \*\*Plenty of room to learn and grow Interested? Apply now or get in touch for more info - even if you don't have a CV ready, we're happy to chat. Cathcart Technology is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Prestigious opportunity with a world leading Global Investment Management company for a Technical Lead for our Applications Engineering - Marketing Technology area. Key to the development and running of the European websites, onboarding and servicing of our professional investors, we are inviting you to join our success story, based in our Manchester office 3 days a week. As our Technical Lead, you will work with exciting and leading technologies within a microservice architecture including Angular, Node JS, HTML, JavaScript, Java, CSS and infrastructure on Amazon Web Services (AWS), CI/CD best practices and an incline towards test driven development (TDD). You will be responsible for:- Providing expert level technical direction for complex MarTech projects involving AEM, AEP, Adobe Target, and related integrations. Leading design, development, and implementation efforts across multiple platforms. Leading services and direction, providing technical expertise and completing complex development, design, implementation, architecture design specification, and maintenance activities. Ensuring the viability of IT deliverables. Identifying potential solutions and approving technical solutions proposed by team members. Working closely with marketing teams, consultants, and technology partners to deliver scalable solutions. Creating and maintaining detailed technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, integration guides, and operational procedures. Ensure documentation is clear, accurate, and accessible Identifying opportunities to enhance marketing technology capabilities through new tools, methodologies, and automation Conducting code reviews, testing, and validation to ensure functionality, security, and compliance with IT and Information Security policies If you possess a combination of the following skills, then LETS TALK! Full stack development background with Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SQL and modern frameworks Familiarity with microservice architecture, API design, and integration patterns Knowledge of AWS services and cloud-based deployment models Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines (GitHub), OOP/SOLID, Agile methodologies, and test-driven development Excellent documentation skills and ability to create clear technical standards Preferred expertise in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Adobe Experience Platform (AEP), and Adobe Target Preferred experience in Python programming language Strong analytical, verbal, and written communication skills Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities effectively In return, you will be rewarded with an enviable working environment in our luxurious City Centre office, an extensive benefits package encompassing a 25% bonus and partnership payment. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. 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 hays.co.uk TPBN1\_UKTJ

Senior Data Platform Engineer (Snowflake) Locations: Manchester / London / Staines (Hybrid)
Type: Permanent, Full-Time (37.5 hours)
Salary: £70,% Bonus Excellent Benefits

Overview We’re hiring a Senior Data Platform Engineer to play a key role in designing, building, and operating a secure, scalable enterprise data platform with a strong focus on Snowflake.

This is a senior-level position where you’ll take ownership of platform engineering capabilities- driving automation, governance, and performance optimisation, while enabling data teams to deliver advanced analytics at scale.

You’ll operate with a high level of autonomy, contributing to platform standards, improving reliability, and ensuring cost-effective, compliant data operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and manage Snowflake platform capabilities within an enterprise data environment
• Automate infrastructure and resource provisioning using Terraform (IaC)
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps)
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability frameworks
• Lead cost optimisation initiatives across Snowflake workloads
• Define and enforce security best practices (RBAC, data masking, identity integration)
• Establish governance and compliance frameworks (audit logging, access reviews)
• Design and implement disaster recovery and business continuity strategies
• Create reusable modules, templates, and platform standards
• Produce high-quality documentation, runbooks, and onboarding materials

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience in platform or cloud engineering within enterprise environments
• Deep expertise in Snowflake (warehousing, RBAC, data sharing, performance tuning)
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
• Proven experience building CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps)
• Strong scripting skills (SQL, Python, or Bash)
• Solid understanding of Snowflake security features (masking, encryption, identity federation)
• Experience with monitoring, query profiling, and usage tracking
• Demonstrated ability to optimise performance and manage costs in large-scale environments
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work across engineering, data, and compliance teams
• Proactive approach to documentation and platform standards

What’s on Offer

• 25 days holiday (with option to buy/sell)
• Annual performance-based bonus
• Private healthcare
• Enhanced pension and life insurance
• Flexible working arrangements
• Wellbeing support and lifestyle benefits
• Access to discounts and additional perks

The Company An excellent opportunity has become available for a high calibre candidate who is keen to develop a career working as a Software Developer (ERP/Business Systems) for a successful group of textile trading companies. They are looking to recruit a candidate with strong development and computing skills to work alongside the senior management team. The role will be based in Manchester with excellent benefits and career opportunities. The Role: Customise, configure and maintain our ERP system to meet business needs. Provide technical support, troubleshooting, and training to end-users. Designing, develop and maintain custom ERP solutions, integrations and extensions. Automating business processes and reducing manual effort through well-designed technical solutions Working closely with departments to translate business requirements into practical and scalable technical designs Ensure data integrity, security, and efficiency within the ERP system. Create and maintain system documentation, workflows, and training materials. Stay updated with developments of our ERP system and implement best practices. Skills Required: Proven experience as an administrator and/or developer of an ERP system A bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field Development experience in C#, Java or similar object-oriented languages Experience with SQL and database management, including writing queries and understanding database design. Proficient in creating reports and navigating data. Strong understanding of business processes and ERP systems integration Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across departments. Desirable Skills: Working knowledge of Intact iQ would be advantageous. Front-end experience, including CSS and web UI development, to support user facing features. Exposure to Microsoft Azure, including Azure Functions, Logic Apps and/or AI services. Interest in applying AI or intelligent automation to business processes. \*By submitting your CV, you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as stated on our website and consenting to us processing your personal details in relation to current/future job opportunities. The information that you have submitted to us will be used in order to consider your suitability for the role you have applied for. A copy of our Privacy Policy can also be viewed on our website which explains how we gather, protect and manage any personal data that you share with us\* Please be aware the duties listed above are an interpretation of the role and do not form any part of your employment contract. Please ask the interviewer any questions about the role that you wish to clarify. Tagged Resources Limited acts as an employment agency. We have 25 years of Recruitment and Industry experience, working with Retail and Supply Chain markets and have various positions available. If this vacancy does not suit your experience and you are looking for a suitable role, please look at our website or follow us on social networking sites. All are updated daily