Lead Back End Software Engineer

Target Group are a leading business services provider in lending, investments and insurance, creating value for our clients through digital customer journey, outsourcing and operational transformation.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be hands on and build software solutions based on user stories/functional designs as well as spending time proposing/architecting technical solutions and supporting less experienced team members. You are seen as an expert within your technical field, which is specific to Back-End Software Development.

The teamwork in an agile framework however Target has clients with fixed deadlines and budgets that we still need to achieve. This is a fast-paced team, with a new product to complete and launch. It is a very exciting time in Target with lots of modernisation, new technologies and new clients.

Day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Defines solutions, writing complex functional/technical specifications, overseeing development and implementation for Back-End requirements
• Works with colleagues and client/users to investigate and model business functions, processes, information flows and data structures, using methodical and consistent techniques.
• Designs large and/or complex programs and program modifications from supplied specifications using agreed standards and tools, to achieve a well-engineered result
• Creates and amends programs in accordance with the design.
• Provide support for existing systems, carrying out investigative work and performing software changes to resolve issues.
• Plan, design and conduct tests of programs; correct errors and re-test to achieve an error free result.
• Execute and document all work in accordance with agreed standards.
• Take part in evaluations and reviews of programming methods, tools and standards.
• Takes an active part in Software Engineering policy making.
• Support change brought about through Software Engineering activities, showing understanding, imagination and creativity.
• Takes full responsibility for Back-End Development solutions for a significant or crucial segment of a project where advice and decisions will have a measurable bearing on the profitability or effectiveness of the organisation.
• Provides guidance and assistance to colleagues in any aspect of program design, creation, testing and documentation