Software Engineer

Job description

Job Title: Software Engineer

Location: Newcastle or Guildford

Duration: 12 Months

Work Type: Hybrid

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider throughout the UK, Europe and many other countries in the world. Client, a global leader in aerospace, defense, and space. With major operations in the UK, Client is at the forefront of innovation in aviation and technology. With operations in commercial aircraft, helicopters, defense systems, and space exploration, Client employs over 130,000 people worldwide.

Job Description :

Role Overview

• We are seeking a skilled Software Engineer to join a collaborative, forward‑thinking Agile Scrum team working on innovative Geospatial software solutions.
• This role involves contributing across the full software development lifecycle—from design and development through testing and deployment—delivering robust, scalable, cloud‑based services using modern technologies.
• The successful candidate will work closely with other engineers and stakeholders to meet sprint commitments, improve team velocity, and maintain high standards of quality, security, and maintainability.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy high‑quality, scalable, and maintainable software solutions.
• Write clean, readable code primarily using Java and related technologies, aligned with agreed coding standards.
• Develop reusable patterns and promote innovation to enhance team efficiency and delivery speed.
• Contribute to quality assurance through unit testing and automated testing.
• Participate in design and code reviews to ensure adherence to best practices, security, scalability, and maintainability standards.
• Ensure solutions are well documented and share knowledge across the team.
• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, and sprint reviews.
• Support Agile‑based estimation and work collaboratively to meet sprint commitments.
• Maintain awareness of compliance and security requirements, acting with integrity at all times.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong experience with Java development
• Experience in cloud services development
• Experience with unit testing and automated testing approaches

Desirable Skills

• DevSecOps awareness and experience with tools such as Tekton, ArgoCD, SonarQube
• Experience with Red Hat OpenShift or Kubernetes
• Experience using the Quarkus framework
• Front‑end development experience using Angular

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Newcastle Upon Tyne

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

03-02-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English