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<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Job Title: Naimuri - Software Engineer</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Job Location: Salford Quays, Manchester</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Job Type: Permanent, Fulltime, minimum 3 days per week on site</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Job ID: 19892</span></p> <p> </p><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">We can offer you the chance to help make the UK a safer place through innovation, working in partnership with government, defence, and law enforcement organisations on some of the most challenging data and technology problems out there.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to building an inclusive, safe and supportive environment that allows everyone to do their best work. We are happy to support any accessibility or neurodiversity requirements that you may need during the recruitment process.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>About us:</strong></span></p> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">We’ve been around for about ten years and grown from being a little-known tech start-up to creating our own community at the heart of the thriving and diverse tech and digital ecosystem of Greater Manchester.</span></p> </div> <div> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Our name Naimuri is Japanese and simply means…</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">‘nai’ meaning ‘not’</span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">‘muri’ meaning ‘overburden’</span></p> </div> <div> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">These principles apply to every aspect of an organisation from technology, process and infrastructure, through to people, culture and leadership. This means that we empower our teams to do what they think is the right thing, giving them the skills and confidence to explore new ways of working, and to create a bias-free environment, where all our people feel comfortable collaborating to deliver the finest ideas and solutions in an agile environment.</span></p> </div> <div> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Our business is focused on 4 cornerstones, which shape and underpin the way in which we go about work and treat each other. These are: Wellbeing, Empowerment, Perpetual Edge and Delivery.</span></p> </div> <div> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">People and culture are at the heart of Naimuri, so that collectively, we can realise our mission of ‘making the UK a safer place to be’.</span></p> </div> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>About the role:</strong><em> </em></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">We are seeking a talented and passionate Full Stack Software Engineer to join either a software delivery team which is already supporting, or about to start supporting projects initially within the Defence sector, but with opportunities to work in other sectors in the future.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>What You'll Do:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Support the development of application functionality and features.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Write clean, well-documented, and testable code, adhering to best practices and coding standards.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Implement and maintain unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure application quality and reliability.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback and ensuring code quality.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies, frameworks, and best practices.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Contribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes and tools.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>We’re looking for someone with :</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Proven professional experience as a Software Engineer or similar role (2+ years.)</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Previous demonstrable experience in delivery through Agile methodologies.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Experience with JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Experience of full stack development.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Proficiency with version control systems (e.g., Git).</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Awareness of software development best practices, including testing, debugging, and performance optimization.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>It would be advantageous if you also had :</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Prior experience working in the Defence domain.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Awareness of Secure by Design (SbD) principles (ie/ JSP 440/604).</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Familiarity with AWS.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG).</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Experience with React.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Experience with Express.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Experience with the Elastic stack.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Experience with graph databases.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Experience of e2e testing using Cypress or Playwright.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Experience with CI/CD pipelines.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Experience with Kubernetes and Docker.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Location:</strong><strong> </strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Our Head Office is based in Salford Quays, Manchester, with satellite offices in London and Cheltenham. We offer hybrid working where you can work from home for part of your working week with time on site being based on the needs of your assigned delivery and agreed Ways of Working for your team. We would expect that the successful candidate would be working an average of 3 days a week in the office or customer site.</span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p><p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Pay and benefits:</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Naimuri pays competitively within the industry based on your role's base location rates. The salary for this position is dependent upon your experience. We assess seniority relative to the team at Naimuri during the interviewing process.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">A full time working week is 37.5 hours and you have flexibility over when you give that time. We also offer part-time working which can be discussed during the recruitment process.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Our core hours are 10:00am - 3:00pm and our office hours are between 7:30 and 18:00 Monday to Friday.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Benefits include:</strong></span></p> <ul style="list-style-type:disc" type="disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Competitive holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Recruitment Process:</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">We want to ensure that you feel comfortable and confident when interviewing with us. To help you prepare, our recruitment team will discuss the process in more detail with you when you apply.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">We are happy to support any accessibility or neurodiversity requirements.</span></p> <p><br><br></p>