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We are seeking a Senior Java Spring Boot Software Engineer to join our team and proactively drive the delivery of our software solutions. You will own and execute on specific features or multi-component systems with a focus on customer value, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and making decisions that have a direct impact on business outcomes.

As an integral member of the engineering team, you will work autonomously to identify and deliver technical solutions that maintain a high standard of quality and efficiency. You will be responsible for upskilling and engaging with other engineers in Java and Spring Boot, and weigh in heavily on defining and architecting a greenfield microservices project in AWS.

This position is offered as a 12-month fixed-term contract and can be performed remotely from home.

Responsibilities

Delivery

• Deliver High-Quality, Customer-Focused Results: Consistently deliver high-standard work aligned with team and business goals, prioritizing tasks that maximize customer impact and business value.
• Take Full Ownership and Drive Improvements: Proactively identify opportunities for improvement, take accountability for outcomes, resolve operational issues, and reduce technical debt through root cause analysis and automation.
• Make Thoughtful, Strategic Decisions: Balance short- and long-term risks when making decisions, consult relevant stakeholders, and align choices with broader product and technology principles to maintain customer trust.

• Adapt and Thrive in Change: Embrace change with resilience, navigate ambiguity with focus, and maintain well-being while progressing toward team and business goals.
• Drive Innovation and Continuous Improvement: Contribute new ideas, experiment with approaches, and use customer feedback to inform and evolve team plans.
• Execute Strategic Goals: Collaborate on setting and delivering short-term objectives, break down complex initiatives, and lead the execution of multi-phase development roadmaps.

• Support Team Growth and Excellence: Mentor peers, foster an inclusive environment, promote best practices, and contribute to hiring and team development initiatives.

• Foster Collaborative, Cross-Functional Partnerships: Build strong relationships across teams, ensure diverse perspectives are heard, and drive alignment through effective communication and coordination.
• Promote a Positive, Inclusive Team Environment: Contribute to a healthy team culture by supporting inclusivity, reducing bias, encouraging community engagement, and championing remote-first collaboration.
• Communicate Clearly and Proactively: Tailor communication to different audiences, share relevant information to keep stakeholders aligned, and initiate important conversations when needed.

• Write High-Quality, Scalable Code: Develop reliable, maintainable infrastructure-as-code and automation scripts, and uphold high coding standards through effective code reviews and best practices.
• Design Robust Software and Tools: Create simple, maintainable platform services and developer tools that are testable, debuggable, and easy for other teams to integrate and use.
• Architect Scalable Systems: Design and implement architecture that integrates multiple components with a focus on scalability, reliability, and performance, while proactively managing cross-team technical dependencies.
• Align Engineering with Business Needs: Understand the broader business context, collaborate with stakeholders to ensure platform decisions support strategic goals, and work effectively across teams to drive progress.

• Actively contribute to Zenobe's commitment to health and safety, wellbeing and sustainability by; integrating these principles into daily responsibilities, ensuring a safe and supportive work environment, promoting both the physical and mental health of self and colleagues, and adopting sustainable and energy-efficient practices to minimize environmental impact. By doing so, each employee at Zenobe plays a vital role in fostering a culture that prioritises overall safety, holistic wellbeing, environmental sustainability in our business operations.