Department environment We aim to achieve a balance between corporate culture and start-up culture, and at the same time be close to product solutions. Therefore, we divide our department into small self-sufficient teams that can make decisions on their own. This applies to all stages of product production: from conceptualisation to architecture, to build, to release, to iteration and support. You will join as part of the Platform team, responsible for technical direction and maintenance of core platform functionality. The team are currently working on a solution to support a single deployable code base across multiple legal entities with unique legal and licensing requirements. Key Responsibilities of the role Design, develop, and maintain backend services that support core Copper Platform functionality. Collaborate with product managers, frontend engineers and QA engineers on new features. Participate in code reviews, testing, and debugging to maintain quality of our products. Take full ownership from development to delivery and support. Support and solve problems from clients and stakeholders. Your experience, skills and knowledge Essential Proficiency building software with a JVM language. We primarily use Scala but are willing to consider someone with Kotlin and Java background. Knowledge of both object-oriented and functional programming concepts. Familiarity with relational databases such as PostgreSQL. Experience building APIs, microservices, or distributed systems. Excellent communication skills to articulate ideas, problems, and solutions. Desirable Experience in a B2B SaaS environment. Knowledge of modern API authentication and authorisation techniques and their applications. Familiarity with messaging systems and their applications. Expose to DevOps or SRE practices. The benefits offered Holidays: 27 days per annum paid holiday, in addition to bank holidays Years of Service Days: Employees are awarded one additional day of paid time off per year of service (up to three years) Vitality Health:Medical Insurance: Copper provides all employees with individual cover. Medical history is disregarded, and a 24/7 virtual GP is available (£100 excess per person per year) Dental Insurance: Comprehensive dental cover for preventative, restorative and emergency treatment Audiology Cover: Employees can claim back up 80% of costs, up to £300, for any hearing tests or hearing aids Optical Cover: £500 optical cover (through Vision Express) or 80% reimbursement up to £300 for any other optician Menopause Support: Unlimited support for those experiencing symptoms of the menopause, such as video consultations with a dedicated menopause practitioner Vitality services also include an additional £100 for minor diagnostic tests and private prescriptions, including home diagnostics Headspace - Copper's policy provides all employees with a free Headspace subscription. Headspace provides great resources to manage stress, improve sleep, meditate and enhance mindfulness Discounts and free benefits - the Vitality programme has been designed for preventative care to encourage members to improve their overall health and will reward those for doing so. Employees can access additional benefits such as 50% off running shoes, discounted health screenings, 50% off at Nuffield Health or Virgin Active gyms and much moreHome Working Energy Support Scheme: to combat energy prices increasing globally, Copper will provide you, in addition to your salary, with a monthly top-up of £60 or £75 (subject to your energy supplier) Pension up to 10% matched contribution to our company pension scheme via Smart Pensions Cycle to Work Life Insurance cover: Four times your base salary EAP: access unlimited mental health consultations and contact a 24/7 confidential helpline for emotional support ClassPass Unmind Sponsored Learning and Development opportunities Regular company events and social activities In return for everything you can bring to Copper, we can offer you an exciting, challenging role in a fast-growing and dynamic business, with career opportunities and welcoming working environment. If you think you have everything we're looking for and more, then we'd love you to apply for the opportunity.#J-18808-Ljbffr
Job Title
Software Engineer (Mid level)