Working Style: 3 days a week office, 2 days anywhere

Why this job matters

Voice has always been a key part of our business and the transition to IP based solutions has opened up opportunities for changing how everyone interacts with their services.

When you join us a Software Engineer you’ll have the opportunity to be a part of a team building these future services and helping to define how people consume these services.

You’ll be able to use your skills to simplfy how our customers connect with each other.

This role is required to fulfil the different requirements to be delivered in Voice Service platform within specified deadlines and to satisfactory standards. This role is also necessary in order to achieve a successful integration with the rest of the components across the platform.

What You’ll Be Doing

The role is for an enthusiastic, passionate senior software engineer responsible for taking BT forward. It will entail being a point of knowledge between the frontend and backend team, writing microservices to make everything work together.

You’ll be:

• Writing high performance, well tested code that will be used by millions of people.
• Planning, designing, debugging, and coding software solutions for Telecom using JSLEE
• Develop Micro services using Spring boot Webflux and Spring boot MVC
• Develop Java-based software using industry best practices
• Writing and implementing efficient and reusable code in Java
• Test the software to ensure it meets requirements and performs well
• Provide technical support to software users
• Troubleshoot problems with the software
• Collaborate with software engineers to ensure that code is of the highest quality
• Work with product managers and designers to ensure the software is designed well and meets user needs
• Identify opportunities to improve existing Java code
• Provides technical consulting at application/component/product/site level, using technical skills to identify innovative solutions. Have end-to-end understanding along with in-depth knowledge within the telecom technical domain.
• Works with more senior roles and managers collaborates with design team to challenge and review design documents
• Accountable for contributing to the creating of the standards and processes for more junior engineers to follow.
• Accountable for addressing customer requirements using the appropriate methods and effective communication skills
• Documenting what’s been done, not because it ticks a box, but because it’s useful.
• Spreading your experience and knowledge to junior developers.
• Delivering a coherent backend, providing api and services that our customers use – including internal portals and other clients.
• Wanting to learn new things and keen to bring the team onboard with new ideas.
  
  

What You'll Bring

• In depth knowledge of Java
• Good knowledge of java applications using JAIN SLEE framework
• In-depth knowledge of Microservices development
• In-depth knowledge of Spring boot Webflux and Spring boot MVC
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of Java, JSLEE, Functional Programming, Non-blocking programming, Reactor APIs
• Understanding of Telecom protocols preferably SIP
• Good Understanding of Redis Database
• Understanding of relational databases (Oracle, SQL Server, DB2)
• Understanding of Linux as a runtime environment
• Bash scripting
• Git for source control
• Docker, Consul, Prometheus and why we’d want to use them.
• Jira
• Agile Development using Scrum
• CI and some CD experience
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
  
  

Your Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing with service
• 10% on target bonus
• Life Assurance
• BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
• Direct share scheme
• Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
• Huge range of flexible benefits including cycle to work, healthcare, season ticket loan
• World-class training and development opportunities
• Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest TV, mobile and broadband packages
  
  

About Us

BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.

Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding.

We value diversity and celebrate difference. ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’

We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development.

This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.

A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:

Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.

DON'T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?

Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.