Are you an enthusiastic Software Engineer with a passion for Java Development?
We’re looking for exceptional & experienced Developers, who have a good understanding of modern Java Development. You will have endless opportunities for learning and development and be working alongside the best Developers and Architects in the business.
As an experienced Java Developer within the team, we would expect that your technical know-how goes a little deeper and you are able to work more independently as well as mentoring more junior team members. You’ll be valued and listened to, supported to build your skills and make the most of your talents, all in a collaborative, ideas-driven environment. This role is hybrid and so can be work from home with occasional travel into our offices based in Birmingham.
Our business provides positive environmental and societal impact because of our solutions, services and how we conduct and develop our business. We recognize that the most significant environmental impact is achieved by the positive contribution from our customer offering. Our ambition is to become a global impact leader within Smart Buildings by developing and providing smart, efficient, and sustainable solutions that make business sense.
Our Vision:
To be a global market leader in Workplace Management Technology, recognised as benefiting the health, wellbeing and productivity of building users.
About SPICA:
SPICA is a fast growing, specialist Digital Solution Provider combining IOT tech, Systems Integration skills and Desktop and Mobile App User Experiences to help businesses capitalize on the opportunity that new Digital Technologies for the Workplace represent. We are a “PropTech” business, exploiting emerging technologies to help make the experience of working and being in the office environment the best it can be.
Our Values:
• Relentless Innovation. Everyone is encouraged to think in new ways for us all to always be moving forward.
• In It Together. Our Job Descriptions are not boundaries of limitation but a springboard for opportunities.
• People Not Number. We pride ourselves on nurturing long-term partnerships and our team is at the heart of everything we do.
• High Performing Culture. Here everyone is a leader striving for self-actualisation at work.
• Work Balance. Working hard is only sustainable when we balance it with family, friends and relaxation.
The successful applicant;
Will work within a multi-disciplinary team to develop advanced Workplace Experience Solutions, consisting of our core platform, back-end integrations (using Java) and front-end user interfaces in the form of web interfaces, and kiosk interfaces, along with some native iOS and Android apps using Flutter. This is an opportunity to work with some interesting technologies – you will be primarily working on our core platform but will also work with supplementary technologies including Indoor Positioning and Wayfinding, Digital Wallet, Access Control, Content Management, Augmented Reality, and other systems integrations. Our software solutions are focused on Commercial Real Estate and opportunities in the Digital Workplace, our platform uses sensing technologies and integrations with key business systems to provide exceptional digital experiences.
The software Engineer will be required to:
• Discuss product requirements and proposed solutions with colleagues.
• Support and deliver new software features for our core platform & our web and native apps.
• Develop application programming interfaces (APIs) to support mainly mobile and web functionality.
• Develop new front-end web and mobile interfaces.
• Keep up to date with the terminology, concepts and best practices for coding data-centric frameworks, services, integration layers and APIs.
• Work closely with colleagues to constantly innovate, design and develop the way we do things, improving performance, reliability, quality and re-usability across products and projects.
Skills/ Tech Stack:
• 2 years experience delivering software solutions
• Good understanding and development experience with Java. Oracle Java certification is preferable.
• Good understanding and development experience with TypeScript and Angular IO.
• Good understanding and development experience with general web technologies: HTML, CSS, and Javascript.
• Good understanding of SQL and No-SQL databases and concepts
• Good general understanding of cloud technologies and middleware
What you can expect in return:
• A great opportunity to experience what it takes to scale a thriving SaaS software product business.
• A friendly, encouraging and motivating environment with a team who works hard but knows how to have fun.
• A chance to merge with Birmingham’s Innovation ecosystem being based out of the Innovation Birmingham Science Park, where great events take place with inspiring and informed community members.
Reward & Recognition:
• Pension in line with auto enrolment requirements.
• Flexible working.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Regular reviews, progression planning.
• Training opportunities in new and emerging technologies.
We have a fantastic opportunities for individuals who are looking to return to their software development career after a break, and who would like to opportunity to develop into full-stack developers. You will be provided with full training and support and given the opportunity to get involved in lots of projects to give you a solid grounding and build up your technical skills, as well as jump straight into some of our continuous improvement initiatives.
We support the principle of Equality and Diversity in employment wholeheartedly and oppose all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
If you are smart, and good at what you do – we want to hear from you.
