Romania

Lead Software Engineer
We are creating our next generation technology platform and applications through re-usable cloud services. We are building cloud native applications using various AWS technologies within a micro-service architecture and an API first approach.


You will be joining a key team developing the underlying cloud platform that will shape the future of all IRIS products and will gain exposure to many new and exciting technologies along the way.


Working in a cross-functional agile engineering team, including engineers with a wide range of skills, this role is a key position in leading the technical solutions for a team working on major strategic projects.


As technical lead, this role involves close collaboration with the Architects to research, design and implement solutions to increase the security, reliability and capability of the platform. The role requires you to have a wide range of technical skills, which you are able to utilize efficiently to help the team achieve its goals. You will be able to create detailed design documentation and be comfortable presenting your designs to a wide range of audiences.


You will be happy working in a scrum team that has clearly defined sprint goals and be effective in contributing towards priority discussion and estimation processes


Responsibilities :

• Designing enterprise level architectures in conjunction with the wider architecture team and presenting those to the scrum team for implementation.
• Designing and building highly secure, performant and scalable solutions.
• Where necessary creating detailed design documentation and presenting it to a wide range of audiences.
• Leading the implementation tasks and working closely with other engineers in the team to ensure prompt completion of sprint goals.
• Working with Architecture and other stakeholders across IRIS Group to agree on technical direction
• Mentor colleagues providing advice and guidance on best practice and development techniques
• Continually learning and advising on new approaches or solutions
• Working closely with Operations to ensure high standards of delivery

Experience :
Must Have :

• Advanced skills in a wide range of programming languages (C#, Node js)
• Extensive experience working with serverless AWS cloud services.
• Strong back end and database skills (e.g SQL, Postgre SQL, Mongo DB)
• Strong knowledge of Angular or React
• Excellent understanding of Micro service architectures.

Desirable :

• Extensive experience of APIs and Web services
• Extensive experience of cloud Saa S platforms
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD systems & pipelines (Team City, etc.)
• Strong foundations in security considerations.
• Expert knowledge of Docker
• Advanced knowledge of GIT
• Experience of Enterprise level service bus
• Experience mentoring and leading technical sessions.
• Experience of agile methodologies

As one of the UK’s largest privately held software companies, IRIS Software Group exists to simplify the lives of businesses, schools and organisations.
IRIS provides software solutions and services that substantially enhance operational compliance, efficiency and accuracy, empowering the users of our technology to look forward with certainty and confidence.
Over 4 million parents use our software to connect with their child’s school, 18% of UK employees are paid via an IRIS payroll solution, 50,000 SMEs use IRIS cloud bookkeeping and 21,000 firms rely on us for legislative compliance.
Our operational software is the invisible but essential beating heart of our customers’ businesses, supporting them in a range of objectives, from maintaining legislative compliance to boosting engagement with stakeholders and enhancing productivity.
It’s vital these mission-critical functions work first time, every time.
That’s why IRIS helps businesses run the tough stuff, stay compliant and get operational tasks done right first time, every time – so they can focus on productivity and growth.
IRIS is a company built on hiring the best people; our people are our greatest assets.
They enable us to be the innovative, market-leading, and high-performing company that we are today.
We’re delighted to be certified as a Great Place to Work and one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women.
These accolades confirm that our employees have a consistently positive experience at IRIS, with the certifications considering employee wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, trust in management, effective communication and recognition/reward.
IRIS is committed to engaging, rewarding and empowering our employees, and this is central to what we do.
This is why we work to create an environment where employees feel like they are part of a team.