Job Title: Senior Web Software Engineer
Location: Homebased
Salary: Up to £56,000 per annum + benefits - dependant on experience
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Right to live and work in the UK is required for this role
Role Summary
Our software delivery team brings together the strengths of several previously standalone businesses, creating a positive, friendly, and collaborative environment. We're passionate about embedding Agile practices across the organisation and are committed to delivering software through a secure and reliable Software Delivery Lifecycle.
As a Software Engineer, you'll be joining a talented and supportive agile team, where you'll help enhance and maintain our occupational health portals and the applications that support them.
We are looking for a candidate with plenty of experience with .Net Core and PHP.
Main duties and responsibilities
- Designing and developing new system functionality
- Investigating defects and implementing fixes
- Inputting into the estimation of planned work
- Assisting in the resolution of incidents and making recommendations to avoid repeat occurrences.
- Developing solutions in line with IT policies and procedures
- Peer reviewing others' work and justifying your design and implementation in peer reviews and group peer reviews.
- Deploying application changes
- Being accountable for the success of production deployments
- Taking a leading role during sprint planning conversations, to assist the translation of user requirements into technical requirements and drive the design of technical solutions.
- Using your subject matter expertise to teach best practices and problem-solving techniques to your colleagues
- Being a point of escalation for Software Engineers, assisting them in overcoming challenges
- Demonstrating initiative and take ownership of work items, engaging with the wider team to drive completion.
- Working in line with and ensuring colleagues work in line with IT policies and procedures.
Who Are We Looking For?
What Can We Offer You?
- 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
- Buy and Sell Holiday Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Pension Scheme
- Health Cash Plan
- Volunteer Days
- YuLife Employee Benefits Platform
- Save As You Earn Scheme
- Eye Test Vouchers
- Flu Vaccination Scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Clinical Training Academy
- Paid CPD Days
- Professional Registration Fees Paid
- RAVE Awards
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Right to Request Flexible Working From Day 1
About Us
Optima Health is the UK's largest provider of Occupational Health and wellbeing services, supporting organisations across both the public and private sectors. With a heritage dating back to 1947, we have been helping employers create healthier, high-performing workplaces for generations, and we continue to evolve with innovative, practical solutions that make a real difference.
At the heart of our story are our people. We bring together like-minded professionals who are passionate about improving workplace health and wellbeing and delivering meaningful support to the organisations we work with across the UK.
When you join Optima Health, you become part of something bigger. We invest in our people/you through structured induction, ongoing training and tailored career development, helping you build the skills and experience to grow your career.
Together, we live our values:
One Team – There are no barriers in our business. We trust each other and work together as one team to deliver what our clients need. We all have a part to play in our future, and everyone's contribution is important and valued.
Doing the Right Thing – We operate to the highest standards. Success is underpinned by honesty and integrity, and by doing what we say we will do. We care about the impact of our work on our people, our clients, their employees, society, and the world we live in. Caring for our colleagues' wellbeing and respecting their time, energy and balance is fundamental to this value.
Shaping Tomorrow – We are always looking for ways to improve and innovate. We train, support and empower future leaders, invest in market-leading propositions and use technology to advance service and clinical outcomes. We evolve how we work - embracing smater, more flexible approaches that help our people thrive both professionally and personally.
Never Too Big to Care – We always retain a client-first approach. Every client, and every one of their employees that we support, matters. We work in partnership to optimise workplace health and wellbeing, sharing in the benefits of growing together.”
Optima Health is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants meeting the minimum criteria for the role will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, gender or gender expression, disability, race or ethnicity, religion or belief or sexual orientation.
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