Job Title: Software Engineer - Backend

Location: Islington, London

Contract: Perm

Recruiter: Noaman Hussain

 

About the role

We are looking for a Mid-Level Back End Software Engineer to work on our Boots Online Doctor healthcare platform. This is suited to an engineer, looking to contribute to the development of our internal applications. You’ll join us at an exciting time, as we build our engineering team, working on exciting projects within an amazing team of dedicated people.

What you’ll do:

Develop new features and functionality on internal and external systems using PHP 7/8  onwardsLeverage security and best practices when writing codeDelivering and supporting the implementation of projectsBuild strong relationships with their peers as well as relevant business stakeholders both in  Boots and Boots Digital HealthProactively participating in design and code reviews to ensure quality and consistency across the product.Provide support and doing root cause analysis to investigate issues and bugs in existing codeMaintaining high-quality documentation

What you’ll need to have

Previous working experience in development including in component based architectureExperience building highly scalable apps with reusable componentsKnowledge of building and consuming RESTful and non-RESTful APIsSolid understanding of headless web applicationsUnderstanding of object-oriented PHP programming using SOLID principlesExperience with GoLangPrevious working experience in development using the LAMP stackUnderstands the importance of unit and functional testing and can write their own testsStrong knowledge of PHP web frameworks such as Laravel, Symfony, CodeIgniter etcFamiliar with Git version controlHands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, RDS, SQS, SNS, S3 etc)Excellent with MySQL 5 and 8, both with and without modern frameworks e.g. EloquentComfortable with working on legacy code and refactoringPSR coding styles and use of tooling such as CS-Fixer, PHPStanExperience working with CI/CD pipeline tools such as GitHub Actions, JenkinsThe ability to write and maintain clear and high-quality documentationExperience working in teams using Agile/SAFE Agile/Scrum methodologies

It would be great if you also have

●      Experience working in the healthcare industry

●      Enjoy knowledge sharing and mentoring team members

●      Knowledge of GoLang and creating AWS Lambdas

●      Documentation experience with Confluence

●      Automated Testing skills: Cypress, Playwright etc

●      Experience withDocker

Our benefits

Retirement Savings PlanDiscretionary annual bonusGenerous employee discountsEnhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a childFlexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more.Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by WBA and may not be accurate.

 

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, it's with you, we change for the better.

 

What's next

If your application is successful, our recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have. If you have not been successful on this occasion, you will be notified by email.

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

You will complete a Pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable groups) or an Access NI Check.

We are a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

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