Job Specifications
CreateFuture is fast becoming the UK's most recognisable digital consultancy, with years of experience building digital products and services for major organisations whilst putting our people first. We have offices in the centre of Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, and London as well as remote employees located throughout the country.
We are a team of creators - whether that's code, project plans, go to market strategies, culture initiatives, marketing campaigns, large language models or people policies. And together, with our clients, we create the future. This has seen us collaborate and partner across a multitude of industries and sectors, with the likes of PayPal, adidas, Natwest, FanDuel and Money Saving Expert, to name just a few.
Our reputation as a partner determined to deliver high-quality, robust and thoughtful products has enabled us to scale to over 500 people in the last couple of years, and it is our amazing people - along with the safe, supportive and friendly culture we have built - that makes CreateFuture a great place to work. Don't just take our word for it though, we have been recognised by Best Workplaces UK multiple years in a row - across a number of categories - and our employee exit rate is astonishingly low.
Join us on our journey... Let's create something awesome, together, today.
About The Role And Team
You will form part of a cross-functional agile team, working closely with 3-5 other engineers working closely with QA, Product and Design teams to deliver high-quality work for clients across a number of industries.
We strive to create the best product possible with everyone's effort, and you'll be an integral part of that mission. Your role in the team is highly valued, and you'll be a key player in ensuring the success of our projects.
Our Tech
Our backend team focuses on the following tech stack:
Java
RESTful Java APIs
CI/CD
AWS
What You'll Be Doing
Developing RESTful Java APIs, including interaction with databases with a focus on readable, maintainable and well-tested code
Integrating with third-party APIs such as payment gateways
Collaborating with the full project team (including BAs, QAs and members of the client team) to provide the best solutions to our clients
Identifying bottlenecks in the software delivery process and removing any roadblocks that arise
Professional handling of difficult client communications for specific issues
Identifying knowledge gaps and mentoring opportunities for your team
We'd Love To Talk To You If
You have strong knowledge of API development using Java, including ORM storage
You actively facilitate and encourage knowledge sharing within the team and wider department
You advocate for best engineering practices such as code reviews, paired programming, and automated tests
You are familiar with cloud services and CI/CD (this is a bonus)
What We'll Offer You
At CreateFuture, we challenge ourselves to go beyond the obvious and we care deeply about our craft and customers. With us, you'll have ambitious projects to sink your teeth into and plenty of opportunities to learn and grow. You'll be part of our safe, supportive and friendly culture - that looks after you - and join our team of genuinely great people.
Our Benefits Include
Total 35 days holiday (we have flexible bank holidays)
Comprehensive private medical insurance
Enhanced parental and adoption leave
Pension - matched up to 5%
View our complete list of benefits here.
As this is a hybrid role, we're looking for people within a commuting distance of our Edinburgh office and who are flexible to travel to client sites and CreateFuture regional offices. We are very flexible and trust you to manage your own schedule to balance face-to-face time with clients, colleagues and working from home.
We create and reinforce a culture that rewards employees' impact, not just activity. We trust our employees to work autonomously and promote ownership across all levels.
Next steps
Our Talent Acquisition team aim to respond to all applications within a reasonable timeframe, regardless of if we are progressing with your application.
Our Interview Process
30-minute recruiter call
1-hour technical assessment
Take home test or pair programming session + values interview
You can choose a short take-home task or a live pairing exercise for the final interview, whichever suits you best. Our interview process is designed as an opportunity both for our interviewers to learn about your expertise, interests and motivations and for you to gain insights into CreateFuture, the role and the team, so throughout the process, you'll meet a few people from our backend team as well as others from our wider teams to help you get a well-rounded view of the role and life at CreateFuture.
We believe that representative teams made up of people with different backgrounds, skills, and points of view help us build the best workplace possible, and enable us to create genuinely innovative, broadly useful products.
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About the Company
CreateFuture was built to take action. With our 500-strong team of software engineering, strategy and design experts, across Edinburgh, Leeds, London and Manchester, we’re determined to get you exactly what you need.
As with our past clients, we get to the root of your challenge and do everything it takes to create positive solutions by building digital products and services that solve problems.
With years of experience helping catalyse major organisations into action, our rapid growth has been driven by people who seek t...
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