Senior Backend Engineer – Hybrid

Job title:

Senior Backend Engineer – Hybrid

Company

National Grid

Job description

About usCome be a part of driving National Grid’s digital transformation! We are digital creators, continuous learners and daring innovators. We leverage digital innovative ways to create products and catalyze the transformation of National Grid’s business units into more agile and digitally native organizations in our shared purpose of bringing energy to life.At National Grid, we keep the lights on and homes warm. But it’s so much more than that. We keep people connected and society moving. This is no easy feat, and it takes all of us. But National Grid supplies us with the environment to make it happen. As we generate momentum in the energy transition for all, we don’t plan on leaving any of our customers in the dark. So,
join us and help bring energy to life.National Grid is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer for our Electricity Transmission department. This is a hybrid role based out of either Warwick or London.Key AccountabilitiesAs a Senior Backend Engineer, you will be involved in the product development process from ideation to launch, working closely with software engineers, data scientists, product managers, UI/UX designers, and key stakeholders across the organization to deliver the best digital experiences for our users. You will actively contribute to the success of the team by innovating, participating in technical discussions, and contributing to the development of products that will transform the organization.

• Work closely with different disciplines and key stakeholders across the organization to deliver the best digital experiences for our user
• Write readable, idiomatic, secure, and maintainable code
• Implement data orchestration pipelines, data sourcing, cleansing, and QC processes
• Build observable and resilient systems
• Contribute to the engineering culture across the organisation (eg, innovation, process improvements, introduction of technologies, and mentorship)
• Maintain appropriate documentation
• Contribute to system design and architectural discussions
• Constructively challenge to improve processes and ways of working
• Support and mentor more junior engineers

About You

• Backend and data software development lifecycle experience
• Be driven to deliver software products that are of the highest quality and maintainability
• Experience developing integrations across multiple systems and APIs.
• Developed ETL/ELT workflows with a modern programming languages
• Experience using SQL queries as well as writing and perfecting SQL queries in a
• business environment with large-scale, complex datasets.
• Ability to demonstrate having built solutions in cloud architectures
• Experience working autonomously and managing ambiguity
• Strong communication skills to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively
• Experience working in an Agile / Scrum development process
• A breadth of knowledge across multiple technologies with a deep understanding of the following (or transferable skills from similar): Azure, Azure Data Factory, Microsoft SQL Server, Snowflake DB, and C#

More InformationA competitive salary between £65,000 – £80,000 – dependent on capabilityAs well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus of up to 15% of your salary for stretch performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to a number of flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.
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#LI-HYBRIDAt National Grid, we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office.Our goal is to drive, develop and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, the innovation from diverse teams & perspectives and business need. We are committed to building a workforce so we can represent the communities we serve and have a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.

Expected salary

£65000 – 80000 per year

Location

Warwick

Job date

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 08:32:39 GMT

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