Senior Consultant Software Developer (contract)

Digiterre ,
London, Greater London

Overview

Job Description

About Digiterre: Digiterre is an award winning, boutique technology consultancy that provides innovative software and data solutions to the capital markets. Founded in 2000, we are a growing consultancy with an established client base which specialises in delivering high risk, high profile projects and has worked with over a hundred and fifty clients globally, including many of the worlds largest banks, hedge funds, prime brokers, energy and commodities trading firms. We are a friendly, collaborative team where motivation, expertise and transparency are encouraged and highly valued. We work closely with our clients to develop bespoke software solutions, enabling their success in fast paced, highly competitive environments. We encourage autonomy and ownership enabling you to deliver maximum impact to our clients, working with the support of highly skilled colleagues in a non hierarchical working environment. We take a pragmatic view to designing high-quality, scalable software using the best tools and technologies available. Requirements We are looking to engage full-stack developers to join us as a key contributors for upcoming project work across major financial services and energy trading initiatives. As a senior consultant, you will be expected to help drive the technical direction of a project, provide knowledge transfer as well as contributing to continuous improvement in the software delivery team. In addition to technical expertise, you have excellent communication skills, a consultative manner and a positive, proactive attitude. You demonstrate genuine passion for technology and the software industry as a whole. You are interested in using technology to create business solutions and arent afraid to use your experience to challenge our thinking and provide alternative views. Personal skills required: * Be a proactive and collaborative member team player. * Work directly with our clients to elicit requirements, gain feedback and execute on technical delivery. * Excellent communication skills; we encourage our consultants to interact directly with clients and help foster a positive working culture. Specific technical competencies are: * Core technology experience of Java preferred. Experience developing/architecting greenfield systems is highly valuable. * Previous experience designing and developing real-time systems with modern web frameworks; Angular and React with TypeScript preferred. * In-depth Agile methodology experience, including knowledge of TDD and BDD. * GIT for Source control. * DevOps/CloudOps; hands-on experience is highly desirable. * Experience with Azure/AWS is desirable however not essential * Experience in microservices, event sourcing, cloud-based solutions or other modern architectural patterns. * Domain knowledge in one of more of: Buy Side, eFX, Banking, Energy Trading, Market Data, Investment Management, Insurance, FinTech or Marketing Technology. The selection process: Selected contractors will undergo an initial phone screen followed by a F2F technical assessment and a final meeting with senior leadership team. Our Values : At Digiterre, we value: Team : Understanding that the best outcomes are created by highly professional, high performance teams working together to deliver the agreed outcomes. Ownership: Expressing a dependable can-do attitude. We do whatever it takes to deliver a complete solution to a problem, on time on and within budget. We own the issues, not just the story. Transparency: Actively communicating all the time. We are open and approachable in our dealings with clients and with each other. We appreciate others perspectives. Expertise: Being highly professional at all times, displaying strong domain knowledge that is focused on solving clients business problems. Having the pragmatism and experience to propose multiple solutions and working with the client to select the best option. Motivation: Being driven to deliver innovative, best of breed solutions that meet the clients needs. Benefits Competitive contract rate