— 10+ years of experience with Java
— Demonstrable experience of Java, its libraries and frameworks
— Knowledge of Git, JIRA, Confluence
— Experience with build automation tools like Maven and Gradle
— Experience in designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems
— Proven experience creating Docker containers
— Knowledge of Domain-Drive Design
— Solid knowledge of microservices oriented architectures
— Experience of building and/or working with RESTful services
— Knowledge of Relational Database Management Systems, especially PostgreSQL
— Solid knowledge of working in cloud based infrastructure, in particular AWS
— Understanding of Computer Science fundamentals like: Data Structures, Algorithms, Distributed
Systems, and Information Retrieval
— Demonstrable knowledge of software patterns
— You are able to communicate clearly and accurately about technical topics (in English)
— Experience making business decisions or leading design and architectural conversations
— English professional working proficiency
— Demonstrable knowledge of professional software engineering best practices for the full
software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control
management, build processes, testing, and operations
— Hands-on expertise in many disparate technologies, typically ranging from front-end user
interfaces through to back-end systems and all points in between
— Proven leadership experience and/or demonstrable leadership ability in a technical environment
— Demonstrable ability to efficiently manage a large number of concurrent disparate projects,
product features and activities
— You have worked in a Agile environment and you are aware about the Agile best practices
— Educated to degree-level or equivalent by experience in a relevant subject.
— Experience building systems to perform real-time data processing using Apache Kafka, or
similar technologies (Apache Flink, Apache Spark, Samza, etc.)
— Knowledge of the Scala programming language and the Akka framework
— Experience with NoSQL database is a plus
— Experience as an open source contributor and/or speaker
— The opportunity to be part of an international team
— You will be able to test and experiment with a lot of new stuff
— A unique chance to gain a ton of experience in a real environment, working with a leading British company
— You will help us to migrate from a monolithic architecture to microservices
— Assist in architecting systems and applications
— Participate in regular retrospectives help surface what’s not working so we can fix it, and what
we’re doing right so we can improve on it
— Coach, mentor and develop the engineers
— Conduct regular 1 to 1 sessions with developers
— Lead the creation, availability, resilience, and scalability of software solutions
— Continuously improve software engineering practices
— You will look over 4 different SCRUM teams
— Encourage innovation, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, inclusion, outside-of-thebox thinking, teamwork, self-organization, and diversity
— Managing performance and provide constructive feedback, helping the members of your team
become the best they can
— Define your career path and embrace the opportunity to grow and learn
— Benefit from working in a multi-disciplinary team, that uses modern software and product
development techniques, and values continuous improvement
— You will report to the Head of Technology
About the Transport Exchange Group
Transport Exchange Group provide best-in-class software solutions for the transport industry. Based in
West London we provide the UK’s largest freight exchanges to circa 6000 members and counting.