Software Developer

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Location: Aberdeen (Hybrid) / Scotland (Remote)

Full Time: 5 days/week

Pay: £35,000 - £40,000 per annum depending on skills and experience

Who are we?

At DRAMS Software, we’re revolutionising the way maturing spirit producers manage their bulk inventory and distillery warehouses. Our solutions are trusted by a number of high-profile UK and international companies including Beam Suntory, Bacardi, Campari, William Grant & Sons, Whyte & Mackay, and Glenmorangie. With a strong commitment to customer satisfaction, quality and collaboration, we’re proud to be growing our company globally, whilst staying true to our Scottish roots and values.

What is unique about us?

We understand that building a truly unique and dedicated system requires a diverse team of talented individuals to make it happen. At DRAMS, we put our people first, creating an environment where everyone feels valued, empowered, and supported. As a remote-first organisation, we offer opportunities for personal and professional growth, guided by transparent and approachable leadership. With our unique industry position and commitment to innovation and customer-centricity, DRAMS Software is a place where your career can thrive.

You’ll enjoy excellent benefits including:

• Competitive base salary + a market-leading discretionary bonus

• Remote-first working

• 23 days holiday (increasing to 25 after 1 year) + flexible bank holidays

• Progressive parental leave policies

• Private healthcare insurance + virtual GP, wellbeing support (incl. discounted gym memberships), life assurance, & income protection

• 5% employer pension contribution

• Regular in-person team events

• Fully funded training and development programs

• Work from home office equipment allowance

We believe in fostering each other’s strengths and trusting each other to deliver great results, no matter where you’re based. With 30 colleagues working remotely and in hybrid roles across the UK and Ireland, we’ve built a comprehensive on-boarding process to set you up for success. You’ll not only get the opportunity to make a key contribution to the way we run our business locally, but we also form part of the global Volaris Group which means you’ll be able to navigate your future career within the wider group too – the best of both worlds we think!

What will I be doing day-to-day?

You will be working within the development team to design, develop and test new features for our DRAMS products. You will also be involved in helping to maintaining its current feature set ensuring a high quality is maintained for customers. DRAMS is currently transitioning from a desktop application to a web UI and the successful candidate will be heavily involved in this process. 

The development team work closely with the customer care team to provide them with tier 3 support for more complex issues. You would be expected to help with these support issues giving detailed advice on potential solutions.  

In a bit more detail you will: 

• Design, develop and test new features of DRAMS Software.

• Provide estimates for development tasks that will be used in our team sprint work.

• Work through development tasks to a specified deadline, always aiming for high-quality output.

• Make a key contribution to consistency, standardisation and delivery of high-quality products. 

• Update progress and completion information for development tasks.

• Thoroughly test, deliver and document quality code. 

• Consistently seek to learn and develop existing skills to bring back innovative new ideas that can be used within our software.

• Create technical documents to explain processes or complex algorithms to colleagues. 

• Contribute to development discussions to help achieve our businesses overarching goals.

• Maintain a clear understanding of current trends in software engineering and be able to contribute to discussions on technology choices within the business.

We’d love to chat if you have:

• A bachelor’s degree in computing science or related discipline (class 2:1 or higher) 

• At least 2 years’ experience in a software development role 

• Working knowledge of Typscript/Angular for front-end development, and C#/Java/PHP for back-end development.

• Demonstrable experience of a modern programming language 

• Knowledge of a web-based framework, both front-end and back-end knowledge

• Experience of diagnosing and solving problems, with the ability to use debugging tools 

• An eye for detail and exceptional written and verbal communication skills 

• Good team working skills with the ability to listen, support and value colleagues 

• Demonstrable passion for software development, high quality and skills development 

• An organised, disciplined approach with excellent time management skills  

• Ability to deal with multiple activities in parallel and work under pressure 

• Confident manner and a willingness and ability to learn new skills 

• Currently holds independent right to work in the UK  

It’s not a deal breaker but we would really like it if you also had:

• Experience of software ticketing solutions  

• Knowledge of the distilled spirits industry  

• Testing frameworks and end-to-end / unit testing

Values

We value people with a growth mindset who listen, learn, and seek to improve.  Successful people in our team listen, support, and value their colleagues, communicating openly and honestly, taking pride in their work, and focussing on meeting the needs of our customers and our business.

Be inspired, be valued, and be part of something extraordinary with us.

How do I apply?

If you think you are the right fit for this role, please click ‘Apply’ and submit your CV via the online application process.

DRAMS reserves the right to enhance the criteria as necessary to facilitate the shortlisting process.

DRAMS is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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