Software Engineer (Java & ETL)
Location: Remote (UK)
(Open for Fixed-Term 12 Months and Permanent)
RS Group is seeking a skilled and passionate Software Engineer specializing in Java and ETL technologies to join our Digital Procurement team permanently. In this role, you’ll play a key part in solving business-critical problems within the B2B solutions space, working with cutting-edge technology to deliver impactful solutions.
What You’ll Be Doing:
As a Software Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to:
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable software solutions for our ETL and iPaaS platforms.
- Work with AI/ML technologies to enhance document processing capabilities.
- Build ETL pipelines using industry-standard tools such as Talend or AWS Glue.
- Deploy and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform and CloudFormation.
- Implement monitoring and observability solutions to ensure system performance, reliability, and availability.
- Develop and maintain robust, reusable components and libraries in Java.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and deliver new features and solutions.
- Conduct code reviews, ensuring adherence to best practices in security, scalability, and performance.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring the seamless operation of our platforms.
- Lead automation initiatives to streamline processes and reduce manual tasks.
About You:
You are a curious, solution-oriented engineer who thrives in a fast-paced environment. You’re passionate about cutting-edge technologies, enjoy tackling complex problems, and are committed to continuous learning and collaboration.
What We’re Looking For
Our ideal candidate brings technical expertise and a problem-solving mindset, with experience in the following:
- Programming Languages: Proficiency in Java, Shell Scripting, and Python.
- ETL Technologies: Experience with ETL tools (e.g., Talend, AWS Glue, or similar platforms) – preferred.
Cloud Infrastructure: Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or other cloud platforms, including serverless technologies.
Database Management: Working knowledge of RDBMS (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, DynamoDB). - Version Control & CI/CD: Familiarity with GitLab, GitHub, or other version control systems.
Experience working with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins, CircleCI). - Infrastructure as Code (IaC):
Proficiency in Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar IaC tools. - Quality & Monitoring: Understanding of quality assurance, testing frameworks, and monitoring tools.
Desirable Skills:
- Exposure to Big Data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, Kafka).
The extras you’ll get:
At RS, as well as the usual employee benefits you’d expect from a FTSE listed company, including annual performance bonus, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, private healthcare, in the UK&I, we’ve just introduced a number of new Family Friendly Policies including:
- Help for people to take control of ongoing Health conditions such as diabetes or asthma with £500 a year available for monitoring & consultation
- Support for Neurodiverse colleagues and families with neurodiverse members with needs assessment, diagnosis and post diagnostic support for autism spectrum, ADHD and Tourette’s syndrome
- Support for Women at different life stages from streamlined fertility support through to diagnosis and monitoring of both endometriosis and menopause
- Helping our LGBTQ+ community through enhanced coverage for trans colleagues, including voice coaching, facial surgery and gender confirmation surgery
- Additions to Fertility coverage including IVF for lesbian couples and information/support around surrogacy and adoption for all.
We are RS
At RS we’ve been solving engineering problems for over 80 years: big ones, small ones, easy and difficult ones. We turn the ‘what ifs’ into the ‘why nots’, the impossible into the possible.
Our purpose? Making amazing happen for a better world.
We offer service and product solutions. We send out a parcel every 2 seconds, to over 130 countries. We provide over 700,000 in-stock and over 3 million unstocked products to more than 1.2 million customers.
We want people like you, as you are curious about things, you like doing things differently and also in a human way with empathy. Because that’s exactly how we partner with people – our customers, suppliers, colleagues and communities – to solve problems.
We’ll also invest in your development and wellbeing – because building a more diverse and inclusive culture, being ethical, responsible and committed to our Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) action plan is at the heart of everything we do.
Come and join us and we’ll help you to think big, do more and unleash your brilliance, so you do amazing things too.
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