Software Engineer - 40 hours per week - hybrid contract
CET is looking for an experienced Full Stack Software Engineer to join our team to build our industry leading in-house job management system - an all-in-one job management platform that supports the full insurance claim cycle from initial job logging through to invoicing.
You will be reporting to the Engineering Manager, and working with an established team of engineers whose focus is on building things right.
You’ll be joining a highly skilled SCRUM team and work with some exciting technologies and partners including Twilio, Microsoft, Google and DataDog. We’re intensely proud of what we’ve built, but we’re even prouder about our team and culture. We’re obsessed with innovation both in what we build and how we build it.
You’ll be part of the core, specialist team and we hope you’ll want to work on all aspects of the platform.
Role and Responsibilities
- Implement new features and enhancements across the entire tech stack, from front-end components to backend services and APIs.
- Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code, with a focus on readability and performance.
- Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve application issues in development and production environments.
- Conduct peer code reviews and provide constructive feedback to maintain high coding standards.
- Actively participate in Agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, etc.) within a Scrum framework.
- Contribute to ongoing architecture and design discussions with a focus on modularity, scalability, and resilience.
- Work with the QA team to ensure that there is the appropriate end-to-end automated tests
- Collaborate with the Platform team to maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, and infrastructure automation.
- Stay current with industry trends, best practices, and security standards, and proactively recommend improvements.
- Liaise with the Service Desk to respond to production issues and implement appropriate fixes or preventative improvements.
Essential and Desirable Skills
- Comprehensive expertise in backend and frontend development using Vue.js.
- Passionate about front-end development with strong skills in modern frameworks, especially Vue.js.
- Experience developing responsive, user-friendly interfaces and working with component libraries like Vuetify .
- Experience in writing unit and integration tests
- Experience working with the Azure stack is essential
- Experience working with DataDog or other observability platforms is desirable
- Interest in learning new technologies is desirable
Additional Skills & Qualities
- Agile experience: Familiarity with Scrum, Kanban, or similar methodologies.
- A team player with strong communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.
- Problem-solver: Ability to analyse and resolve complex technical challenges.
- Business-minded: Understand the impact of technical decisions on user experience and business goals.
Qualifications and Educational Requirements
The ideal candidate for this position should have the following qualifications but we accept and value that everyone has had a different journey, so we welcome applicants that haven’t followed the traditional path.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering.
- 5 years of experience in software development
- Strong understanding of Agile with Scrum.
- In depth experience of software development tools and processes, including version control systems (e.g., Git), automated testing frameworks, and continuous integration/delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
Working for CET is many things – exciting, challenging and rewarding but it’s never dull. You’ll work with a diverse mix of people in a buzzing atmosphere and be part of a welcoming, inclusive community.
If you want to work in a lively, fun environment and you’ve got the skills we’re after, you know what to do, apply now!
Applications are invited from the UK Mainland only
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Location: CET, East Building, Cable Drive, Walsall, WS2 7BN
Working Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday each week
Our Package
- Competitive salary, dependant on experience
- Eligibility to participate in annual discretionary bonus scheme
- Please check out our list of other Employee Benefits that would be available on our career site
Annual Leave - 25 days plus bank holidays
We all have different skills here at CET and that’s what makes us stand out. We all take pride in a job well done and share the belief that an inclusive culture is key to our success and vision for the future
CET is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments or flexible working options required during the application and assessment process, and upon joining us
- Department
- Technology (IT)
- Locations
- Multiple locations
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Field Based
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Employee Benefits
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🏠We offer both remote and hybrid working arrangements which will be role dependant. We are great believers in our people and we are commited to providing a positive working environment. We offer a generous package as standard to all of our employees
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💷 Competitive Salary
CET is committed to being a Real Living Wage employer
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🏝️ Holiday Allowance
Plus 1 service day applied for each completed year of service after 12 months, up to 3-5 days maximum
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👀 Free Eye Tests
Plus money towards single vision glasses with Specsavers -
👫 Refer a Friend Scheme
£250 for referring a friend or family member to work for CET - £250 for referrer and also £250 for employee after successfully completing 6 months employment -
👪 Enhanced Family Friendly Leave Packages
Maternity - 12 weeks full pay if employees has 1 years’ service at the date the baby is born Paternity - 2 weeks full pay if baby is born after 1 years’ service -
🎉 Reward Gateway
Offers exclusive discounts and cashback and Employee Assistance Programme -
👨⚕️👩⚕️BUPA Wellbeing Cash Plan and EAP
Provides cash back on a range of medical expenses as well as their EAP and On-line Health Check – completely free to employees at level 1 as the company pays the fees and associated tax on their behalf – includes up to 4 child dependants free of charge. The EAP also offers six sessions of counselling.
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🌻 Free Group Life Assurance cover
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🎁 Workplace Pension Scheme
Scottish widows -
💕Loyalty and Dedication Awards
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💚 Mental Health First Aid support
We have trained Mental Health First Aid Ambassadors and Mental Health Champions, giving you the support you need when you need it -
Flexible Working
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Discretionary Monthly/Annual bonus schemes
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Funded Qualifications
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Employee of the Month/Year Awards
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Birthday Celebration Wheel of the Month
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Free Subscription Service to Ding
Direct and speedy access to HomeServe's directly employed expert heating and plumbing engineers all year round
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Holiday Flexibility Schemes
About CET Careers
When it comes down to service, process and people; CET is the partner of choice. Our hallmark characteristics are quality, reliability and outstanding service.
Our highly skilled 250 employees are always prepared to go the extra mile to deliver excellence; it’s a cultural thing. As a result, we offer an unrivalled nationwide service you can trust; delivered by some of the most experienced professionals and technical staff in the business.
Ever since we were first established, back in 1988, we have been developing our systems and services to meet the changing needs of our clients.
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