About The Role
Join our Back End Development team and help build the services behind Arco’s next generation of digital platforms. You’ll work with a modern technology stack, including Java, Spring Boot, GraphQL, Cosmos DB and Microsoft Azure, developing scalable, reliable services that support our digital growth and deliver real value to customers.
With a dedicated front-end team, you can focus on back-end engineering, from designing and building APIs to developing, testing and improving services. You’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution, develop your skills and work alongside a supportive team that shares knowledge and helps you grow.
We’re looking for someone with good Java development experience who takes pride in writing clean, well-tested code and building well-designed solutions. You don’t need experience across our entire technology stack – curiosity, a willingness to learn and a collaborative approach are just as important.
This is a full-time, permanent opportunity, available on a fully remote or hybrid basis. If you prefer hybrid working, our head office is in Hull.
Key responsibilities include:
Designing, building and maintaining back-end services and APIs using Java and Spring Boot
Developing GraphQL APIs
Working with Cosmos DB and other Azure services
Delivering the features that our customers need as they move onto our new ecommerce platform
Building the services behind internal tools used to manage customer, product and other data
Working with our front-end team, business analysts and business users to understand requirements
Working within an Agile team, contributing to planning, estimation and solution design
Writing and maintaining automated tests, and supporting system integration and user acceptance testing with the business
Owning your changes from estimate through to release, and giving honest estimates with a stated degree of confidence
Taking part in code reviews and helping to keep engineering standards high
Investigating and resolving second-line support issues for the services the team looks after
Documenting changes and sharing knowledge with colleagues
On top of working for the UK’s leading integrated health and safety experts, you’ll also receive:
Competitive starting salary plus bonus
Up to 8% Arco Pension contributions and Life Assurance worth 4 times your salary
32 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays plus 2 fully paid Community Volunteering days every year
Opportunity to purchase 5 additional days annual leave each calendar year (subject to qualifying salary)
Access to hundreds of discounts through Perkbox, plus receive employee discount on Arco products
Health Cash Plan that allows you to reclaim costs for everyday health expenses such as dental treatment, eye tests and physiotherapy
Access learning resources, qualifications and development opportunities to help you grow, progress and achieve your career ambitions
Long-term service awards – we’re proud to have employees who have worked for us for 40 year
The ideal Software Engineer will be/have:
Good knowledge of Java, supported by practical development experience
Experience with the Spring Framework
A good understanding of object-oriented programming and software design principles
Experience building and consuming APIs, using REST or GraphQL
Experience with Microsoft Azure or another cloud platform
Experience writing unit and integration tests
Strong problem-solving skills
The ability to explain technical issues clearly to non-technical colleagues
A degree in computer science or a related subject, or equivalent experience developing business applications
The following experience would be an advantage, but is not essential:
GraphQL
Cosmos DB or other NoSQL databases
Ecommerce or B2B systems
CI/CD pipelines and source control
Agile ways of working and tools such as Jira
About Us
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