Software Engineer - Kotlin & React Preferred

Job Description

As a Senior / Software Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing and supporting large-scale software systems, taking ownership across the full software development lifecycle from technical design through to production support.

What will you do?

Software Development & Engineering

• Design, build and support software products for large-scale and business-critical systems.
• Translate complex and ambiguous requirements into scalable, resilient and production-ready software solutions.
• Develop and maintain backend services using Kotlin, with strong focus on performance, reliability and maintainability.
• Develop full-stack solutions using Kotlin and ReactJS, where applicable.
• Work with relational databases such as PostgreSQL to design and optimise data models and queries.
• Apply sound software engineering principles and best practices throughout the development lifecycle.

System Integration, Deployment & Operations

• Take ownership of applications from technical design through development, testing, deployment and production support.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and deployment processes.
• Deploy and operate applications on cloud platforms using containerisation and orchestration technologies.
• Implement application monitoring, observability and logging to ensure system reliability and performance.
• Participate in incident response, troubleshooting and root cause analysis for production issues.
• Identify system bottlenecks and drive improvements to application performance, reliability and operational efficiency.

Technical Design & Continuous Improvement

• Evaluate technical solutions and make practical, data-driven recommendations for complex engineering problems.
• Identify opportunities to improve systems, development tooling and engineering practices.
• Drive technical improvements from proposal through to implementation and completion.
• Ensure solutions adhere to appropriate security, scalability, reliability and maintainability standards.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and non-technical stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into robust technical solutions.
• Communicate technical proposals and recommendations clearly, using data and sound engineering judgement.
• Work effectively with team members to promote knowledge sharing, continuous learning and engineering best practices.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate should possess:  

• Around 5 years or more of relevant experience in software engineering, preferably in complex, large-scale systems or projects.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals across the full development lifecycle, including software development, testing, CI/CD, deployment, observability and security.
• Strong experience with Kotlin and relational databases such as PostgreSQL.
• Experience with ReactJS and full-stack development would be advantageous.
• Experience deploying and operating applications on cloud platforms.
• Hands-on experience with containerisation and orchestration technologies.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, system design, scalability, reliability and performance optimisation.
• Demonstrated experience supporting applications in production, including troubleshooting and incident response.
• Strong ownership and accountability, with the ability to take technical decisions from design through to production support.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work through complex and ambiguous technical problems.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A proactive mindset with a strong commitment to continuous learning, knowledge sharing and process improvement.
• Ability to challenge assumptions constructively and propose practical, well-reasoned technical solutions.

We are driven by our AEIOU beliefs—Adventure, Excellence, Integrity, Ownership, and Unity—and we seek individuals who embody these values in both their professional and personal lives. We are committed to our Impact: Valuing our clients, Growing our people, and Creating our future.

Together, we make the extraordinary happen. 

Learn more about us at ncs.co and visit our LinkedIn career site.

Additional Information

We are driven by our AEIOU beliefs—Adventure, Excellence, Integrity, Ownership, and Unity—and we seek individuals who embody these values in both their professional and personal lives. We are committed to our Impact: Valuing our clients, Growing our people, and Creating our future.

Together, we make the extraordinary happen.

Learn more about us at ncs.co and visit our LinkedIn career site.

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