Software Engineer

Location: Blended / home working
Salary: Competitive + Vodafone Benefits
Working pattern: Term time only : 39 working weeks (full time hours during these weeks) + 13 non-working weeks (aligning to school holiday)

We are excited to be offering term time work schedules in our Software Engineering teams to support with our mission to create the future. Term time working is part of our flexible working policy and offers employees the opportunity to have time off during the school holidays. Vodafone is an inclusive employer and we recognise the importance of work-life balance and establishing new routines to support our employees in balancing work with personal commitments.

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  Blended

Vodafone UK’s blended working approach means you’ll come to your contracted hub location office as and when needed to get things done for your role and for tasks that require it, otherwise you will be able to work from home. Our ‘Office in a Box’ home-working kit will be available for all who need it during your onboarding journey.

We innovate, invent and continuously improve, Vodafone UK Digital works within the heart of our business. Empowering Vodafone’s mission of being a digital-first company is in everything we do.

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we would encourage you to apply as you may be just the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help see how your skills fit in.

What will you be doing?

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  You will have hands on development of micro-services as part of a development squad using Scrum/Kanban.
• You will drive the quality and performance of owned micro-services, through the use of standards and best practices
• You will establish a culture of continuous improvement through learning, training and coaching
• You will ensure quality is at the heart of everything you and your team does
  

Who are we looking for?

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  You will have experience in designing and developing RESTful APIs within a micro-services architecture
• You will have extensive commercial experience of Java (JEE) and Java Servlets
• You will have practical knowledge of working in Scrum or other agile practices
• You will have a passion for finding solutions to problems that haven’t been solved before

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we would encourage you to apply as you may be just the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help see how your skills fit in.

What’s in it for you?

An excellent remuneration and bonus package with 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We’re also proud to provide a Reconnect programme with flexibility to support individuals returning to work after a career break and our market-leading parental leave policies. We’re committed to supporting you throughout every step of your career at Vodafone.

Together we can

Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (careers.vodafone.co.uk) under Career Support, for guidance.