Lead Developer - Reading, United Kingdom - Thames Water

Thames Water
Thames Water
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Reading, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Who are we?
Thames Water is the UK's largest water and wastewater company.

We make a daily difference to our 15 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000 km of pipes, keeping taps flowing and toilets flushing.

At Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to life, so our business is always open.

What you'll be doing

The Lead Developer is a software engineering professional, specialising in the development of solutions for front-end, microservices or integration elements to support the Thames Water website.

This role will actively participate in the design, development,automated testing and implementation of digital solutions.

They will also help the team identify and adopt good software development and delivery practices, striving for continuous improvement within the team.

The role is responsible for building and modifying software to improve quality, adapting it to new infrastructure and improving performance.

You will work as part of an agile team to ensure the rapid release of high-quality, fit-for-purpose products that addvalue to Thames Water's stakeholders.

A key part of the role will be to mentor less experienced developers through coaching, advice on formal training and collaborative development practices.

They will also input or lead communities of practice on improving software development across the organisation.


Role Responsibilities:


  • Produce highquality code to aid in the delivery of digital products
  • Provide technical knowledge and mentoring within the team
  • Consistently deliver to challenging business objectives and adhere to Service Level Agreements and KPIs
  • Demonstrate strong problemsolving skills and make recommendations for improvement
  • Advise Product Owners and others on best approaches for problemsolving and corresponding solutions
  • Utilise Agile Technical practices; Test Driven Development (TDD), Continuous Integration and Delivery, Pair Programming
  • Introduce appropriate processes and tools to optimise the delivery and quality of software products
  • Collaborate within agile teams to ensure quality project/product execution and software development cycle

What you should bring to the role:

  • Significant experience as a Developer
  • Demonstrable practical experience with a wide variety of software development techniques and strategies
  • Confidence in presenting and leading communities of practice
  • Ability to inspire and develop talented individuals within the team
  • Significant experience in software development, containerisation, software quality tools, automated testing
  • Some experience working in an environment with Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, Azure
  • Experience working with an agile team to deliver highquality solutions
  • Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, Test Driven development (TDD), Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing

What's in it for you?

Our competitive salary and package include a bonus, car allowance, private healthcare, an excellent contributory pension and 26 days of holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service.

Thames Water is a dynamic, rewarding and diverse place to work, with opportunities around every corner.

If you join our team, you'll enjoy a fulfilling career, flexible working arrangements and a wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packedfull of offers and information to save you money and support your well-being.

Find out more about working at Thames Water.
We deliver life's essential service so our customers, communities and the environment can thrive. This means, that when a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers.

As part of your role, you'll be required to participate in a rota to provideCustomer Incident Support, as requested by the Company from time to time.

This may be by supporting our customers on the frontline as an Ambassador or being part of the team managing the incident as a Control Tower Lead.

This is incredibly rewarding, and you'llbe given full training - it's also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.

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