Senior Software Engineer

Role: Senior Software Engineer / Team Lead (Java 8, Angular JS, Javascript)

Location options: Remote - Europe

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation. From molecule to medicine, we advance clinical research providing outsourced services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public health organisations.

With our patients at the centre of all that we do, we help to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life.

Our people are our greatest strength, are at the core of our culture, and the driving force behind our success. ICON people have a mission to succeed and a passion that ensures what we do, we do well.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer to join us. 

If you have a strong passion for software technology, with a desire to develop your responsibilities further by mentoring and leading an engineering team within an Agile operating model this could be your perfect next role!

We believe in Agile environment, Individuals and Interactions over process and tools, responding to Change, Continuous improvements and continuous delivery.

The Role

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will have a key role in the design and implementation of complete features or new products within a scrum team.  The team will be dedicated to the Product “Firecrest” – a digital solution created as a one stop site for our teams to learn, engage and communicate.

Learn more about the product here:  https://languageservices.iconplc.com/innovation/firecrest/site-portal/  

You will have the opportunity to provide guidance and mentorship to the wider team to ensure each team member understands the designs and are effectively trained in terms of the technology base and processes to be followed in the Scrum team.

Key responsibilities include:

• Building releases of software applications for testing, regression and deployment

• Reporting on the progress on modules you’ve been assigned, and making the Project Manager aware of any obstacles which may cause project slippage.

• Implementing software modules.

• Writing unit level test cases for software modules implemented.

• Testing the software modules they’ve implemented.

• Communicating with the Software Architect on issues resulting from implementing the proposed architecture and suggesting solutions.

• Writing use cases for functionalities.

• Reviewing code of other software engineers on the sprint. Responsible for code peer review, test standards and process.

• Raising the quality standards on the project, so that the constructed application is easier to maintain and extend.

• Ensuring that all classes are properly documented, so that comprehensive and useful Java Documents can be created.

• Mentoring/ Leading Software Engineers.  You will play an important role in mentoring and leading our outsourced engineers – a team of 11 developers who are located in Vietnam.

• Working to understand validation requirements and creating feature documentation.

• Developing good estimates of effort required for analysis, design, and development so as to feed into overall sprint planning.

• What you need:

• Solid working experience as a software developer, demonstrating skills at an advanced/ senior level

• A subject matter expert in agile methodology with product development, testing, validation and engineering skills.

• Strong experience in Java 8, Angular JS and Javascript

• Strong knowledge of web technologies – HTML, CSS

• Strong knowledge of RESTful API

• Good knowledge of Spring and Hibernate

• Strong knowledge of SQL including stored procedures

• MangoDB would be beneficial

• A desire to develop the role into leadership responsibilities as a key aspect of this role (we envisage the role will become 70% team leadership and 30% coding)

Benefits of Working in ICON:

Our success depends on the knowledge, capabilities and quality of our people. That’s why we are committed to developing our employees in a continuous learning culture – one where we challenge you with engaging work and where every experience adds to your professional development.

At ICON, our focus is to provide you with a comprehensive and competitive total reward package that comprises, not only an excellent level of base pay, but also a wide range of variable pay and recognition programs.  In addition, our best in class employee benefits, supportive policies and wellbeing initiatives are tailored to support you and your family at all stages of your career - both now, and into the future.

ICON, including subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know through the form below.

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