Senior Software Engineer

About the role

We are currently seeking to recruit a high caliber, energetic individual to join our Software Development team, in Strasbourg as a Senior Software Engineer. The successful candidate will work in a multinational environment on a multitude of tasks supporting our core business in Large Scale Information Systems. The company is currently expanding its activities, offering an optimum career advancement opportunity for the successful candidate who should combine a relevant educational and professional background, with enthusiasm and eagerness.

What you will do

• Develop, Configure and Maintain software components
• Integrate solutions with PaaS and other components or applications
• Secure quality via unit tests and automation test scripts
• Collaborate with architecture team in the design and/or technical documentation of components or solutions
• Participate in Code Reviews, adhere to software development best practices and improve code quality standards (SDLC)

Technical Skills required

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or similar
• Minimum 10 years of experience as a Software Developer
• Extensive hands-on experience (5 years minimum) with Java EE and Spring, Spring Boot
• Experience providing technical leadership to development teams
• Experience working in Agile teams
• Experience developing and deploying applications in microservice architectures

Experience in the following will be considered as an asset:

• Experience with CI/CD and/or CASE tools
• Knowledge and/or experience in Streaming, REST, GRPC, Elastic
• Experience Cloud Native Architectures
• Experience in OCP (or equivalent)
• Experience in developing web or multi-tiers or mobile applications

Behavioral Attributes

Self Development:

• Shows eagerness to grow and achieve more in respective area of expertise

Adaptability / Flexibility:

• Shows ability to cope with fast changing technologies and requirements

Solution focused mindset:

• Focus on work quality results with attention to detail and delivery of tasks within agreed deadlines
• Focus on Customer either internal or external

Creativity & Initiative:

• Proposes ideas and solutions to existing ways of working, takes initiatives, identifies risks and works proactively

Teamwork:

• Collaborates effectively & efficiently with various diverse and geographically distributed work teams

Accountability:

• Shows strong sense of responsibility and ownership of the activities assigned

Our Culture

At Sword, our values define how we behave towards our colleagues and clients, and that is Respect and Collaboration. We believe that together we achieve more! Grasp a taste of our daily life at our Sword Services Greece Experience page on LinkedIn. Please submit your CV in English. All applications will be treated as strictly confidential. At Sword we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and we ensure that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of whether they meet every requirement. Discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation or marital status, physical or mental disability, or any other factor protected by applicable laws and regulations is prohibited. As part of our culture, we respect human rights and focus on creating a positive workplace, where all employees are valued, and where diversity and inclusion are a vital part of our everyday working experience. If you don't tick all the boxes but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience, we're looking for, please do consider applying and highlight your transferable skills and experience. If we can do anything to help make the hiring process more accessible, please let our talent acquisition team know when you apply so we can support any adjustments.