Senior Software Engineer

EMIS
Birmingham
1 year ago
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The VacancyAre you a Software Development Engineerlooking to join an organisation where what you do genuinely makesan impact? Where you are empowered, heard and able to thinkcreatively? Then look no further because we are what you have beenlooking for! We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to comeand join our talented and innovative team. This role sits withinour EMIS X Analytics team. They have built a data platform to helpthe NHS manage one of the richest healthcare datasets in the world.The platform is used by our partners today to unlock the potentialof healthcare data. Whether its supporting cutting edge research orclinical models identifying risk of disease, working for EMISprovides an opportunity to develop innovative solutions to helptransform healthcare in the UK. What you’ll doWe believe in thepower of technology to make healthcare faster, better, and moreaccessible to all, and therefore you will play a key part insupporting us to deliver the best products within the healthtechindustry.As an engineer at EMIS Health you’ll play a pivotal rolein building a world class data platform that is transforming thehealth and lives of those around us. Other key responsibilities andaccountabilities will include;You will be involved in all aspectsof the development lifecycle including architecture, testing, aswell as cutting code.You’ll get to work with data at scaleutilising cloud services and technologiesCollaborate and mentorwith other engineers on best practices for data/cloudengineeringHelping to implement fast, secure, and efficient datapipelines and storage.Ensuring long-term scalability andmaintainability of the Platform. Who you’ll beYou will haveexperience working as a Software/Data Engineer where you producedhigh quality code. With experience using some of the following,AWS, Python, SQL, Databricks, Trino, Airflow, Terraform and Docker.We want you to be able to take ownership and accountability forwhat you are doing and be comfortable working with autonomy andusing your initiative. Here, we are advocates for promoting theability to think freely and creatively. We want you to have acurious nature, looking at improvements and efficiencies Other keyskills we are looking for you to demonstrate include; SoftwareEngineering – Python or JavaUnderstanding of software architectureDatabases and Big Data technologies Understanding of cloudinfrastructure – Ideally AWS but others will be consideredTheability to embrace complex problems If this sounds like you, thenapply today and find out more why EMIS Group Plc is a great placeto be! Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion At EMIS, we are committedto providing an inclusive, equitable culture where people feel ableto bring their whole selves to work and to reach their fullpotential. This is a foundation stone of EMIS, anchoring theemployee cycle from recruitment through to ongoing personaldevelopment and genuine, continuous two-way employee engagement,supported by our company values which determine everything we do.EMIS is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcomeapplications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless ofrace, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity orexpression, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, protectedveteran status, or other characteristics protected by applicablelaw. We will always work to accommodate individual needs duringyour application journey. If you require any adjustments, pleaseadvise the talent team.

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