Software Engineering Specialist

About the role

• Operates within BT Networks Cloud Services – supporting and enabling integrated tooling across BT Networks to underpin the business-critical products BT offers its customers.
• Works within a platform engineering and automation team, building and maintaining internal tooling, services, and integrations that support collaboration and operational workflows across BT. 
• Focuses on full-stack development, spanning backend services, APIs, frontend interfaces, and integrations with enterprise systems (identity, data, and third-party platforms). 
• Contributes to cloud-based platforms and internal developer tooling, with a strong focus on scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Designs and delivers high-quality, production-grade software used by thousands of internal users, improving efficiency and reducing manual processes. 

What you’ll be doing

•  Build and maintain backend services, APIs, and user interfaces 
•  Write clean, well-tested code for production systems 
•  Design and develop scalable, reliable applications 
•  Work with other engineers to deliver features end to end 
•  Collaborate with platform, security, and business teams to solve problems 
•  Review code and support others to improve quality 
•  Debug issues and fix defects in live systems 
•  Improve performance, reliability, and system design 
•  Automate repetitive tasks and manual processes 
•  Contribute to technical design discussions and decisions

Essential Skills / Experience

•  Strong experience in full-stack development (frontend and backend)
•  Good knowledge of at least one backend language (e.g., Python, Java, or Node.js)
•  Experience building and using APIs
•  Experience with modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React or similar)
•  Ability to write clean, well-structured, and well-tested code
•  Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
•  Experience working with cloud-based systems and services
•  Understanding of version control (e.g., Git) and team-based development
•  Ability to work with others and communicate clearly
•  Willingness to learn and adapt to new tools and technologies

Desirable Skills / Experience

•  Experience designing scalable and reliable systems
•  Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment
•  Knowledge of databases (SQL or NoSQL) and data modelling
•  Experience improving performance and fixing complex issues
•  Understanding of security best practices in software development
•  Experience working on internal platforms or developer tooling
•  Familiarity Atlassian Cloud suite and Forge platform for plugin development
•  Experience contributing to technical design decisions