Full Stack Software Engineer
Hybrid
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Full Time
05-03-2025
Job Specifications
About Yakara
Yakara is a software fintech business, expanding our team to support increasing demand from our customers. We are an established business that is growing and making headway in an exciting market sector with an innovative product that has substantial growth opportunities. Yakara operates B2B and creates customer engagement services for use in a wide range of sectors.
We’re looking for ambitious, talented mid-level Software Engineers who thrive on problem solving and building great software. We are looking for someone who enjoys working across the full development stack. If you are motivated to use technology to create accessible products, that drive business processes, read on!
Our development stack is Ruby, Java, Javascript, and postgres.
The work you’ll be doing is innovative and varied, and your input to the team really counts. You’ll be involved in the entire development lifecycle, not pigeon-holed.
Responsibilities will include
· Maintaining and upgrading existing products and features
· Developing new features or products throughout the full development cycle while working collaboratively with other engineers and designers
· Implementing best practices in coding testing and deployment to ensure secure, high quality products are produced
· Creating user journeys for customers that are accessible and easy to use
You’ll also need to share our software engineering values: to build well-engineered systems in a timely manner to relevant standards.
Desired skills
Minimum 2 years’ experience as a software engineer with demonstratable skills in both front and back end technologies
Knowledge of software development using Javascript/Ruby/Java or similar
Writing code in a secure manner following best practices
Strong problem solving skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team
Experience or willing to learn testing tools such as RSpec.
Bachelor’s degree or above in a related field with proven experience in hands-on full cycle development. Applicants from coding bootcamps with 2 years’ commercial experience welcomed.
We would be especially interested in anyone with experience in Ruby or Ruby on Rails.
Yakara offers:
· A friendly, skilful team dedicated to making a great product and delivering excellent customer service
· The chance to make a real difference and see the end product from your work.
· Generous holiday entitlement and pension contributions
· Flexible/hybrid working arrangements. Minimum 2 days per week in the office. Our office is based in Leith, Edinburgh
· Self-development is actively encouraged, with professional and personal training support
· Training in our core languages is available
Salary range depending on experience - £40,000-£55,000
Due to the nature of our work, background checks need to be carried out for all members of staff.
As an employer committed to equal opportunities, we invite applications from individuals of all backgrounds. If you need any specific support or adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us directly.
About the Company
Yakara helps you to connect quickly and easily with your customers at every step of your customer journey. Increase customer satisfaction, reduce costs and speed up communications. How do we do this? Yakara's SaaS cloud based, interactive automated messaging systems and payments are tailored to your industry: Utilities and Telecommunications Financial Services Healthcare Local Government Retail Services include: notifications, collections, callbacks, appointments, payments, customer surveys and customer marketing. ... Know more
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