Mid/Senior Full stack Software Engineer

Methods Analytics (MA) is recruiting for a Mid/Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack) to join our team a permanent basis.

This role will be mainly remote but require flexibility to travel to client sites, and our offices based in London, Sheffield, and Bristol.

What You'll Be Doing as a Software Engineer:

• Lead technical aspects of full stack development projects and mentor junior engineers
• Design and build scalable web applications using modern frontend and backend technologies
• Develop responsive user interfaces and robust REST APIs
• Design and maintain database schemas, queries, and optimise performance
• Implement comprehensive testing strategies and CI/CD pipelines
• Make critical technical decisions on architecture and technology choices
• Optimise application performance across the full stack for scalability and user experience
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical specifications
• Present technical solutions to leadership and non-technical stakeholders
• Contribute to the development of the Methods Analytics Engineering Practice by participating in our internal community of practice
  
  
  

You may also have some of the desirable skills and experience:

• Experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration
• Knowledge of microservices architecture patterns and implementation
• Familiarity with object storage solutions (MinIO, S3)
• Experience with GitOps workflows and tools like ArgoCD or GitHub Actions
• Knowledge of DevSecOps practices and scan tooling for SAST, DAST, SCA and SBOM
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools
• Defence/Public Sector consultant experience
  
  
  

Security Clearance:

UKSV (United Kingdom Security Vetting) DV (Developed Vetting) clearance is required for this role, either already held or with a willingness to undergo the process. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS); details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website GOV.UK - Government baseline personnel security standard. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected. Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.

Our Hiring Process

At Methods Analytics, we believe in a transparent hiring process. Here's what you can expect:

• Internal Application Review
• Initial Phone Screen
• Technical Interview
• Pair Programming Exercise
• Final Interview
• Offer
  
  
  

Benefits


Working at MA

Methods Analytics (MA) exists to improve society by helping people make better decisions with data. Combining passionate people, sector-specific insight, and technical excellence to provide our customers an end-to-end data service.

We use a collaborative, creative and user centric approach to data to do good and solve difficult problems. Ensuring that our outputs are transparent, robust, and transformative. We value discussion and debate as part of our approach. We will question assumptions, ambition, and process - but do so with respect and humility.

We relish difficult problems, and overcome them with innovation, creativity, and technical freedom to help us design optimum solutions. Ethics, privacy, and quality are at the heart of our work, and we will not sacrifice these for outcomes.

We treat data with respect and use it only for the right purpose. Our people are positive, dedicated, and relentless. Data is a vast topic, but we strive for interactions that are engaging, informative and fun in equal measure. But maintain a steely focus on outcomes and delivering quality products for our customers.

We are passionate about our people; we want out colleagues to develop the things they are good at and enjoy.

By joining us you can expect