Software Engineering Specialist
Job Req ID: 35884
Posting Date: 17 Sep 2024
Function: Software Engineering
Unit: Networks
Location:
Outer Ring Road, Bellandur, Bengaluru, India
Salary: competitive
Why this job matters
The Software Engineering Specialist independently executes advanced activities to deliver the engineering strategy and roadmap that supports BT's commercial strategy through cross functional business partnering and the participation of a team that pursues innovation as well as engineering excellence.
What you'll be doing
- Delivers the engineering strategy in ensuring the engineering organisation's ability to deliver high quality on time and on budget and implementing means of bringing measurability as well as predictability to the engineering organisation's capabilities
- Executes complex technical decisions, technology choices and architecture for a wide range of high-performance products, capabilities, and platforms, effectively balancing short-term impact with long-term transformation
- Resolves complex and strategic issues using advanced technical knowledge, across wider industry and/or specific sectors, and develops bespoke or leading edge, technically complex solutions (e.g., relating to new, un-tested technology and/or large-scale impact of products)
- Executes and contributes to the development of the ambitious and compelling technical roadmap to meet the needs of the business, engineering team, and partner teams
- Executes engineering and operational excellence initiatives, implementing metrics and process for regular assessment and improvement
- Drives an engineering culture that fosters innovation and creativity while delivering high quality products with predictability and reliability
- Writes, tests and reviews code, refining and rewriting as necessary independently and communicates to engineering professionals and colleagues involved in the project
- Solves complex and escalated aspects of a project, performing coding, debugging, testing and troubleshooting when necessary
- Plays a positive contributor role in the software engineering organisation, implementing the technical vision and the pursuit of innovations regarding new technologies, platforms and applications
- Evaluates, implements and maintains high-quality tools and complex automation processes to support continuous delivery and developer productivity
- Implements new architectures, standards, and methods for large-scale enterprise systems
- Researches, designs and writes new software and performs deep dive data analysis, to identify issues and implement ways to improve working processes within the area of software engineering responsibility, such as avoiding and reducing technical debt
- Mentors other software engineers, helping to improve the team's abilities by acting as a technical resource
- Champions, continuously develops and shares with team knowledge on emerging trends and changes in software engineering
The skills you'll need
Agile Development
Database Design/Development
Debugging
APIs/Web Service Integration
Programming/Scripting
Microservices/Service Oriented Architecture
IT Security
Cloud Computing
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment Automation & Orchestration
Software Testing
Application Development
Algorithm Design
Software Development Lifecycle
Project/Programme Management
Decision Making
Growth Mindset
Inclusive Leadership
Our leadership standards
Looking in:
Leading inclusively and Safely
I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.
Owning outcomes
I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.
Looking out:
Delivering for the customer
I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.
Commercially savvy
I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.
Looking to the future:
Growth mindset
I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.
Building for the future
I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.
About us
BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.
Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding.
We value diversity and celebrate difference. We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It's fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.
We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you'll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won't be alone: we'll be there with help and support, learning and development.
This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.
A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:
Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you're a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.
DON'T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT
Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.
