Software Engineer (Java)

Software Engineer (Java),

India (remote)

We have a truly exciting opportunity for a Java Software Engineer to be part of an innovative software engineering team developing several applications in physical energy trading and grid management software (E-apps).

At Brady Technologies, we are at the forefront of the energy transition, helping market participants navigate new challenges and opportunities with confidence. Our advanced software solutions bring clarity to complex problems and processes, enabling customers to enhance their trading and operations and meet tomorrow’s energy needs. Our product suite serves a diverse client base, including utilities, independent power producers, renewable asset developers, and energy and multi-commodity trading houses. We also provide solutions for oil & gas companies, particularly as they develop their power businesses, state power grid operators, hedge funds and investment management companies.

Our software solutions support critical decision-making and help these regional and global leaders optimise their trading, power operations, and manage complex risks. Our technology facilitates increased automation and efficiency in the face of changing market dynamics including decentralisation, decarbonisation, diversity of generation assets, volatility and evolving regulation. We are proud of the spirit of partnership we have with our customers, many of whom have been with us for a decade or more. Furthermore, we are committed to our values of collaboration, innovation and delivery, to ensure we continue to meet their and the energy market’s needs in the future.

This role will be part of an internationally distributed team located across Edinburgh, Halden and remote resources. This is a full stack role, principally developing in JAVA, Jboss including Swing and Oracle / MS SQL Server databases. Technology modernisation is part of our roadmap development. FitNesse is used as an automated testing tool and JIRA for backlog development. This is a great opportunity to further develop your software engineering career at a company with strong growth ambitions in a dynamic and future-looking industry.

Key technical skills:

• Java 8
• JBoss EAP 7.3 - Java EE
• Oracle JDK - GUI
• RedHat OpenJDK - server"
• Eclipse, NetBeans, Maven
• Swing
• Oracle, MS SQL
• Good security knowledge
• REST API
• Web services

Key Accountabilities:

• Coding in the languages we use and work towards becoming an expert in these, keeping up to date with language versions
• Ensuring/proving your code works as expected using a Test Driven Development approach based on agreed Acceptance Criteria
• Perform maintenance programming and correction of identified defects
• Create, document, and implement unit test plans and scripts
• Follow our Continuous Integration approach
• Follow our Source Control approach with Git
• Perform final level reviews using our Peer Code Review development approach
• Assessing opportunities for application and process improvements
• Support and encourage the reduction of technical debt in our development codebase
• Pro-active in understanding and contributing to the technical solution from design through to code level
• Provide suitable documentation to support development work - from release notes up to product documentation
• Software Design and requirements breakdown in the form of User Stories using various Agile methodologies
• Interpret written requirements and technical specification documents

Along with suitable technical experience, you'll:

• Be a team player, supporting and encouraging team collaboration and a mindset for Continuous Improvement
• Be great problem-solver, proactively identifying issues and seek to resolve them quickly and effectively
• Be a passionate learner, willing to undertake training with a willingness to share knowledge and collaborate with colleagues
• Have proven experience in the ownership of software development projects and technical solutions
• Show a commitment to quality and a thorough approach to work
• Have the dedication in creating high quality applications for a demanding industry
• Have demonstrable ability and passion to mentor, teach and coach individuals in the team

What Brady offers:

• Great compensation + 5% bonus + private health insurance!
• 24 days' holiday + bank holidays
• 1/2 day off Christmas Eve & New Year's Eve
• Pluralsight licenses for engineering team members
• Flexible working hours
• An opportunity to build a modern technology platform for the power and energy trading markets
• A positive, values-driven culture