Newcastle! We're Version 1; technology and digital transformation experts with highly successful global technology partnerships, and we're a Great Place to Work.

Newcastle has a flourishing tech scene and one of the fastest-growing tech clusters in the UK and Version 1 is one of the fastest-growing employers in Europe. We’re so excited to speak to people who are looking to work for a progressive employer with unparalleled opportunities for career development, mentoring, and upskilling.

At Version 1, we are excited to become a part of this vibrant city’s scene, and to have talented people in Newcastle help us in delivering a wide range of technology and services for our customers both locally and across the UK and Ireland. Newcastle upon Tyne is a modern city investing in the future and Version 1 is a modern employer investing in Newcastle upon Tyne.

As a Senior Java Developer, you will be working in a Scrum Team of cross-functional skills in tight collaboration practising Agile. You will be contributing to real decisions about technology to create maintainable solutions for our customers and participating in a highly collaborative group of software engineering professional’s. Learning, developing your skills further and continuously improving will be part of your role. 

You will develop software to meet our client's user needs using Java, follow best practice guidelines and help to improve those guidelines. In addition to Java, you will contribute to the Front End development within the project. You will be creating best in class documentation with our client users in mind.

In this project, you will be doing good with technology, part of a large programme of work to modernise and develop this central government department digital services, therefore, supporting our society. If you want to see how Version 1 is using "Tech For Good" read and watch this video regarding the work we have done with the East of England Ambulance Service.

• SC Eligible 
• Java development and Unit Testing experience for a senior-level role
• Good communication skills
• Experience in Agile delivery
• Front End development experience in Angular, React, Node or Javascript

Before you apply, here are some of our benefits. We offer profit share, pension, private medical, flexible working policy and more. We offer incentives for accreditations and educational assistance for courses relevant to your role.

We offer employee recognition in the form of Excellence Awards and V1Ps which is awarded by your peers. Engagement is incredibly important with local engagement teams driving our engagement events!

• Remote Working 
• Private Medical 
• Life Insurance 
• Quarterly Profit Share
• Pathways Career Development Quarterly