Senior Software Engineer na Klipboard

"At Klipboard we've introduced a flexible hybrid work policy, where employees spend three days in the office and two days working from home. This approach promotes a balanced work environment that combines office collaboration with the comfort and convenience of remote work."

Klipboard provides specialist software, services and support to deliver fully integrated trading and business management solutions to companies in the distributive trade – wherever they are in the world. With a unique depth of knowledge and experience in ERP/SaaS solutions, Klipboard has a wide range of clients includes wholesalers, distributors, merchants and retailers from small traders to multinational enterprises.  Klipboard has offices in the UK, Ireland, The Netherlands, South Africa, Kenya and North America.  Our mission is simple: to design and deliver high performance, integrated ERP solutions that enable our distributive trade customers to source effectively, stock efficiently, sell profitably and service competitively

At inspHire, the primary role of the Senior Software Engineer is to create and implement high quality product solutions. The senior engineer will work closely with the Product Owner in order refine and estimate epics and stories, and work closely with the wider engineering team in order to coach and mentor other members of the team. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Act as a product advocate in all areas of the business.
• Uses Ruby on Rails to produce high-quality, user-friendly software applications.
• Helps drive cloud native best practices within the engineering teams.
• Champions the use of AI to assist with engineering practices.
• Continuously evolve, and champion, a set of professional coding standards and design guidelines within the team.
• Build and maintain strong version control, with CI/CD pipelines.
• Demonstrate a high level of software craftsmanship, commitment to quality and a conscientious approach to work.
• A strong knowledge of software development life-cycle processes including the methodologies of Agile and Scrum (iterative releases, daily build/test, code inspections etc).
• Participate and assist with team ceremonies and contribute towards overall delivery success.
• Acts as a role model for strong unit testing and TDD practices.
• Keeps up to date with industry trends, tools and techniques.
• Offer technical advice, guidance and mentorship to more junior members of the development team.
• Constantly promote a positive attitude to the whole company and its customers, a can-do attitude.
• Good communication and writing skills to provide quality updated on work progress to relevant stakeholders.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Ruby on Rails
• C#
• Object-orientated principles
• HTML5/CSS3 
• SQL Database technology; PostgreSQL, MSSQL
• Cloud infrastructure experience (Azure, AWS or others) 
• JavaScript frameworks (React, Vue, Ember, Angular etc.) 
• Linux / OS-X command line 

Skills & Qualities:

• The ability to build and maintain strong and trusted relationships with both your team and key stakeholders
• The ability to influence and motivate stakeholders and team members to achieve objectives
• The ability to offer technical guidance to team members and key stakeholders in order to deliver optimal product solutions
• The ability to adapt to change in any periods of change/disruption
• Must have a pro-active, positive, open and collaborative approach to working with others in a team
• Must be open to learning new skills and self-development to drive both personal and team growth
• Must be comfortable in giving feedback at all levels with integrity as well as receiving it to build trust 

Company Info

You may also have seen from our recent posts that we are excited to begin sharing our new company name – Klipboard. Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) is becoming Klipboard and our new brand is designed to bring together our expertise across distribution, automotive, retail, rental, transport management, manufacturing, and field service management. We have offices based across the world and we are looking for talented individuals to join our growing teams. Due to our growth over the last few years it is an exciting time to join us as we enter our next chapter! At Klipboard we've introduced a flexible hybrid work policy, where employees spend three days in the office and two days working from home. This approach promotes a balanced work environment that combines office collaboration with the comfort and convenience of remote work."

Equal Opportunities

As a global company, we value and respect the diversity of our workforce, aiming to empower everyone to embrace each other's differences. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where diversity, equity, and inclusion are integral to our company and culture. We recognize the benefits of a diverse workforce, where creativity and valuing differences enable us all to thrive and sparks innovation.

If you require any help, adjustments and/or support during the interview and offer process then please advise our TA or HR team. 

Research shows that women and other underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for a role unless they meet every listed requirement. However, we recognise that skills and experience come in many forms, and we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every criterion. If you are passionate about this role and believe you have the right mindset and transferrable skills, we would love to hear from you!

To all recruitment agencies: Klipboard does not accept agency speculative resumes. At present we only accept CV’s from Agencies on our PSL who have been assigned specific position/s. Please do not forward resumes to our careers site or direct to Klipboard employee as this does not constitute an introduction and Klipboard retrospectively will not be liable for any candidate ownership or fees related to unsolicited resumes. 

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