Working at Blackdot
Blackdot Solutions makes investigations software. Our product, Videris, is a leading solution that transforms the way organisations collect, analyse and visualise internet-sourced data. Governments, banks and large organisations use Videris to tackle some of the most complex investigative challenges our society faces. We’re looking for creative self-starters who love working with highly sophisticated and demanding customers to join our fast-paced, dynamic team. You'll be working in a team of friendly, driven product and engineering professionals
with a wide range of experience and interests.
Location
Hybrid role -You must be prepared to come into the office a minimum of once a week and when requested.
About the role
As a Software Engineer
, you will play a key role in our engineering
teams, bringing the product vision and features to life. You’ll be responsible for contributing insight and code to further improve the development of our SaaS platform, Videris, collaborating across teams in an agile operation.
The ideal candidate will be a conscientious developer who has an appreciation for technical excellence, and an aptitude for identifying and implementing solutions that enhance both the product and the user experience. They will be a clear communicator and will have a background in delivering reliable and maintainable software with remote teams, within the software industry, as well as a proven track record of working across a variety of departments and with a desire to continue their own growth and development.
Responsibilities
Reporting to our Engineering Manager, as a Software Engineer you will be responsible for:
Development
- Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code using modern programming languages and frameworks (preferably C#, Angular, TypeScript)
- Write tests to ensure reliability of the system and debug issues
- Participate in code reviews, pairing, and further improve capabilities and development best practices and work closely with others in Engineering
- Contribute to test coverage, CI/CD pipelines, containerisation, and cloud infrastructure to ensure seamless delivery and deployment.
- Collaborate with product to understand the user experience and design and implement the right technical solution
- Contribute to documentation and knowledge sharing.
Architectural
- Choose appropriate technologies and design patterns
- Consider scalability, reliability and security that align with business objectives and can be managed and monitored within an operational environment.
- Keep abreast of emerging technologies and methodologies to improve our development processes and product capabilities.
Company and Team Collaboration
.
- Have an understanding of the commercial context of the work being undertaken.
- Work with colleagues across teams, ensuring alignment on goals and expectations.
- Bring your insights and experience to the company and shape it.
About you
You will be passionate about what you do, and keen to experience new ideas and to develop further, with a drive for innovation and performance.
- You are likely to have a Bachelor’s degree. You may also have postgraduate technical qualifications or industry specific experience.
- A minimum 3 years’ experience in a software development or related role.
- Broad experience of modern software delivery including cloud (e.g. AWS).
- Familiarity with common tools; Jira, Jenkins, Git, GitHub Actions, Grafana, Terraform, Kubernetes, Playwright
- B2B software company experience.
- Specific experience in SQL, Postgres, Data Science Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning(AI & ML), and/or performance/scaling of SAAS products a benefit
Benefits
You’ll enjoy:
- Competitive salary with regular pay reviews
- 25 days holiday and the flexibility to carry over
- The chance to work with some of the best people in the business.
- Strong work-life balance & flexible working
- Professional development days & role-specific training
- Vitality health insurance
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric Vehicle (EV) scheme
- Enhanced pension contributions
