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IQ-EQ

Backend Software Engineer - Symfony

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Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England

Company Description

ABOUT IQ-EQ

We’re a leading Investor Services group offering end-to-end services in administration, accounting, reporting, regulatory and compliance needs of the investment sector worldwide. 

We employ a global workforce of 5,800+ people across 25 jurisdictions and have assets under administration (AUA) exceeding US$750 billion. We work with 13 of the world’s top 15 private equity firms.

Our services are underpinned by a Group-wide commitment to ESG and best-in-class technology including a global data platform and innovative proprietary tools supported by in-house experts.

Above all, what makes us different is our people. Operating as trusted partners to our clients, we deliver intelligent solutions through a combination of technical expertise and strong relationships based on deep client understanding. 

We’re driven by our Group purpose, to power people and possibilities.

Job Description

The successful candidate will be working on the continuous development of our multiple proprietary RegTech software solutions, in an Agile environment. The engineer will be largely working on a LAMP based technology stack, using the PHP framework Symfony 7 and above, for developing the backend microservices.

Responsibilities 

  • Work as part of a dynamic development team on the forefront of PHP application development 
  • Contributing to the continuing development of the software architecture of our applications 
  • Finding code solutions to business process specifications by programming new software modules, with exposure to the full technology stack
  • Resolving bug fix tickets on the internally developed code base 
  • Liaising with superusers to identify and specify business requirements for new features 
  • Show an awareness of ongoing security risks and solutions 
  • Write well-structured, clean, and efficient code, in line with OOP SOLID principles 

Qualifications

Requirements 

  • At least 4 years’ experience in one of the modern PHP frameworks (experience with Symfony or Laravel is a plus) 
  • At least 4 years’ experience in the Agile/Scrum development methodology 
  • Understanding of microservice approach to application development 
  • Understanding of OOP SOLID principles 
  • Good understanding of designing robust REST API 
  • Experience writing automated unit tests 
  • Experience working with relational databases
  • Knowledge of NoSQL databases is a plus 
  • Experience with queueing systems (RabbitMQ) is a plus 
  • Experience with caching systems is a plus 
  • Exposure to IDE environments and Continuous Integration tools (Bitbucket, Jira etc) 
  • An understanding of financial compliance processes is not necessary, but a willingness to learn and understand business workflows is essential

Qualifications and Experience 

  • 4+ years commercial software development experience in PHP 
  • Excellent verbal and oral communication skills in English
  • Enthusiasm to grow and learn from experienced colleagues 
  • Process oriented working style with clear goal direction and output focus 

Additional Information

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU AND THE ENVIRONMENT

As a forward-looking business, sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on us building and maintaining meaningful, long-term relationships with all our stakeholders – including our employees, clients, and local communities – while also reducing our impact on our natural environment.

There is always more we can, and should do, to improve – whether in relation to our people, our clients, our planet, or our governance. Our ongoing success as a business depends on our sustainability and agility in a changing and challenging global landscape. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse culture for our people, led by our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion steering committee.

Our learning and development programmes and systems (including PowerU and MyCampus) enable us to invest in growing our employees’ careers, while our hybrid working approach supports our employees in achieving balance and flexibility while remaining connected to their colleagues. We want to empower our 5,500+ employees - from 94 nationalities, speaking 41 languages across 25 countries - to each achieve their potential. Through IQ-EQ Launchpad we support female managers launching their first fund, in an environment where only 15% of all private equity and venture capital firms are gender balanced.

We’re committed to growing long-term relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives. We understand that our clients' sustainability and success leads to our sustainability and success. We’re emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.

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