Engineering Consultant

The Daemon Way

Daemon's all about helping people use technology to make the world a better place. We love building trusted partnerships with our clients, and helping them embrace the tech that can make their business better. For that we need our people to embrace the Daemon way – doing great work in a great place, with diverse talents, all united by our shared values.

We're looking for tech heroes with the va-va-voom to help us unite teams behind one vision, empower their potential, and inspire them with our One Team spirit.

The aim is to get everyone to the future faster. By turning teams into the movements that power digital transformation.

What We Do

Our core set of client-centric solutions are designed to smash client's problems and make tech work harder for them. They include:

• Performance engineering
• Digital engineering
• Cloud adoption, migration and optimisation
• Data, ML and AI enablement

We tie this all together with a little thing we call 'delivery excellence', backed up with performance engineering, DevOps, and design thinking. And lashings of Daemonite energy, of course…

What To Expect

You'll be a member of the Daemon Engineering team, you'll be pushing to win work on exciting, challenging and rewarding projects with some famous brands. Working hand-in-glove with high-performing teammates, you'll develop personally and professionally, surrounded by superhero consultants digging deep to deliver together.

What We Need

We are looking for a Consultant with a background in software engineering, working with one or more programming languages with a focus on Java and/or React.

About You

You're a strong oral and written communicator, comfortable working with senior and junior colleagues alike. You have an organised and productive approach to work. You're able to identify your own growth areas and manage your own development plan.

You have a strong ability to absorb technical/domain information and apply it effectively.

Matching Your Values With Ours

Our values affect everything we do – and yours will too. So we'll need you to have integrity (of course) and be a passionate, approachable pragmatist who's always looking for ways to shake things up.

Your Responsibilities

You'll be responsible for a wide range of activities including:

• Implementing relevant tech stack solutions in Java
• Involved, both in the implementation of new and innovative solutions, as well as the support, maintenance, and improvement of existing solutions.
• Develop custom modules and integrate with third party solutions.
• An understanding of Software Applications.
• Ability to talk to senior non-technical staff

You'll report to one of our Principal Consultants.

Your Experience

• Solid understanding and level of specialism of technical tools and methodologies, certifications in key areas defined within development plan
• Effective client facing communication and team collaboration, creation of project reporting and presentations to support engagements or internal Daemon initiatives
• Active engagement and managing interactions of both internal and client stakeholders, comfortable to assist or run meetings e.g. stand up, demos, governance
• Ability to manage expectations, providing regular updates and acting as a point of contact for key activities or initiatives
• Demonstrating exceptional communication skills
• Ability to learn new technologies and adapt to an ever changing world

Who You'll Work With

Internally you'll be assigned a mentor and a buddy. You'll be working alongside our Principal & Senior Consultants within our Engineering Practice

Benefits

We pay competitive salaries with some great benefits (which we're always reviewing):

• 25 days paid annual leave
• Competitive pension contributions
• Private healthcare (extended to family members), including mental health cover, plus
• Gym discounts
• Dental cover (extended to family members)
• Death in service policy (4 x annual salary)
• Electric vehicle incentive scheme
• Certification bounties (bonuses for completing tech certification)
• Flexible working (working hours and/or flexible location)
• Working from abroad

More About Daemon Life

We've been powering digital transformations since 2007, when Calum Fitzgerald and Steve Bennett first founded Daemon Solutions. Now, we're up to 160+ Daemonites, beavering away on the tech visions that'll make all the difference for our clients – who include quite a few names you'll know.

We live and work by our values – in everything we do, we work with integrity, and we're approachable, pragmatic, progressive and passionate. Because we know that fostering shared values and a One Team spirit can be contagious. We're out to create movements.

Find out more here: Working at Dae.mn

Because movements power digital transformation.

Smells Like One Team Spirit

We're all about the energy that comes from confidence, camaraderie and a shared purpose. About unearthing the full potential of every engagement, to inspire and empower our clients, and leave them stronger than when we arrived.

So we empower you to deliver, with an open, honest culture where you can be yourself. And we give you mentoring, training, and plenty of scope for collaboration. Because we also want Daemon to be all about you.

But it's not all work, work, work – we're always finding excuses to get together, with regular socials, clubs and team lunches. When the time is right we throw seasonal parties, with gifts from us for everyone, and awesome extras. Like the Daemon FestDVal: we invite you, your friends and family (and dogs) to fool around with silly stuff like a drum workshop, laser tag and bouncy castles, listen to live music, and stuff yourselves with jerk chicken, veggie curry and donuts. Nice!

Training And Development

We love it when Daemonites want to get certified in new or existing technologies. Not only will we pay for you to do it – there might even be a bit of a bonus in it for you. We also make sure that you get internal training on the new products you need.

Big Client Experience

You'll get the chance to work with enterprise clients on different types of engagements, so you can hone your fabulous skill set and get to grips with all the latest tech.

Plus you'll find:

• The Daemon buddy system to support you in your first six months
• Support from a team of super-experienced consultants
• A promotion and pay rise panel every six months

We're committed to doing business based on our values, you can find out more here.