Clue Computing Co.

Benefits Share Options (EMI) scheme 25 days annual leave, plus flexible bank holidaysand the opportunity to buy additional days Pension scheme - opt in salary sacrifice scheme Life Insurance (3x annual salary) Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and workplace wellbeing initiatives Private Healthcare cash-back scheme Flexible working hours and location Flexible benefits, such as: Cycle to Work, volunteer days/ opportunities and charity events Enhanced parental leave packages and enhanced sick pay Training and development opportunities Engagement and celebration activities- anniversaries, birthdays, team building, company-wide events Role specifics Reporting to: Technical Lead Key stakeholders: Product Team, Support Team, Platform Team Organisational Framework Level: 2 About you/ Job Summary At Clue, we're on a mission to transform investigations through intelligent technology. As a Senior Software Developer, you'll be an integral part of our agile development team, contributing to the delivery of secure, scalable, and innovative software solutions. We're embracing the power of AI to enhance our products and workflows, and we're looking for developers who share our curiosity and drive for innovation. We're not just experimenting with AI, we're embedding it into how we build, think, and evolve. You'll actively harness tools like GitHub Copilot to push boundaries and accelerate development. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a collaborative, fast paced environment, enjoys solving complex problems, and is passionate about leveraging AI to complement their existing technical skill set. You'll work closely with product, QA, and support teams to continuously improve our software delivery process and help shape the future of our platform. Key Accountabilities Be an active member of a Clue agile team, attending and contributing to all agile ceremonies. Regularly review progress and feedback your status. Work with other product, development and QA team members. Architect pragmatic technical solutions that meet business requirements, align with Clue's technology strategy, and follow the KISS principle - keeping complexity to a minimum while ensuring scalability and maintainability. Provide accurate effort estimations for work based upon the requirements provided. Design and develop clean code that follows our development standards and ensure code has good test coverage. Consider Non Functional Requirements (e.g. performance). Provide mentoring to the agile team. Carry out code reviews on code written by team members and identify training opportunities. Take ownership of problems and see them through to a successful solution. Key role measures Become an active member of the scrum team and contribute to the successful delivery of the sprint goal Work in an open, collaborative way with all other team members, personally contribute to our agile ceremonies Write code that is maintainable, testable, and secure. Mentor other team members to do the same. As required, work with other members of the business and third parties as required to assist in the enhancement and delivery of the product. Experience and skills Our ideal candidate would have experience in the following areas: Excellent knowledge of web client side frontend frameworks and technologies, including HTML, CSS, jQuery and Knockout, along with modern SPA frameworks such as Angular, React or Vue.js. Excellent experience with using Microsoft Visual Studio and Docker for development using the Microsoft development stack, including C#, .NET 8, .NET Framework, ASP.NET, MVC, JavaScript, SQL Server and Dapr. Applied knowledge of up to date development practices, such as the application of design patterns and the effective use of AI tooling, preferably GitHub Copilot, to enhance development velocity. Excellent experience of designing, building and hosting Azure solutions, using both Azure App Services, Azure Container Apps, Azure Service Bus and other associated Azure resources Excellent experience with SQL Server, with an understanding of how to diagnose and optimise the performance of queries. Experience with the implementation of Elasticsearch. Experience of mentoring other members of a software development team on a one to one basis An understanding and proficiency in working as an active member of an Azure development team, and the ability to demonstrate a good knowledge of Scrum. Proactive 'can do' attitude with excellent analytical and problem solving skills. Flexible and adaptable to ongoing change. Excellent written and oral communication and coordination skills. Experience with using Azure DevOps to manage your work, as as maintenance of build and deploy pipelines is os plus Octopus Deploy. Knowledge . Diversity, Equity and Inclusion If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway and tell us more about yourself. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. We believe that seeing the world from all sorts of angles makes life better for all. We want you to know that the things that make you an individual, like your identity, age, ethnicity, religion, ability and background, are things that we choose to celebrate and support. We are a scale up company, and as we continue to grow, we are passionate that having a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace will remain at our core. We are creating an inclusive environment where our people can thrive. Our values are aligned and at the heart of everything we do. We are respectful, united, rigorous, relentless and ethical.

Our Benefits Share Options (EMI) scheme 25 days annual leave, plus flexible bank holidays and the opportunity to buy additional days Pension scheme - opt in salary sacrifice scheme Life Insurance (3x annual salary) Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and workplace wellbeing initiatives Private Healthcare cash back scheme Flexible working hours and location Flexible benefits, such as: Cycle to Work, volunteer days/opportunities and charity events Enhanced parental leave packages and enhanced sick pay Training and development opportunities Engagement and celebration activities - anniversaries, birthdays, team building, company wide events About you / Job Summary The Platform Engineer will provide full lifecycle assistance to Development, Testing and Production environments. You'll have knowledge of Microsoft Azure, Cloud environments (PaaS & IaS), Microsoft Server OS, Microsoft SQL Server, PowerShell & CI/CD platforms. The team is responsible for the current Clue technology infrastructure, CI/CD, monitoring, escalated support, and Information Security. The infrastructure is currently a mix of Azure IaaS & PaaS services but we're moving towards a MACH architecture with serverless functions. You will be an experienced hands on engineer who is passionate about DevOps, Platform Engineering, security, reliability, performance, and empowering the Product Development teams to take ownership for shipping continuously and reliably to production. A key focus for the Platform Engineer is Developer Experience - enabling engineers to build solutions whilst helping to keep everything safe, secure, and cost effective. You will also be influential in magnifying these practices and approaches throughout Clue. As a Platform Engineer you'll be working as part of an agile team that provides services and tools to our internal engineering teams using the best technology for the job, spotting opportunities to do things better, helping to foster and mentor a progressive engineering culture. You'll have the opportunity to suggest new technologies and approaches and play a role in the technical direction that Platform Engineering at Clue should take. Key Accountabilities Providing operational support and continuous improvement of the Platform estate and processes for Development, Test and Production environments. Working with other technical leads in the design, implementation, administration and support of platform solutions and services. Continuously assessing and optimizing the platform by identifying and addressing performance, scalability, and reliability issues. Ensuring the platform adheres to industry standards and best practices in terms of security and compliance. Maintaining and improving our cloud platform whilst acting as a key escalation point where necessary. Ensuring automation, process efficiency and appropriate tooling is utilised to reduce cycle times and improve reliability, audit, and traceability for all deployments. Undertaking the set up and configuration of cloud provisioning and monitoring within cloud and hosted environments. Ensuring that the Development Teams have the right environment to maximise their efficacy and obstacles are removed, introducing automation where appropriate. Consistently ensuring process, best practice, system, and application build standards are applied and improved upon wherever possible. Learning new skills and developing your career working on diverse projects with a focus on continuous improvement. Ensuring the reliability, security, quality, and scaling of our Platform to meet the growing demand and rapid growth of our product and commercial growth. Supporting production environments and ensuring they are protected by governance, good practice/process design and 'fit for purpose' environments, to the left of Pre Prod and supporting all project change activity. Ensuring project and change release(s) are packaged to the right quality, repeatable between environments without change or modification and deployed to the target environments - ultimately to Production without detriment or issue within agreed timescales. Key role measures Responsible for the reliability (SLOs) of key workflows and run the applications that most influence Clue's reliability and performance. Responsible for the optimisation and ongoing financial health of operating our cloud platform at scale. Responsible for streamlining the process of releasing code through all environments to production. Responsible for operating an efficient escalated platform support capability in line with business KPI's. Experience and skills Hold a current Microsoft Azure Fundamentals certification. Experience with automating Microsoft Azure deployments using IaC and designing Cloud systems. Experience of building and operating consumer facing services. Demonstrable experience as an infrastructure, operations or technical expert operating in the space between development and operations. Previous experience in cloud management, code and test, scaling, automation, source control, deployment, and back up. Experience using Azure DevOps, Octopus Deploy (or another CI/CD tool) to automate software releases to customers. Scripting experience in either PowerShell, Python, Go, or Bash. Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross functional teams. Passion for learning, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement. Passion for DevOps and Platform as a Service. Understanding of security and compliance requirements related to platform infrastructure. Experience with observability practices and tooling, incident management processes and driving operational excellence. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway and tell us more about yourself. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. We believe that seeing the world from all sorts of angles makes life better for all. We want you to know that the things that make you an individual, like your identity, age, ethnicity, religion, ability and background, are things that we choose to celebrate and support. We are a scale up company, and as we continue to grow, we are passionate that having a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace will remain at our core. We are creating an inclusive environment where our people can thrive. Our values are aligned and at the heart of everything we do. We are respectful, united, rigorous, relentless and ethical.

A technology company in Bristol is seeking a Senior Software Developer to join their agile team. You will contribute to secure and scalable software development while leveraging AI technologies. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with frontend frameworks, Microsoft development stack, and Azure solutions, plus a collaborative spirit and problem-solving skills. This role offers flexible working conditions, training, and numerous benefits, reflecting a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Role specifics Salary range: up to £50,000 Reporting to: Head of Platform Key stakeholders: Customer, Technology, Product and Support teams Organisational Framework Level: 3 About you/ Job Summary As the Release Manager, you will be responsible for creating, owning, and improving the internal and customer-facing change process in Clue and ensuring all releases are a success. This includes application updates, patches, security improvements, customer specific releases as well as core roadmap planned releases. You will work collaboratively with all areas of the business as well as our customers to ensure a smooth deployment of all technology projects to our customers. You will be intellectually inquisitive and passionate about continuous improvement, results-focused and customer-obsessed, wanting to deliver high customer satisfaction at every step during the release cycle. At Clue Software, we're actively adopting AI to enhance our products and workflows. You'll bring curiosity and a willingness to leverage AI tools and approaches that drive innovation. Key Accountabilities Act as the 'go to' authority on all matters concerning Release Management at Clue. Act as the Change Manager and governor of changes within Clue. Lead the Go-Live activities to deploy the software successfully. Ensure releases are planned, according to the requirements and budget. Create plans for the implementation and deployment as per the release schedule, including customer communications. Schedule the release readiness reviews before deployment and milestone reviews after each release. Flexibility to support out-of-hours working on an ad hoc planned basis to facilitate releases in conjunction with the Support and Platform teams. Maintain documentation related to procedures on build and release, various notifications lists, and dependencies. Communicate project-related tasks such as plans, timelines, requirements, etc. between different teams. Coordinate the release schedule and resources required depending upon the third-party applications, defect backlogs, planned releases, and infrastructure updates. Managing risks and resolving challenges that impact release scope, quality, and schedules. Identify the risks that can delay the release and manage them, such that the scope scheduled, and quality of the release is not affected. Key role measures Percentage of customers on latest release Reduction in lead time from new releases getting rolled out to our customers Increase in deployment frequency Lead and execute effective change management processes to ensure smooth transitions across the organization. Release success percentage Healthy post-release verification Experience and skills Our ideal candidate would have experience in the following areas: At least 2 years of experience in a similar position, within a SaaS or technology environment Excellent customer relationship management experience Experience of managing and improving change and release processes Experience of managing defects, both in production and development environments Demonstrable knowledge of ITIL or similar service delivery methodologies with an emphasis on change management Excellent knowledge of software development lifecycles Strong communication skills, both written and oral, comfortable working with engineers and presenting to leadership Process-oriented, can map processes, and conform to best practices. Problem solver with a willingness to take ownership of issues to resolve. Able to work independently and manage a variety of projects simultaneously. An understanding and proficiency in working as an active member of an agile development team, and the ability to demonstrate a good knowledge of Scrum. Proactive attitude with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Flexible and adaptable to ongoing change. Knowledge of configuration management including hardware configurations Experience in Continuous integration and Continuous development (CI/CD) systems in Azure. Advanced Excel knowledge (dynamic queries, Power Query, linking between sheets / workbooksetc) If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway and tell us more about yourself. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion We believe that seeing the world from all sorts of angles makes life better for all. We want you to know that the things that make you an individual, like your identity, age, ethnicity, religion, ability and background, are things that we choose to celebrate and support. We are a scale-up company, and as we continue to grow, we are passionate that having a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace will remain at our core. We are creating an inclusive environment where our people can thrive. Our values are aligned and at the heart of everything we do. We are respectful, united, rigorous, relentless and ethical.

A leading SaaS company in Bristol is seeking a Release Manager to oversee and enhance the change process, ensuring successful software deployment to customers. The ideal candidate should have at least 2 years of relevant experience, strong problem-solving skills, and a focus on continuous improvement. This role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across various teams to achieve high customer satisfaction. Competitive salary up to £50,000 offered.