Junior Software Developer

We’re looking for a Junior Software Developer to join our dynamic team and contribute to innovative software solutions that drive our business forward.

In this role, you’ll work closely with Developers, Product Owners, Business Analysts, and business users to build impactful solutions tailored to business needs. As a champion of agile development, you’ll play a key role in fostering strong collaboration within Scrum teams and ensuring that the solutions delivered are both effective and timely.

You'll be part of a supportive and forward-thinking technology team, where your ideas and contributions will make a real difference. If you’re ready to develop your skills, embrace new challenges, and be part of a team that values innovation and teamwork, this could be the role for you.

Key responsibilities

• Attending and contributing to daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning, sprint demos and sprint retrospectives.
• Providing accurate estimates for user stories and backlog items.
• Translating user stories and backlog items into logical units of work.
• Evaluating technical feasibility.
• Translating requirements and acceptance criteria into technical solutions.
• Producing well structured, efficient, and reliable code within the agreed timescales, using the technologies selected for the solution.
• Ensuring that code is well tested using TDD where appropriate.
• Providing prompt fixes to defects identified, ensuring that these fixes are well tested before they are released.
• Managing code using the code management tool of choice, ensuring that changes are checked out/in in a timely manner and maintaining an awareness of any potential impact on other Developers in the team.
• Contributing to the overall quality of code delivered by the Development Team by performing code reviews for other Developers.
• Maintaining an interest in the latest development tools and technologies and being prepared to use these in a fast-paced environment.
• Applying development best practices and adhering to IT policies and standards.
• Actively participating in the Development community, sharing skills and knowledge and bringing in best practice.

Our ideal candidate will have a proactive and can-do mind-set as well as

• Experience with one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, C#, Python, JavaScript).
• Understanding of software development processes, from design to deployment.
• Familiarity with Scrum or Kanban frameworks and working in an agile team.
• Ability to analyse and debug code, troubleshoot issues, and find effective solutions. Strong teamwork skills, with the ability to work with developers, product owners, and business stakeholders.

• Experience with front-end frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue.js) or back-end development.
• Exposure to cloud platforms like AWS or Azure.
• Knowledge of databases (SQL, NoSQL).
• Experience with version control tools (Git, GitHub, GitLab).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.