Junior Software Engineer

Are you ready to go from "Hello World" to shipping real code? We re looking for the next generation of engineers to join our 2026 Development Academy in the heart of Manchester. If you re a recent graduate (1-3 yrs), this is your invite to dive into an opportunity of a lifetime. Your journey starts in September 2026 and you'll spend your first year with us in the Academy. You won t just be watching from the sidelines though; you ll be building real-world apps, solving big problems, and making an actual impact to our customers. Once you ve crushed the Academy, you ll be drafted into one of our core engineering teams.

Your Impact

Once you ve levelled up in the Academy and joined your squad, you won t just be another dev in the system. You ll be a key player in how we deliver. Here s how you ll make your mark:

• Build for the Future: You ll be writing clean, scalable code using modern technology that actually lasts. We re talking about high-performance applications running on Kubernetes and cloud architectures. This isn t just "practice"; it s the tech that powers our mission.
• Ship with Confidence: In our teams, we own what we build. You ll ensure your code is bulletproof by writing robust tests and setting up real-time observability (Grafana). You won t just ship and forget; you ll learn how to monitor your work in the wild and keep it running smoothly.
• Stay Curious: Technology moves fast, and so do you. You ll dive deep into our core stack while staying agile enough to pick up new tools on the fly. You're here to learn, and we re here to make sure you never stop.
• Speak Your Mind: We tackle complex, brain-teasing problems every day. You ll collaborate with some of the best in the game, learning how to break down big ideas and explain the "why" behind your code so everyone's on board.
• Bring Your Energy: We love a self-starter. You ll own your tasks and take pride in delivering solutions that have high-quality and high impact.
• Find Your Voice: Our teams are full of passionate engineers who love a good debate. As you find your feet, we want you right there in the mix, sharing your ideas, challenging the status quo, and bringing your unique perspective to the table.
• Leadership: Join our alumni and mentor and share your experience with our new graduate cohorts on an annual basis.

Your Qualifications

We re not looking for a "perfect on paper" candidate. We re looking for someone who is hungry to build and ready to learn. Whether you re a formal student or a self-taught grinder, here s what we re looking for:

• The Foundation: You ve got a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or you ve gained equivalent experience in a professional environment. If you have the skills, we want to see them.
• The Code: You ve played around with at least one recognised programming language. It doesn t matter if this was for a grade, a job, or just a late-night passion project.
• Show Us Your Work: Got a GitHub, a portfolio, or a side project you're proud of? We d love to see it. We value real-world curiosity and the "build-in-public" mindset.

Preferred Skills

You don t need to be an expert in everything on day one that s what the Development Academy is for. But if you ve dabbled in these, you ll hit the ground running:

• Python, Go, Java, TypeScript, React, Kotlin: Our teams live and breathe these. If you ve got experience in any of these, you re already ahead of the game.
• The Container Game: Most of what we ship lives in Docker containers. If you know your way around Docker or Helm, you ll quickly see how our code makes it to the finish line.
• Cloud & Kubernetes: We re big on Kubernetes here. No stress if you haven't used it yet.