Are you a Computer Science graduate with a strong desire to make things better than you find them? We are looking for a graduate developer with a good technical degree to join our IT team to maintain and extend our existing suite of websites, applications and services.
Our environment is developer-focussed, learning-oriented and based on the principles of the Agile Manifesto. We use a wide variety of technologies including PHP, C#, ASP .NET, SQL Server and Microsoft Azure. We encourage new ideas and value fresh opinions on how we can keep our business ahead of the game by delivering innovative solutions to complex problems.
Working as part of our Software Development team, you’ll be thinking on your feet and solving often complex problems quickly and effectively to deliver improvements to our software and a better experience for our users.
Working closely with other IT teams and with the wider business, you’ll work with our team of developers to help us develop and grow. This is an exciting opportunity to advance your technical skills as well as your business understanding. We will support you in your learning and provide you with a platform to demonstrate your creative approach to problem solving.
Your benefits
* Starting salary £25,000
* Fully or hybrid remote working
* 25 days annual leave, plus birthday off
* Private medical insurance, Health Cash Plan scheme, life cover
* Early close on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve
* Company social events
* Company funded CII membership, qualifications study & exams
* Workplace pension scheme
* Time off in Lieu (TOIL)
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Ride to Work scheme
Key Skills & Experience
* First class Computer Science degree (achieved/predicted) from a top 80 university
* A passion for learning, technology, and continual improvement
* Some understanding of Object Orientated and use of an OOP language
* Ability to manage and prioritise multiple demands requiring collaboration with multiple stakeholders both within IT and the wider business
* Strong communication skills and a team player
* An ability to stay focused and concentrated to deliver great results
* Enjoyment of the detective work side of coding, using strong analysis and problem-solving skills to get to the root cause of an issue
* The ability to communicate with all kinds of people and interpret issues as you will be working with users from across the business to make their lives easier
* Excellent attention to detail – you will be working on business-critical solutions
* Great level of responsibility for the work being delivered and being able to estimate the potential impact of the implemented solution on the business
* A passion for a good quality code
Any of the following knowledge, skills or experience would be a bonus:
* Object Orientated Programming principles, C#, PHP, jQuery, CSS, MVC, SQL Server and/or MySQL, including writing SQL queries, GIT, Unit Testing, Azure
Salary description
£25000.00 - £25000.00 per year