Junior Software Developer jobs in United Kingdom

We’re looking for a skilled and motivated Software Developer to join one of our agile squads, helping to design, build, and deliver high-quality features across the PCI Pal product suite. You’ll play a key role in writing clean, efficient, and testable code, while contributing to team discussions, sprint planning, and technical decisions. This role is ideal for someone with a solid grounding in software engineering principles who’s eager to take ownership of their work, contribute to improving existing systems, and grow through mentorship and hands-on experience. You’ll work closely with testers, team leads, and product owners in a fast-paced environment where continuous learning and high standards are part of the culture.
The successful candidate must be within commuting distance to both London and Ipswich. This is a hybrid role with expectation that when required, the successful candidate can travel to one of our offices at least once per week.

• Strong experience in in modern C#, TypeScript, HTML and CSS
• Strong cloud platform experience, ideally AWS
• Strong CI/CD experience
• Strong experience of using infrastructure as code (e.g. CDK, Terraform)
• Experience developing serverless applications (e.g. Lambda)
• A strong focus on architecture and code quality
• Experience of modern UI frameworks such as Vue or React
• Ability to create great user experiences
• Have a good understanding of SOLID principles and how to use design patterns to create robust, maintainable and testable code
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and Dependency Injection
• Strong experience of integrating with third party services using APIs
• Experience of writing performance critical code
• Experience of using Git or similar to track changes
• Experience of both the full .NET Framework and .NET Core
• Experience of using observability systems such as Elastic APM or DataDog to track and diagnose issues in production
• A solid understanding of security principles and secure coding including OWASP Top 10
  Nice to haves:
  o Experience in VOIP, (SIP and RTP advantageous)
  o Experience of TDD/BDD/DDD
  o Knowledge of PCI compliance and associated standards such as ISO 27001
  o Knowledge of accessibility standards and how to apply them (WCAG)
  o Experience with developing CRM plugins
  o Experience of Python and Data Analytics
  o Experience of developing AI applications
  
  To understand the full requirements for this opportunity, please read the full job spec

• Working as part of a close-knit squad of developers and testers to design, build and deliver high quality solutions in line with guidance and best practices of the department
• Drive best practices – think SOLID principles, design patterns and refactoring existing code to be more maintainable and efficient
• Writing code to develop, fix or enhance features within the PCI Pal product suite
• Working with your team lead and product owner to plan and refine projects
• Helping to ensure the team delivers high quality features on time in a rapidly changing environment
• Supporting the management of web infrastructure and performing associated health checks as needed
• Building and maintaining an expert knowledge of PCI Pal’s products, services, and deployment methodology
• Creating internal technical and process documentation for your work to ensure knowledge is shared with the wider engineering team
• Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits
• Writing testable, scalable and efficient code and leading code reviews
• Supporting live products
• Learning new technologies and keep abreast of existing technologies and be able to apply these to your work

• 25 days holiday, rising to 28 days per annum with length of service
• Day off on your birthday
• Medical, dental and optical insurance cover (after qualifying period, subject to terms)
• An exciting and flexible working environment surrounded by friendly and committed co-workers
• UK: Electric Vehicle Scheme (after qualifying period, subject to terms)
• “Work from anywhere” 2 weeks per year policy
• Training and development opportunities
• Access to an employee assistance programme and wellbeing support hub
• Team events, ad-hoc incentives and competitions

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