University of Birmingham
Full Stack Developer - UX Focus (Web and Digital) - IT Services - 102651 - Grade 6
Get notified of more jobs like this · No spam, ever
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Position Details
IT Services
Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
Full-time starting salary: £33,002 to £35,608 with potential progression once in post to £39,906
Grade: 6
Full Time, Fixed Term contract up to 12 months
Closing date: 7th September 2026
Our Offer to You
People are at the heart of what we are and do.
The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university. We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success.
We are committed to helping the people who work here to develop through our sector-leading Birmingham Professional programme which provides all professional services staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential. With almost 5,000 professional services jobs in a wide range of functions in Edgbaston and in our campus in Dubai, there are plenty of opportunities for you to be able to develop your career at the University.
We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate. We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.
Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements. We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working. In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme. We also have three high-quality subsidised day nurseries.
The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site. On campus we have a state-of-the-art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.
Find out more about the benefits of working for the University of Birmingham https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/jobs/staff-benefits
Background
The University of Birmingham is a global institution working within a diverse and vibrant City, offering an inspiring education to our students, and undertaking critically important research. We are a place of open, critical thinking, and the creation, sharing and dissemination of knowledge. Professional Services put students at the heart of all they do and enable an exceptional educational experience. They provide outstanding support to our researchers and help the University to grow its influence regionally, nationally, and globally. They ensure the University’s resources are used wisely, manage and improve the infrastructure which sits at the heart of the institution, and support decisions to be made quickly and based on sound evidence. Our Birmingham Professional programme [https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/excellence/professional/index.aspx#:~:text=The%20Birmingham%20Professional%20programme,pioneering%20spirit%2C%20purposefulness%20and%20pragmatism.] operates across the University, supporting colleagues to network and collaborate, offering opportunities to learn and develop, contributing to the delivery of the University’s objectives, and helping everyone to understand the broader context within which we work.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
Department Overview
The role of IT Services [https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/university/colleges/professional/it/index.aspx] is to ensure that the University of Birmingham community has access to responsive, resilient, secure and accessible systems and support. Our technologies enable our students, staff, researchers, visitors, and partners to confidently and creatively use digital services, technology, and data for the benefit of their learning, teaching, research, or work.
IT Services are building a culture of innovation, collaboration, openness, and inclusivity, and we apply the principles of customer focus and continuous improvement to everything we do. We want to attract outstanding, inspirational, and talented people, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success. Our IT Services division has an active People and Culture network and Women in IT group, bi-annual making IT happen awards recognition programme, and Social Committee which arranges regular activities and events for colleagues.
With a new Digital Strategy, this is an exciting opportunity to join the team making IT happen at the University of Birmingham.
Job Summary
This is a one-year secondment opportunity. The Web and Digital team develops and supports digital products used by students, staff, researchers and external audiences across the university.
We are looking for a full-stack developer with a strong interest in user experience to join our multidisciplinary product teams.
You will develop secure, accessible and maintainable digital applications across the front end and back end. You will work closely with UX/UI designers, product owners, developers and users to turn requirements and design concepts into effective digital products. The role combines software engineering with a strong focus on usability, accessibility and user-centred development. You will contribute to UX activities such as prototyping, usability testing and design reviews while developing your technical skills across the full software development lifecycle.
This is a development role rather than a dedicated UX/UI design role. You will work alongside UX specialists and contribute your technical knowledge to the design process.
Strategic Impact & Context
Today’s students and staff expect seamless, consumer-grade digital experiences. Technology is woven into every aspect of higher education, from mobile accessibility to collaborative cloud environments and efficient administrative workflows.
In this role, your work directly influences the university's digital transformation strategy. By building reliable self-service platforms, automated workflows, and robust core applications, you will help us attract top-tier global talent, drive internal efficiencies, and directly boost our National Student Survey (NSS) satisfaction scores.
Main Duties
Software Development
- Develop and maintain secure, responsive web applications using modern technologies.
- Write clean, tested and maintainable code across front end and back end.
- Debug issues, participate in code reviews and follow team development standards.
- Contribute to technical design and maintain key technical documentation under senior guidance.
User Experience
- Work closely with UX designers and stakeholders to understand user requirements.
- Build accessible and responsive user interfaces.
- Apply the University's design system and accessibility standards.
- Contribute ideas to improve usability and the overall user experience.
- Participate in usability testing and user feedback sessions where appropriate.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Testing and Quality
- Write unit tests and support integration and user acceptance testing.
- Identify and resolve software defects.
- Ensure applications meet performance, security, and accessibility requirements.
Deployment and Support
- Use GitHub, Azure DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines to deliver software.
- Assist with application deployments.
- Support production applications by investigating and resolving issues alongside senior developers.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of development and support processes.
Collaboration
- Work within an Agile Scrum team.
- Participate in sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and reviews.
- Collaborate with developers, UX designers, product owners, and business stakeholders.
- Share knowledge and contribute to team improvements.
Continuous Learning
- Keep up to date with modern development technologies and engineering practices.
- Learn new frameworks and tools where appropriate.
- Develop knowledge of cloud platforms, accessibility, and secure software development.
Required Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, and Experience
Essential Criteria
Knowledge and Experience
- Around 2 to 4 years of development experience.
- Experience developing web applications using modern programming languages and frameworks including HTML, CSS and JavaScript or TypeScript.
- Understanding of databases and APIs.
- Experience developing responsive web applications.
- Awareness of software testing and quality assurance.
- Experience using GitHub or modern source control workflows.
- Understanding of Agile development practices.
- Awareness of secure coding principles and web accessibility.
Skills and Abilities
- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
- Ability to work effectively with UX designers, developers, product owners and other stakeholders.
- Interest in creating intuitive user experiences.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
- Ability to work effectively within a collaborative team.
- Ability to learn new technologies and development practices quickly.
Qualifications
Degree in computing, software engineering or a related discipline, software engineering bootcamp, or equivalent practical experience. Practical experience developing software through academic projects, personal projects, internships, placements or open-source contributions.
Desirable Skills
Experience with one or more of the following technologies is desirable. We do not expect candidates to have experience across all of them:
- Experience with React or Vue, TypeScript, .NET or another modern development framework.
- Experience developing or consuming REST APIs.
- Experience with SQL databases.
- Experience writing automated unit or integration tests.
- Experience using Azure DevOps, GitHub or similar development platforms.
- Experience with Figma or another design/prototyping tool.
- Understanding of WCAG and accessible web development.
- Experience working with design systems or reusable UI components.
- Experience participating in usability testing or user research.
- Experience deploying applications using cloud platforms or CI/CD pipelines.
What We're Looking For
We are looking for someone who is primarily a developer but thinks about the user when writing software.
You
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills