Equiniti
Junior Software Engineer
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EQ Retirement Solutions is transforming the retirement and pensions markets with leading administration and technology solutions. With over 1200 employees globally, 189 years of knowledge and 11 million pension scheme members and policyholders, we are here to help people plan for a confident financial future by delivering innovative, reliable and customer-focused retirement services. Our teams are driven by a shared commitment to excellence, collaboration and making a real impact to the lives of our clients and customers.
Role Summary
EQ Retirement Solutions are looking for a Junior Software Engineer within their Product & Technology department.
The main purpose of the role is to support the design, development, testing and maintenance of software solutions while building technical capability and domain knowledge, working under guidance within an Agile development environment.
Core Duties/Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:
- Design, code, test and document simple programs and software components in line with agreed standards
- Contribute to Agile ceremonies and follow the Software Development Lifecycle and Agile TOM
- Work collaboratively with engineers and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality software
- Apply engineering best practices through peer reviews, testing and quality controls
- Review own work to ensure accuracy, performance and maintainability
- Escalate and document technical issues related to design or functionality where appropriate
- Participate in continuous improvement activities to enhance design, productivity and quality
- Support incident, defect and change management activities under supervision
- Demonstrate curiosity and interest in emerging tools, technologies and engineering practices
- Adhere to organisational security, privacy and ethical standards
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The duties and responsibilities outlined above are to be regarded as broad areas of responsibility and do not necessarily detail all tasks which the post holder may be required to perform.
Skills, Capabilities and Attributes
The ideal candidate will have the below skills, capabilities and attributes
- Foundation-level experience or knowledge of software development principles
- Exposure to Agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum)
- Basic understanding of full-stack development concepts
- Familiarity with Java, Spring, SQL and relational databases
- Awareness of source control tools such as Git and Jira
- Understanding of testing approaches including unit and integration testing
- Interest in cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines and modern engineering practices
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment
- A proactive mindset with a commitment to continuous learning
- Motivation, enthusiasm and a positive attitude
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What We Offer
- Save For Your Future - Equiniti Pension Plan; Equiniti matches your pension contributions up to 10%
- Health and Wellbeing – Employee Assistance Programme: counselling, legal & wellbeing support for colleagues and their households. Life assurance cover at 4x salary with the ability to purchase enhance cover.
- Employee discounts – Discounts and cashback at your favourite high street stores through our EQ Wins Platform.
- Flexible Benefits – The ability to purchase a wide variety of benefits through our flex plan; gadgets, travel insurance, will writing, holiday trading and more.
- Time Off – Typically 29 days holiday + bank holidays. 2 volunteer days to get involved with a charity of your choosing.
- Winning together – Equiniti ICON award vouchers; recognising the individuals going above and beyond to help the business succeed.
- Learning & Development – Investment in LinkedIn Learning for all colleagues.
Equal Opportunity Statement
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Please note any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening checks.
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