Project Execution

• Drive work from design to deployment, ensuring timely delivery.
• Provide accurate estimates and transparent progress updates.
• Troubleshoot issues in **dev>, **integ>, and prod> environments.
• Ensure work aligns with business and project goals.

Mentorship & Development

• Actively learn from peers, pair with senior engineers, and adopt modern engineering practices.
• Seek proactive feedback to accelerate skill growth.
• Informally share knowledge with teammates to foster collaboration.

Collaboration & Communication

• Work closely with Product, QA, DevOps, UX/UI, Principal Engineers, and Architects.
• Clearly communicate design considerations, progress, and trade-offs.
• Build trust by being reliable, transparent, and supportive.
• Escalate risks early to avoid sprint/delivery disruptions.

Problem Solving

• Solve well-defined problems with a structured, solution-focused approach.
• Break down tasks into manageable components and clarify ambiguity as needed.
• Improve system reliability and performance with pragmatic solutions.
• Ensure problem-solving supports team and business priorities.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential (Minimum Requirements)

• Hands-on experience in Python and a web framework (e.g., Django).
• Strong web app development skills (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript).
• Cloud experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP preferred).
• Understanding of core software engineering (e.g., testing, iteration, maintainability).
• Proven expertise with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and version control (e.g., Git).
• Experience with scrum/agile methodologies in a cross-functional team.
• Willingness to upskill in emerging tools and technologies.
• Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent professional experience.

Desirable (A Plus)

• Knowledge of modern front-end frameworks (e.g., React).
• Experience with backend frameworks (e.g., Node.js).
• Skills in Terraform, Celery, or containerisation (e.g., Docker).
• Familiarity with database design and query optimisation.
• Infrastructure-as-code or cloud-native (e.g., microservices, serverless).

Core Values & Behaviours

Better Together

• Collaborates productively across teams and functions.
• Supports a constructive, growth-oriented engineering culture.

Powered by Curiosity

• Actively seeks new learning opportunities (technology, processes, domain knowledge).
• Proactively investigates system behaviours, product context, and emerging tech stacks.

Own Every Outcome

• Takes full ownership of implementations, ensuring they meet reliability, maintainability, resilience, and scalability standards.
• Proactively identifies issue and drives fixes.

Employee Benefits

Beyond making a positive societal impact, we offer a comprehensive benefits package:

• Annual salary bonus (up to 10% based on performance).
• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays.
• Up to 8% pension contribution (with matched employer options).
• Professional development (financial support for studies, role-relevant certifications, and provider subscriptions).
• Employee referral scheme (up to £1500 cash reward).
• Colleague recognition scheme.
• Family-friendly policies, including extended maternity and shared parental leave.
• Confidential employee assistance, covering:
  • Financial guidance (budgeting, savings)
  • Family care support
  • Mental health & wellness programmes
  • On-call GP services
• Three paid volunteering days per year.
• Season ticket loan & cycle-to-work schemes.
• Family & employee savings (discounts on:
  • English Heritage
  • Gym memberships
  • Cash-back & retailer vouchers at select stores).