Software Engineering Graduate

Sage; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Flexible benefits

Well-being support

Flexible work

Work Away program

Annual leave

Volunteer days

Stock purchase plan

Learning platforms

Job summary

Sage in Spain is recruiting a Graduate Software Engineer for a structured programme designed to build your technical skills while contributing to real products. You’ll work within Agile teams, gain hands-on delivery experience, and benefit from coaching, mentoring, and formal training as you grow.

This hybrid role requires three days in the office weekly and offers learning across front-end and back-end work, collaboration with QA, Product, and global colleagues, and exposure to AI-enabled

Qualifications

• Computer Science Degree (or equivalent) required.
• Experience with at least one programming language.
• Fundamentals in coding, version control, testing and debugging.
• Willingness to learn new technologies and programming languages.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience using AI and interest in AI skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve software features across the full development lifecycle.
• Work on backend and/or frontend components to create great user experiences.
• Collaborate with QA, Product and team to understand requirements and deliver high-quality releases.
• Learn software quality practices, including testing and debugging and automated testing.
• Participate in mentoring and hands-on learning to build technical capability and product understanding.
• Explore modern engineering practices and tools to improve quality, efficiency and productivity.

Education

Computer Science Degree

Job description

At Sage, innovation starts with our people. With over 13,000 colleagues across 40 locations worldwide, supporting over 2 million customers, we’re united by a shared purpose: to transform the way millions of businesses work. As a global leader in AI, finance and HR software, we harness cutting‑edge technology and forward‑thinking ideas to simplify complexity and drive progress. At Sage, you’ll join a high achieving culture that values creativity, collaboration, and continuous learning—because together, we’re shaping the future of business software.

Start your career with Sage in Spain and make an impact from day one. Our ethos is simple: to help businesses thrive so they can support their communities and drive economic progress. At Sage, you’ll find a high performing environment where your ideas matter, your growth is encouraged, and your work will add value from day one. Start your journey with us and help shape the future of business across Spain and beyond.

Why join Sage as a graduate? At Sage, we believe your career should start with opportunity, growth, and purpose. As a graduate, you’ll benefit from structured training and development programs designed to build your skills and confidence from day one. You’ll also have access to Sage Foundation, our global initiative that gives you five paid volunteer days each year to make a positive impact in your community.

You’ll join exceptional teams where you will have the chance to learn from experts, connect with peers, and grow a global professional network. At Sage, we’re committed to helping you shape your future, offering clear career pathways and opportunities to innovate and make a real difference.

Please note that this is a hybrid role requiring 3 days per week in the office.

Responsabilidades principales

What will you be involved in?

We believe the best software engineers build strong foundations by experiencing different parts of the product lifecycle, from building customer facing features to ensuring quality and reliability at scale. As a Graduate Software Engineer, you’ll develop your technical skills while contributing to real products and services, supported by structured learning, coaching, and hands on delivery with an agile team.

During your time on the programme, you could be involved in:

• Building and improving software features and services, working across the full development lifecycle from design and development through to delivery and maintenance
• Working on back end and/or front end components, learning how systems are designed, built and integrated to create great customer experiences
• Collaborating closely with QA, Product and other team members to understand requirements, test outcomes and deliver high quality releases as part of an agile (SCRUM) team
• Learning software quality practices, including writing and executing test cases, identifying defects and developing skills in automated testing
• Taking part in mentoring, training and hands on learning to build both technical capability and wider product and business understanding
• Exploring modern engineering practices and tools, including how emerging technologies can be used to improve quality, efficiency and productivity

This programme is designed to give you meaningful, hands on experience from day one, with the support and space to learn, ask questions and grow, helping you build the skills, confidence and experience needed for a long term career in software engineering.

What you can expect from the process

• Complete screening, online tests and video interview (You will receive a link to complete a video interview within 1 week of applying)
• If successful at video interview stage, you will be invited to attend an assessment centre.
• Successful candidates will join us in January 2027

This role is not open to visa sponsorship. Candidates must have a valid work authorization for the location listed and not require sponsorship now, or in the future, for their application to be considered.

Please note that due to the high volume of applications, there may be a delay in receiving a response from your video interview. We thank you for your patience.

Benefits

• Medical and dental insurance: Fully funded medical and dental insurance.
• Flexible benefits: Exchange part of your salary and make tax savings on meal and transport vouchers, childcare, and training.
• Well-being: Free access to the Calm app (for up to 5 users), 24/7 counselling, and emotional support from our Healthy Mind Coaches. We also offer self-care and parenting resources through the Cleo app.
• Flexible working: flexibility of working one hour in, one hour out, shortened workdays on Fridays and during the summer, and the opportunity to work from over 40 countries for up to 10 weeks per year through our Work Away program.
• Annual leave: 23 working days of vacation, 5 paid days per year for volunteering.
• Extended leave: 7 extra days of maternity leave and 5 extra days of paternity leave, on top of the legal allowance, available after one year of service.
• Financial support: Life and disability insurance, salary advances of up to 3.5 times your net monthly pay, a €300 net marriage bonus, and access to Sage's employee stock purchase plan at a discounted rate.
• Learning and development: Free premium subscription to external learning platforms

To be eligible for this role, you’ll need to have a Computer Science Degree (or equivalent) alongside

• Experience with at least one programming language and a solid understanding of coding fundamentals
• Ability to apply problem solving skills using code, demonstrated through academic or practical projects
• Familiarity with basic software development practices such as version control, testing, and debugging
• The aptitude and motivation to learn new technologies and programming languages
• Self-starting attitude; open to new challenges
• A curious mindset that embraces innovation
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to work effectively with colleagues across the globe.
• Experience of using AI, and an interest in continuous development of AI skills as the technology evolves.