Associate Software Engineer

Birmingham City Council; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Birmingham is seeking a motivated Associated Software Engineer to join their digital and technology team. This role offers the opportunity to work on high‑quality software systems while learning from experienced engineers. Responsibilities include designing, developing, and testing digital solutions to improve service delivery. The ideal candidate will be passionate about coding and thrive in an inclusive team culture.

Qualifications

• Eager to learn and grow in a fast‑paced digital environment.
• Passionate about coding, technology, and creating better user experiences.
• Familiar with modern development tools, frameworks, and version control.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior team members to design, develop, and test digital solutions.
• Translate business and user requirements into high‑quality, maintainable code.
• Support software engineering projects that enhance customer systems.

Skills

Coding

Problem-solving

Communication

Collaboration

Tools

Modern development tools

Version control

Job description

We're looking for a motivated Associated Software Engineer to join our growing digital and technology team. This is an exciting opportunity to learn from experienced professionals, develop your coding skills, and help shape the digital solutions that drive better services for our customers and communities. In this hands‑on role, you'll work alongside senior engineers to design, build, test, and maintain high‑quality digital software systems, integrations, and interfaces. You'll be supported every step of the way as you gain experience in delivering real business value through clean, secure, and reusable code.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Collaborating with senior team members to design, develop, and test digital solutions that improve how we deliver services.
• Translating business and user requirements into high‑quality, maintainable code using modern frameworks and tools.
• Supporting software engineering projects that enhance customer‑facing and back‑office systems.
• Applying software development best practices, including test‑driven development, pair programming, and continuous integration.
• Working with business analysts, UX designers, and service designers to ensure a seamless connection between vision and delivery.
• Contributing to the design and prototyping of new in‑house software solutions that are secure, reliable, and scalable.
• Helping to optimise code, improve efficiency, and support automation and self‑service for users.
• Embracing agile and collaborative ways of working while solving problems and delivering continuous improvement.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application. We are dedicated to supporting internal mobility and the development of our people. As such, applications from internal employees and those under S118 will be given priority and reviewed before external applications are considered. We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered. A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken. Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Eager to learn and grow in a fast‑paced digital environment.
• Passionate about coding, technology, and creating better user experiences.
• Familiar with modern development tools, frameworks, and version control.
• A problem‑solver with good communication and collaboration skills.
• Enthusiastic about working in an open, agile, and inclusive team culture.