Graduate Programme - Software Engineer

Rothesay Graduates; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK pension insurance firm is seeking graduates to join their engineering team as full stack developers. The role involves developing system requirements, contributing code, and testing software components. Ideal candidates will have strong technical and analytical skills. This is a great opportunity for recent graduates to build a career in a supportive environment with continuous training and development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Tailored benefits

Continuous training and development

Qualifications

• Financial services industry knowledge beneficial, but not essential.
• Experience of SDLC and development best practices required.
• Ability to manage risks effectively.

Responsibilities

• Develop full stack applications across back end, middle tier & UI.
• Contribute to developing system requirements.
• Write code for new systems.
• Test software components with the team.

Skills

Strong technical skills

Analytical skills

Good team player

Communication skills

Project management skills

Education

Related qualifications beneficial

Job description

Overview

What you'll do: The engineering team at Rothesay develops and supports systems used by front office (trading, risk, strats, capital, pricing) and middle office (operations, finance). We are looking for graduates to join our team to get involved in ongoing projects. The day to day of the job will involve developing requirements for an element of the system that we are building, contributing code to the new system and working with the team on testing of software components. This is a great chance to work with and learn from Rothesay's team of extremely highly regarded, experienced and friendly software engineers. At Rothesay every employee has the opportunity to make a real impact to the business. Our engineering team is open to new technologies and creative ideas.

Responsibilities

• Full stack (back end, middle tier & User Interface) application developer
• Contribute to developing requirements for elements of the system being built
• Contribute code to the new system
• Test software components in collaboration with the team

Qualifications

• Financial services industry domain knowledge or related qualifications beneficial but not essential
• Strong technical, functional and analytical skills
• Good team player, with experience of SDLC and development best practices
• Good risk management, communication and project management skills

About Rothesay and the Graduate Programme

Rothesay is the UK's largest pensions insurance specialist, purpose-built to protect pension schemes and their members' pensions. With over £69 billion of assets under management, we secure the pensions of nearly one million people and pay out, on average, approximately £350 million in pension payments each month. Rothesay is dedicated to providing excellence in customer service alongside prudent underwriting, a conservative investment strategy and the careful management of risk. We are trusted by the pension schemes of some of the UK's best known companies to provide pension solutions, including British Airways, Cadbury's, the Civil Aviation Authority, the Co-Operative Group, National Grid, NatWest, Morrisons and Telent.

Graduate Programme: Our UK graduate programme is designed to kick-start careers for ambitious and analytical graduates who want to make an impact. Rothesay is built on a multi-talented, multi-disciplined model, collaborating directly and with singular focus to shape the future. Rothesay's inclusive and collaborative working environment allows our graduates to build a broad skill-set and shape a strong internal network. We support your development journey, growth in your career, in addition to offering a competitive salary and tailored benefits. Our 2 year programme starts with a fundamentals week for the entire graduate cohort, where you will have in depth networking and insight sessions on Rothesay as a whole. From week two, you will join your team for professional integrated learning and start to make meaningful contributions. Throughout your first year, alongside your permanent role, you will be part of an on-site graduate development programme with both technical and business skills training. Our teams run lean, giving you excellent visibility and exposure throughout the business, and we will provide continuous training and upskilling for your future. Regular reviews will take place to support your learning and development with a formal assessment towards the end of the programme. This opportunity is open to summer 2026 graduates who are looking to launch into their career within an entrepreneurial environment where talent can thrive and excel.