Graduate Software Developer - Hybrid

TEAM Energy; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Employee ownership program

Flexible holidays

Home office IT equipment provided

Job summary

EDW Technology, based in the UK, invites graduates in Computer Science or related STEM fields to join a cross-functional engineering team. You will contribute to design, development, and support of enterprise software powering leading energy suppliers, while learning modern software engineering practices from experienced engineers.

You'll work on large-scale systems, gain hands-on experience from day one, and contribute to projects processing millions of transactions annually and evolving energy

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related STEM field.
• Solid understanding of programming fundamentals and object-oriented development.
• Exposure to Java or another object-oriented programming language.
• Basic understanding of databases and SQL.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.
• Eagerness to learn and develop professionally.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain high-quality software using Java and SQL.
• Build and enhance APIs, business services, and user-facing applications.
• Collaborate with developers, testers, analysts, and product specialists.
• Participate in code reviews and follow software engineering best practices.
• Write and maintain automated tests to ensure software quality.
• Investigate and resolve defects and operational issues.
• Gain exposure to DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, cloud and container technologies.
• Contribute to large-scale projects supporting the UK's evolving energy market.

Skills

Java

Object-oriented programming

Programming fundamentals

SQL

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Eagerness to learn

Education

BS in Computer Science or related

Tools

Spring Framework

REST APIs

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Maven

CI/CD

Jira/Confluence

Job description

Start Your Software Engineering Career at EDW Technology

Are you graduating with a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or another STEM discipline? Are you curious, ambitious, and eager to build software that solves real-world challenges?

What You'll Be Doing

As a Graduate Software Developer, you'll work as part of an agile, cross-functional engineering team, learning from experienced software engineers while contributing to the design, development, and support of our products. You'll have the opportunity to work on large-scale enterprise software that powers some of the UK's leading energy suppliers. You'll be supported by experienced engineers, gain hands-on experience from day one, and contribute to systems that process millions of transactions and industry events every year. This is more than a graduate role. It's an opportunity to develop your technical skills, learn modern software engineering practices, and build a long-term career in a growing technology business.

You’ll:

• Develop and maintain high-quality software using Java and SQL.
• Build and enhance APIs, business services, and user-facing applications.
• Collaborate with developers, testers, analysts, and product specialists.
• Participate in code reviews and follow software engineering best practices.
• Write and maintain automated tests to ensure software quality.
• Investigate and resolve defects and operational issues.
• Gain exposure to DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, cloud and container technologies.
• Contribute to large-scale projects supporting the UK's evolving energy market.

What We’re Looking For

We’re more interested in your potential than your experience.

You’ll have:

• A degree (or expected degree) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or another STEM-related subject.
• A solid understanding of programming fundamentals and object-oriented development.
• Exposure to Java or another object-oriented programming language.
• Basic understanding of databases and SQL.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.
• An eagerness to learn and develop professionally.

Desirable Experience

Any exposure to the following would be advantageous, but is not essential:

• Java and Spring Framework
• SQL and relational databases
• REST APIs
• Git version control
• Automated testing frameworks
• Docker or container technologies
• Linux environments

Technologies You’ll Work With includes:

• Java
• Spring Boot & Spring Framework
• SQL & Oracle
• REST APIs
• Event-Driven Architectures
• Docker & Kubernetes
• Git, Maven & CI/CD Pipelines
• Jira & Confluence
• Automated Testing Tools

Don't worry if you haven't used all of these technologies before. You'll be given the training, mentoring, and support needed to develop your skills.

What We Offer

Employee Ownership

We're 100% employee-owned, meaning everyone shares in the success of the business through our annual profit-share scheme. We also provide the following benefits:

• Employee ownership profit share bonus scheme (annual)
• 24 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Health cash plan including family cover
• Employee Wellbeing Programme
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme
• Perks at Work shopping discounts
• Home office IT equipment provided
• Flexible holidays
• Cycle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice scheme
• Free charging for Electric Vehicles
• Free car parking on site
• Company-funded social events and team building
• Relaxed office dress code.

Why Join EDW Technology?

About Us

EDW Technology develops critical software solutions for the UK energy retail market. Our flagship platform, Energy Retail Suite (ERS), supports supplier operations including customer management, billing, pricing, settlement, and industry data processing. As the UK energy market undergoes significant transformation through the Market-wide Half-Hourly Settlement (MHHS) programme, we're investing heavily in modernising our platforms and expanding our engineering capability. You'll be joining us at an exciting time, helping to shape the future of energy technology. You'll work on software that matters, learn from experienced professionals, and be part of a business where employees genuinely have a stake in the company's success. As the energy market continues to evolve and modernise, you'll gain exposure to complex business challenges, modern technologies, and large-scale industry programmes from the start of your career.

Please note: Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship. No agencies, please.