Graduate Software Engineer

LexisNexis Risk Solutions; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

LexisNexis Risk Solutions in Cardiff is looking for a passionate developer to contribute to modern technology stack projects. You will work closely with senior engineers to build high-quality solutions and enhance customer value through collaboration.

The role demands enthusiasm for web development, PHP expertise, and experience with modern programming languages like Go and Python. This is an opportunity to grow in a dynamic Agile environment that fosters innovation.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic technologist with broad knowledge across web application development.
• Experience in PHP development using modern frameworks.
• Interest in using data to solve challenging problems.

Responsibilities

• Write and review portions of features across our full stack.
• Provide technical input under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Contribute to quality assurance efforts through test automation tools.
• Support timely delivery of products and enhancements.
• Collaborate to set objectives and key results.

Skills

Web application development

PHP development (Laravel or similar)

Modern development languages (Go, Python)

Data-driven problem solving

Software development lifecycle (SSDLC)

CI/CD concepts

Agile environment experience

Application development tools

Tools

Postman

Playwright

GitHub

Job description

Are you excited to build across a modern full stack and learn from experienced engineers while solving real customer problems?

Would you like to contribute to meaningful products in a collaborative, Agile team environment where your ideas help shape outcomes?

About the team:

Our teams are collaborative, forward thinking, and agile. We support multiple products with a challenging and exciting set of features and provide real opportunity for our teams to contribute to the success of the organisation

About the Role

You will contribute to the development of customer-facing features across a modern technology stack, working closely with experienced engineers to deliver high-quality solutions. This role offers the opportunity to build your technical skills, support product delivery, and help create value for customers through continuous improvement and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Write and review portions of features across our full stack (modern PHP frameworks, front-end frameworks, Go, cloud services and architecture)
• Work under the guidance of senior-level engineers to provide technical input when breaking down customer problems and help the team create customer value
• Collaborate with senior-level engineers and QAs to contribute to quality assurance efforts through test automation tools (Postman, Playwright) and continuous integration tooling (GitHub)
• Collaborate with product owners and project management roles to support timely delivery of products and enhancements
• Support the team in achieving their mission through collaborative setting of objectives and key results

Requirements

• Enthusiastic technologist with broad knowledge across web application development
• Experience in PHP development using modern frameworks (Laravel or similar)
• Experience or interest in using modern development languages to improve performance and capability (Go, Python)
• Interest in using data to solve challenging problems (training provided)
• Good understanding of the software development lifecycle (SSDLC)
• Good understanding of CI/CD concepts
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Working knowledge of application development tools and environments

Learn more about the LexisNexis Risk team and how we work here