Graduate Software Engineer

BAE Systems; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company seeks a Graduate Digital Intelligence Software Engineer in Manchester. This role involves assisting in software design, development, and implementation. Candidates will produce high-quality code, refine designs, and translate business requirements into software applications. The role offers a hybrid work model with attendance required 3-5 days per week and a competitive salary package.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Responsibilities

• Assisting in the design, test and implementation of software.
• Producing high quality code as part of a development team.
• Overcoming development obstacles to deliver quality code on time.
• Helping to elaborate and refine requirements and designs.
• Understanding and translating business design into logical design.
• Assisting in producing detailed designs and documents.

Job description

Overview

Job title: Graduate Digital Intelligence Software Engineer

Location: Manchester

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements; for this role you will be expected to attend your site 3-5 days per week.

Salary: £34,000 + £2,000 Welcome Bonus

Responsibilities

• Assisting in the design, test and implementation of software which forms part of a properly engineered system
• Producing high quality code as part of a development team, undertaking pair programming and code reviews
• Overcoming development obstacles to deliver quality code on time
• Helping to elaborate and refine requirements / designs
• Understanding and translating business design into a logical design, for a simple software application
• Assisting in producing detailed designs and documents using required standards, methods and tools

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Digital Intelligence Team

Launch your career in tech as a Graduate Software Engineer at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, where you\'ll master diverse programming languages and tackle complex problems

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.