Junior FinTech Software Engineer - Hands-on Growth

Employal; Leicester Forest East; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hands-on experience

Friendly and supportive team

Ongoing training and development

Real impact early in your career

Job summary

Employal in Leicester is seeking a Graduate Software Developer to join our growing fintech team. You will help develop and maintain scoped product features and gradually take ownership of larger tasks.

The role offers hands-on experience, supportive colleagues, and opportunities for training as you learn about our data flows, security considerations, and software development fundamentals.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related subject, or equivalent practical experience.
• Logical problem-solving approach with attention to detail and willingness to investigate issues.
• Good understanding of development fundamentals; interest in testing, version control and maintainable code.
• Excellent communicator with strong teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scoped product features, taking ownership of larger tasks over time.
• Investigate and resolve defects, document findings and apply methodical problem solving.
• Write unit tests and support regression testing to ensure reliable releases.
• Contribute to code reviews, team planning and technical documentation.

Skills

Problem solving

Testing

Version control

Code maintainability

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS/Software Engineering

Tools

PHP

Azure

APIs

SQL

JavaScript

Job description

Employal in Leicester is seeking a Graduate Software Developer to join our growing fintech team. You will help develop and maintain scoped product features and gradually take ownership of larger tasks.

The role offers hands-on experience, supportive colleagues, and opportunities for training as you learn about our data flows, security considerations, and software development fundamentals.