Junior Software Developer: Agile, Modern Web Apps

Manchester Digital; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Manchester Digital is seeking a motivated software engineer to contribute to delivering software components in a collaborative environment. You will work within a team following agile or waterfall practices, depending on project needs, and help improve guidelines while developing your skills under supervision.

You will support colleagues as part of the DDaT Directorate and collaborate with the Charity Commission to achieve shared goals and deliver the Commission's strategy.

Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot deployment issues.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams (developers, QA, operations).
• Experience in agile environments and adaptability to changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Availability and capacity management to ensure services have minimal downtime.
• Information security practices and controls understanding.
• Apply modern development standards and best practices in software development.
• Prototype and test ideas to prove concepts before final design.
• Provide service support and fix faults following procedures to keep services running.
• Assist in systems design and contribute to larger system components.
• Explain integration principles and potential interface challenges between systems.
• Maintain focus on user needs and incorporate user stories throughout development.

Skills

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Agile and Waterfall

Tools

HTML/CSS/Java/Javascript/C#

Job description

Manchester Digital is seeking a motivated software engineer to contribute to delivering software components in a collaborative environment. You will work within a team following agile or waterfall practices, depending on project needs, and help improve guidelines while developing your skills under supervision.

You will support colleagues as part of the DDaT Directorate and collaborate with the Charity Commission to achieve shared goals and deliver the Commission's strategy.