Junior Software Engineer

The Opportunity Hub UK Ltd; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Private medical & dental insurance

Enhanced pension

Structured career development

Job summary

The Opportunity Hub UK Ltd in Reading is seeking a Junior Software Engineer to join an enterprise technology team. You will learn from engineers who have built large-scale platforms and operate in a structured, mentoring environment designed for growth.

You'll write, test and maintain code, participate in code reviews, and collaborate with QA, product and design to ship reliable features. Hybrid working between Reading office and home is offered.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, a coding bootcamp, or equivalent self-taught experience with a portfolio to show for it.
• Familiarity with version control, ideally Git.
• Willingness to learn how large systems fit together and why they're built that way.
• Clear communication to explain problems to non-technical colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Write, test and maintain code across existing applications, following established coding standards and review processes.
• Fix bugs, investigate issues and support senior engineers on larger feature builds.
• Take part in code reviews, both giving and receiving feedback.
• Contribute to sprint planning and stand-ups as part of a structured agile team.
• Write unit tests and help maintain documentation as systems evolve.
• Work alongside QA, product and design colleagues to get releases out the door properly.

Skills

Degree requirements & portfolio

Git version control

Curiosity about large systems

Clear communication

Receptive to feedback

Education

CS degree / bootcamp / equivalent with portfolio

Tools

Git

Job description

Join a enterprise Technology company as a Junior Software Engineer in Reading.

Enterprise software teams in the UK are under constant pressure to modernise legacy systems while shipping new features at pace, and that's exactly the environment this Junior Software Engineer role sits in. This is a genuine opportunity to learn from engineers who've built large-scale platforms before, inside a Technology business that has the processes and mentoring structure to back up its size. You won't be thrown in the deep end. You'll be given a proper foundation.

Here what you'll be doing:

• Write, test and maintain code across existing applications, following established coding standards and review processes
• Fix bugs, investigate issues and support senior engineers on larger feature builds
• Take part in code reviews, both giving and receiving feedback
• Contribute to sprint planning and stand-ups as part of a structured agile team
• Write unit tests and help maintain documentation as systems evolve
• Work alongside QA, product and design colleagues to get releases out the door properly

Here are the skills you'll need:

• A degree in Computer Science, a coding bootcamp, or equivalent self-taught experience with a portfolio to show for it
• Understanding of version control, ideally Git
• A genuine curiosity about how large systems fit together, and the patience to learn why they're built that way
• Clear communication skills. You'll need to explain a problem to a non-technical colleague at some point
• Willingness to take feedback on code and act on it without taking it personally

Key perks and benefits:

• £26,000 to £34,500 depending on experience
• Hybrid working, split between home and the Reading office
• Private medical and dental insurance from day one
• Enhanced pension scheme and performance-based bonuses
• Structured career development with a clear path beyond Junior Software Engineer

Why pursue a career in Technology?

Technology remains one of the few sectors where junior talent gets genuine room to grow, and the demand for good engineers isn't slowing down anytime soon. Reading has quietly become one of the stronger tech hubs outside London, with a concentration of enterprise employers that makes it a sensible base for someone starting out. Good engineers who put the graft in early tend to find the rest of their career takes care of itself.