Junior Software Engineer — Mentored Growth & Impact

Surevine; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning budget

Mentorship

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Surevine, based in the United Kingdom, is looking for a Junior Software Engineer early in their career to grow quickly by working on real production systems. You’ll be paired with an experienced engineer and mentored by our Head of Engineering to develop strong engineering foundations.

You’ll participate in the full software lifecycle, with opportunities to learn cloud tooling, test-driven development, AI-assisted coding, experimentation and automation in a distributed, flexible team.

Qualifications

• A degree in Computer Science or related subject, or equivalent practical experience.
• Some professional software development experience, typically 1-3 years (placements and internships count).
• An interest in security and awareness of secure coding basics, such as common vulnerabilities and how to avoid them.
• Clear written and verbal communication, and comfort working in a remote team.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship features in live production systems with guidance from senior engineers.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to documentation and knowledge sharing.
• Consider the user at every step from need through to design and delivery of the solution.
• Work with experienced colleagues on systems in live operation and help when things go wrong.
• Experiment with AI-powered development tools and share learnings with the team.
• Bring fresh eyes to how we work and contribute questions and ideas.
• Develop skills through pairing, mentoring, structured learning, and time for experimentation.

Skills

TypeScript

React

Next.js

Python

Langchain

AI/ML integration

Java

Spring Frameworks

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

GCP

Docker

Claude Code

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Surevine, based in the United Kingdom, is looking for a Junior Software Engineer early in their career to grow quickly by working on real production systems. You’ll be paired with an experienced engineer and mentored by our Head of Engineering to develop strong engineering foundations.

You’ll participate in the full software lifecycle, with opportunities to learn cloud tooling, test-driven development, AI-assisted coding, experimentation and automation in a distributed, flexible team.