Software Engineer

MCS Group; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Generous annual leave

Flexible working practices

Hybrid working from Belfast

Career development opportunities

Job summary

MCS Group is partnering with a growing Belfast tech company to recruit two Software Engineers. The role is backend‑heavy, offering work with APIs, distributed services, and cloud infrastructure in a supportive, leadership‑driven team.

Ideal candidates have 1–3 years of commercial experience and a genuine interest in backend engineering. You’ll join experienced engineers, mentor and be mentored, with hybrid working from Belfast and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of commercial software development experience.
• Strong backend foundation with willingness to learn.
• Experience with Node.js or Python is beneficial.
• Familiarity with REST APIs, databases and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend applications and services
• Build and integrate REST APIs
• Write clean, maintainable and well-tested code
• Work with databases and data-driven applications
• Support applications running within cloud environments
• Work with containerised applications using Docker
• Contribute to code reviews and technical discussions
• Collaborate with engineering, product and other teams
• Troubleshoot issues and improve performance

Skills

Backend development

REST API design

Cloud platforms

Version control (Git)

Test-driven development

Tools

Docker

Git

Kubernetes

Job description

Software Engineer -Belfast | Hybrid | Permanent

MCS Group is working with a growing technology company in Belfast that is looking to add 2 Software Engineers to its growing development team.

This is a great opportunity for a software engineer with around 1-3 years of commercial experience who wants to build strong backend engineering skills while working with modern cloud technologies and avail of the support of some brilliant leaders in their field along with some of NI's best and most experienced software engineers.

The Role

You’ll join an established engineering team building and improving software used by enterprise customers.

The role will be primarily backend focused, with exposure to APIs, distributed services, cloud infrastructure and modern software engineering practices.

You’ll have the opportunity to take ownership of real development work while receiving support and mentoring from more experienced engineers.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Develop and maintain backend applications and services

• Build and integrate REST APIs

• Write clean, maintainable and well-tested code

• Work with databases and data-driven applications

• Support applications running within cloud environments

• Work with containerised applications using Docker

• Contribute to code reviews and technical discussions

• Work closely with engineering, product and other technical teams

• Help troubleshoot issues and improve application performance

What We’re Looking For

You’ll ideally have 1-3 years of commercial software development experience and a genuine interest in backend engineering. Experience across some of the following would be useful:

• Node.js and/or Python

• REST APIs and backend application development

• SQL or NoSQL databases

• Git and modern development workflows

• Docker

• Cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or GCP

• Automated testing and good software engineering practices

Exposure to Kubernetes, React, graph technologies or AI-related development would be useful, but none are essential.

More important is a strong foundation in software development, a willingness to learn and an interest in developing your backend and cloud engineering skills.

What’s On Offer

• Modern technology and interesting engineering challenges

• Support from experienced senior engineers and a solid leadership team

• Strong opportunities for learning and career development

• Hybrid working from Belfast

• Share options

• Generous annual leave

• Flexible working practices

If you’re an early-career software engineer looking for a role where you can strengthen your backend development skills and gain exposure to modern cloud technologies, get in touch for more information.

Salary

• Up to £45,000 plus benefits.