Software Engineer

Naimuri; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched pension and life cover

Generous holiday allowance

Health cash plan

Private medical insurance

Dental insurance

Employee discount portal

Armed Forces Covenant support

Volunteering opportunities

Job summary

Naimuri, a Manchester-based technology firm, is seeking a talented Full Stack Software Engineer to join a delivery team in the Defence sector with potential for work across other domains.

You will write clean, well-documented code, build features, and implement tests while collaborating in an Agile environment. The role offers hybrid working with three days in the office and competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in CS/SE.
• 2+ years professional software engineering experience.
• Delivery experience using Agile methodologies.
• Experience with full stack development and testing.
• Proficiency with Git and modern testing practices.
• Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Support development of application functionality and features.
• Write clean, well-documented, and testable code.
• Implement and maintain unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure quality.
• Stay updated with latest technologies and practices.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of development processes.

Skills

Software development

Agile delivery

Full stack development

Git

Testing & QA

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

Git

React

Express

Elastic Stack

Graph databases

Cypress/Playwright

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

Job description

Job Type: Permanent - Fulltime - 3 days per week on site

Job ID: 19892

We can offer you the chance to help make the UK a safer place through innovation, working in partnership with government, defence, and law enforcement organisations on some of the most challenging data and technology problems out there.

We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to building an inclusive, safe and supportive environment that allows everyone to do their best work. We are happy to support any accessibility or neurodiversity requirements that you may need during the recruitment process.

About us:

We’ve been around for about ten years and grown from being a little-known tech start-up to creating our own community at the heart of the thriving and diverse tech and digital ecosystem of Greater Manchester.

Our name Naimuri is Japanese and simply means…

These principles apply to every aspect of an organisation from technology, process and infrastructure, through to people, culture and leadership. This means that we empower our teams to do what they think is the right thing, giving them the skills and confidence to explore new ways of working, and to create a bias-free environment, where all our people feel comfortable collaborating to deliver the finest ideas and solutions in an agile environment.

Our business is focused on 4 cornerstones, which shape and underpin the way in which we go about work and treat each other. These are: Wellbeing, Empowerment, Perpetual Edge and Delivery.

People and culture are at the heart of Naimuri, so that collectively, we can realise our mission of ‘making the UK a safer place to be’.

About the role:

We are seeking a talented and passionate Full Stack Software Engineer to join either a software delivery team which is already supporting, or about to start supporting projects initially within the Defence sector, but with opportunities to work in other sectors in the future.

What You\'ll Do:

• Support the development of application functionality and features.
• Write clean, well-documented, and testable code, adhering to best practices and coding standards.
• Implement and maintain unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure application quality and reliability.
• Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback and ensuring code quality.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies, frameworks, and best practices.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes and tools.

We’re looking for someone with :

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven professional experience as a Software Engineer or similar role (2+ years.)
• Previous demonstrable experience in delivery through Agile methodologies.
• Experience of full stack development.
• Proficiency with version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Awareness of software development best practices, including testing, debugging, and performance optimization.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

It would be advantageous if you also had :

• Prior experience working in the Defence domain.
• Awareness of Secure by Design (SbD) principles (ie/ JSP 440/604).
• Familiarity with AWS.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG).
• Experience with React.
• Experience with Express.
• Experience with the Elastic stack.
• Experience with graph databases.
• Experience of e2e testing using Cypress or Playwright.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Kubernetes and Docker.

Location:

Our Head Office is based in Salford Quays, Manchester, with satellite offices in London and Cheltenham. We offer hybrid working where you can work from home for part of your working week with time on site being based on the needs of your assigned delivery and agreed Ways of Working for your team. We would expect that the successful candidate would be working an average of 3 days a week in the office or customer site.

Pay and benefits:

Naimuri pays competitively within the industry based on your role's base location rates. The salary for this position is dependent upon your experience. We assess seniority relative to the team at Naimuri during the interviewing process.

A full time working week is 37.5 hours and you have flexibility over when you give that time. We also offer part-time working which can be discussed during the recruitment process.

Our core hours are 10:00am - 3:00pm and our office hours are between 7:30 and 18:00 Monday to Friday.

Benefits include:

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Competitive holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Recruitment Process:

We want to ensure that you feel comfortable and confident when interviewing with us. To help you prepare, our recruitment team will discuss the process in more detail with you when you apply.

We are happy to support any accessibility or neurodiversity requirements.