Software Engineer (derry/londonderry)

MCS Group; Derry and Strabane District; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flexible hours

Free onsite food & drinks

Cloud & AI practices exposure

Career progression

Job summary

MCS Group is working with a growing software company in Derry/Londonderry to hire a Software Engineer. You will own parts of business-critical software used across the UK, contributing to a modern development approach that embraces AI-assisted tooling.

You’ll work across the full development lifecycle, combining front-end and back-end work, APIs, databases and cloud infrastructure, with opportunities to advance as the team expands.

Qualifications

• Commercial software development experience.
• Experience across front-end and back-end development.
• Experience designing or integrating APIs and working with databases.
• Ability to manage workload with minimal direction.
• Strong focus on testing, code quality, and maintainable development.
• Interest in AI-assisted software engineering.
• Good communication with technical and non-technical colleagues.
• Proactive and dependable in a small team.

Responsibilities

• Work across the full development lifecycle to build new functionality and improve an established platform.
• Gain exposure across UI, APIs, databases and cloud infrastructure.
• Take requirements, work through detail and deliver a complete solution.
• Grow with the team and progress into more senior technical responsibilities.

Skills

Full-stack development

Frontend & Backend

APIs

Testing & quality

AI interest

Communication

Self-management

Tools

TypeScript

Angular

PostgreSQL

AWS

Job description

MCS Group is working exclusively with a growing software company in Derry/Londonderry as it adds a Software Engineer to its close-knit development team.

This is an opportunity to join a successful local business at an important stage of its growth. You'll work on business-critical software used by organisations across the UK, taking genuine ownership of your work in a team where good ideas can quickly make an impact.

The company takes a modern approach to development and is actively introducing AI-assisted tools across its engineering processes. You don't need extensive AI experience, but you should be interested in how these tools can help you design, build and deliver better software.

The Role

You'll work across the full development lifecycle, building new functionality and improving an established software platform.

Rather than working on one narrow area, you'll gain exposure across user interfaces, APIs, databases and cloud infrastructure. You'll also have the freedom to take a requirement, work through the detail and deliver a complete solution.

As the business and engineering team grow, there will be clear scope to take on greater technical responsibility and progress into a more senior position.

What You'll Need

• Commercial software development experience.
• Confidence working across both front-end and back-end development.
• Experience designing or integrating APIs and working with databases.
• The ability to manage your own workload and deliver without constant direction.
• A strong approach to testing, code quality and maintainable development.
• An interest in AI-assisted software engineering.
• The communication skills to work with both technical and non-technical colleagues.
• A proactive, dependable approach suited to a smaller development team.

Experience with TypeScript, Angular, PostgreSQL or AWS would be beneficial, although the company is open to developers from other technical backgrounds who can demonstrate strong fundamentals and an ability to learn.

What's on Offer?

• Competitive salary and defined performance bonus.
• Hybrid working with three days per week in the Derry/Londonderry office.
• Flexible and condensed working options.
• Free food and drinks from the onsite café.
• Exposure to modern cloud and AI-assisted engineering practices.
• Genuine opportunity to progress as the team expands.

MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation, if you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request.