Software Engineer Level 1

RM Education; Abingdon; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in education is looking for a Junior Engineer to join their development team in Abingdon, UK. This role offers the opportunity to work on real projects, learn from experienced engineers, and develop technical skills. The ideal candidate should have a solid programming foundation, willingness to learn back-end development with C#/.NET and React, and enjoy collaboration. A competitive salary, core benefits, and flexible hybrid working options are provided.

Benefits

Private medical healthcare

Life assurance

Competitive salary

Hybrid working options

Qualifications

• Eager to learn and grow professionally.
• Strong programming fundamentals required.
• Basic understanding of web and security concepts.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to real projects as a Junior Engineer.
• Collaborate with experienced engineers for skill development.
• Improve code quality through testing and best practices.

Skills

Eagerness to learn

Back-end development experience

Solid programming fundamentals

Understanding of relational databases

Familiarity with Git

Interest in scalable systems

Communication skills

Tools

C#/.NET

React

PostgreSQL

Docker

Job description

Overview

Would you like to help enrich the lives of learners around the world?

At RM, we’ve been pioneers of education technology since 1973. We provide technology and resources to the education sector, supporting over 20 million students and improving educational outcomes worldwide.

What we do helps learners at all stages of their lives, from preschool to higher education and professional qualification; we partner with schools, examination boards, governments, and professional organisations globally to make learning more accessible, more engaging, and more impactful.

RM operates through three divisions: Assessment (digital assessment and marking solutions), Technology (managed services, hardware, and software for schools), and TTS (educational resources).

Within the assessment market we are experts in providing solutions for online exam testing and marking and the management and analysis of educational data. We work with government ministries, exam boards and professional awarding bodies for high stakes assessment such as GCSEs, ALevels, and professional qualifications. Each year, our software is used globally to conduct hundreds of thousands of on-screen tests and to mark millions of paper-based scripts. For over a decade we have been partnering with the world’s leading awarding bodies to deliver intuitive, secure, and reliable e-marking solutions.

Visit our website to find out more: www.rm.com/assessment

We encourage early applications as the vacancy may close once the position has been filled or final interviews have been arranged.

Responsibilities

As a Junior Engineer, you’ll be an important part of our development team, contributing to real projects and learning how production systems are built, shipped, and maintained. You’ll work closely with experienced engineers who will support your growth and help you develop strong technical and professional foundations.

You enjoy solving problems and are curious about how things work under the hood. You’re comfortable tackling new challenges, asking questions, and learning from feedback. You have a good grasp of core software development principles and are keen to deepen your understanding of system design, scalability, and reliability over time.

You take pride in your work and are developing a sense of ownership for the features and tasks you work on. You’re proactive in improving your skills, open to suggestions, and happy to contribute ideas when you spot opportunities for improvement.

Collaboration is important to you. You enjoy working as part of a team, sharing knowledge, and helping maintain a positive, respectful engineering culture. You understand the value of clean code, testing, and following best practices to keep our codebase healthy and maintainable.

You’re also encouraged to speak up — whether that’s asking questions, suggesting improvements, or raising concerns about quality, security, or performance. Your voice matters, and your growth is a priority.

Experience

• Someone who is eager to learn and grow


• Some professional or academic experience with back-end development


• Solid programming fundamentals - we use C#/.NET and React, but we value strong fundamentals over specific technologies, and welcome experience with any modern language or framework


• Basic understanding of relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL or SQL)


• Familiarity with Git and modern development workflows


• Exposure to testing practices (such as unit testing or TDD), or a strong willingness to learn


• Interest in how scalable systems are built and maintained


• Basic understanding of web, networking, and security concepts


• Familiarity with containers (e.g. Docker) is a plus, but not required


• Curiosity, initiative, and a willingness to learn new technologies


• Ability to work collaboratively and communicate clearly with teammates

Nice to have (but not required)

• Experience with a cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)


• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines


• Experience contributing to a production codebase


• Interest in monitoring, debugging, or improving system reliability

What’s in it for you?

At RM we have My Work Blend @RM which provides office-based colleagues with multi location and hybrid working options. As well as your office base, you can spend a proportion of your time working at other locations that suit your role and your life, including home, other offices, customer sites, distribution centres or on the move. We encourage you to discuss arrangements for this role with your potential line manager during the recruitment process.

As well as a competitive salary and our core benefits package which includes private medical healthcare, life assurance and a Group Personal Pension Plan with higher contribution levels available, some roles are also eligible for a performance-related bonus. There are lots of voluntary benefits too. You could buy additional annual leave, join our dental plan, sign up for a health assessment, or take part in our cycle to work scheme. You could even earn yourself an extra bonus for successfully recommending a friend or family member for a position within RM.

To better reflect the society that we serve, we’re committed to building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for all. To achieve this, we create teams of talented people from different backgrounds and experiences and strive to be a business where our people can bring their whole selves to work, we also want to make the recruitment process as inclusive as possible for everyone. Should you require additional support with your application or through the interview process, please contact us at [e-mail].

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.