Software Developer - Prospects

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Software Developer - Prospects
Salary: Circa £42,000 per annum negotiable depending on experience
Contract: Permanent
Location: Hybrid - flexibility to work from home and at any of our main hubs (London, Bristol, Manchester and Milton Park - Oxfordshire)
Are you a dynamic and innovative Software Developer with a passion for creating cutting-edge solutions? Do you excel in JavaScript development while also being well-versed in Terraform, AWS/Azure, and Docker? Are you committed to ensuring inclusive user experiences that align with WCAG accessibility guidelines? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to thrive and grow within the Education Technology sector at Jisc!
About Us:
At Jisc, we are at the forefront of transforming education and research through technology. Our Software Development Group (SDG) collaborates closely with various product families to craft visionary products that cater to user requirements. We take pride in not only building the right thing, but building the thing right. Guided by agile methodologies, we embrace continuous testing, integration, delivery, and validated learning.
Responsibilities will include:

• Contributing to the development of a range of applications to support Jisc’s services by writing high quality code to agreed standards.
• Working with users, product owners and team members to understand requirements, and help translate these into development tasks.
• Participating in software testing and release cycles.
• Demonstrating application features to users, either face to face, or remotely.
• Following internal processes and standards for managing software development across its lifecycle, from initial design to regular feature releases and bug fixes.
• Maintaining an understanding of application use with colleges, universities, students and staff, ensuring software developed matches their needs and expectations.

Key Skills and Experience:

• Ideally, you will have a great skills mix with experience in some, or all, of: Javascript, NextJS, React, Typescript, Node.js, Java, Angular, Pug/Jade, Spring/Spring Boot, Python, Terraform, CDK, Azure, AWS, Docker, RESTful API design, WCAG accessibility

guidelines.

• Ability to develop expertise in new languages and technologies as required.
• An ability to explore technology solutions across the technology stack.
• Experience working in the HE or FE sector.
• Excellent written communication skills.

Please refer to the job description for full details.
Don’t meet every single requirement?
We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can’t tick every box, but we realise the ‘perfect candidate’ doesn’t exist. So, if you can do most of what we’re looking for, go ahead and apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!
Why work for us?
At Jisc, everyone plays a key role and gets the chance to feel part of it, that to us is the definition of a meaningful career. We want to create a culture of lifelong learning. You can look forward to a rewarding job with opportunities to develop and make a real difference to the education and research sectors.
We believe a balance between your personal and professional life is essential to your happiness and fulfilment. We work flexibly at Jisc and focus on outputs rather than presenteeism and are open to a whole range of ways of working. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. Our hybrid working policy is flexible, and the frequency of time spent in your nominated office will vary across teams and job roles.
Take a look at our fantastic benefits! We offer:

• Flexible work pattern, which can adapt to suit your schedules and personal commitments
• 31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) that includes an additional three closure days over Christmas
• A generous pension scheme
• A range of leave options, including parental leave, 3 days volunteer leave per annum and even career breaks
• A generous budget to support you with external learning and Continuous professional development
• Allocated allowance of up to £250 to equip your home office
• A company culture which supports and promotes personal learning and development, including access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning
• Mental health first aid trained staff and supportive environment
• Financial well-being support
• The opportunity to donate to charity tax-free with our Payroll Giving benefit
• A wide range of discounts from retailers and big-name high-street stores
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee recognition awards and travel loans
• Additional Flexible benefits include Holiday Buying - Purchase 1-5 days’ additional holiday per annum, Healthcare Cashplan, Electric Car Lease Scheme and option to purchase SmartTech

Equality, diversity and inclusion
We celebrate diversity, embrace our differences, through our culture and employee networks and know that this is critical for our success. We work hard to make sure we’re inclusive and we are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Striving to be best in practice, we are working hard to achieve progressive change. ‘Always inclusive’ is one of our six guiding principles - a principle which actively encourages acceptance of differences within individuals.
We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, class, citizenship, marital status, disability, neurodivergence, trans status, veteran status, or gender identity.
Application process:
Please do let us know what reasonable adjustments you need made to the application or selection process so you can do your best. We will be happy to help you.
Just so you know, we review CVs as soon as we can and aim to provide an update on your application within 4 weeks of receiving it. However, you may hear from us a lot sooner, so please keep an eye out for our emails or calls!
We advertised this role on 08/05/24.