Junior Software Engineer

This role is perfect if you are a recent graduate looking to kickstart your career in software engineering at a retail technology company working within Agile methods. Working closely with a skilled and supportive team, you will gain hands-on experience developing software. 

Our global Software Engineering team work on Product or Project based development, for either a domain area of our product or on client specific solutions. Responsible for the development and delivery of existing and new retail solutions to address mobility, high volume systems and big data challenges. You will work with some of the largest retailers in the world.   

Working within Agile methods/frameworks such as Scrum & Kanban, you will take an active role in daily stand up, planning, retrospective meetings as well as using pair programming and techniques like TDD and CI, moving towards CD.   

Please note: This position does not meet the minmum salary requirements for a Skilled Worker VISA and therefore we are unable to provide VISA sponsorship for this position now or in the near future.

The Responsibilities  

• Use Java and Angular technologies and related tools for application development. 
• Collaborate in a cross-functional Agile team to embed quality throughout the development lifecycle. 
• Support development of new solutions, third-party integrations, and legacy system enhancements, following industry best practices. 
• Troubleshoot and resolve system issues using problem-solving skills. 
• Research and assess technical solutions to business challenges. 
• Use KPIs and metrics to validate software quality. 
• Support estimation and conduct code reviews

At Flooid you will find:  

• A remote-first culture with the option for hybrid working arrangements. The ability to travel to Birmingham is essential.  
• Access to learning opportunities, including a Udemy Business account, to support your professional growth. 
• A diverse and supportive team that values integrity, adaptability, and customer-centricity.  

Requirements

What we're looking for: 

• Strong programming fundamentals 
• Enthusiasm for high quality code and software testing practices 
• Excellent problem-solving abilities 
• Ambition to become a great Software Engineer 
• Exposure to retail or hospitality environments is beneficial but not essential. 

We'd like it if you could bring skills in which reflect our technology stack or projects which can showcase your skills and personal attributes.  Our technology stack includes:  

• Java (JUnit, Mockito, Selenium)  
• JavaScript 
• Spring core/web/remoting/boot  
• Angular 
• SQL / MongoDB  
• GCP 

Having great skills and experience is important to us but we also want the right person to be part of the Flooid Engineering team.  You should be a hands-on person with a positive "can-do" attitude who wants to work collaboratively to deliver an excellent service to our customers.   

We are looking for you to demonstrate the following competencies:  

• Good communication skills. 
• A proactive individual with the desire to learn and improve their skills. 
• Ability to work collaboratively with a team of mixed disciplines, keen to build business awareness.  

If you believe you have the skills and experience to carry out this role, although feel you do not meet 100% of the criteria, we encourage you to apply anyway! Research suggests that certain groups of the population will apply for a role if they meet 60% of a roles requirements, while others will only apply if they hit 100% - we encourage applications from anyone with the skills, experience and attributes that will make you a great addition to both the role they are applying and the company overall.

BenefitsSalary: Up to £34,500 depending on skills and experiences

• Flexible working - To help you manage your personal responsibilities and interests, we offer a range of flexi-working options, including hybrid working, as well as balancing your work responsibilities with other priorities, like picking up your children, caring for an aging parent or attending important events.
• Holidays - We operate a flexible holiday allowance scheme, we recommend employees take around 25-30 days holiday plus public bank holidays per year.
• A flexible pension - We help you prepare for the future with a salary sacrifice pension and annual personal pension reviews with our external partner
• Company sick pay - We offer piece of mind when you are ill with an enhanced Company Sick Pay policy
• Family benefits - We offer a range of support and benefits including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay, enhanced paternity leave and shared parental leave
• Electric Car salary sacrifice scheme - An easy to manage and affordable way of leasing a zero-emission electric vehicle
• Online learning platform -We offer full access to Udemy for all employees, which offers a variety of technical, business and personal development e-learning courses
• Financial, physical and wellbeing support - To help keep you at your best we provide our team with a health cash plan and if the worst should happen, we have a life assurance scheme
• Access to a discount platform - Treat yourself with discounts and rewards from hundreds of leading retailers, restaurants, and destinations
• Professional subscriptions - We offer reimbursement for professional subscriptions to a relevant institution if it's required to perform your job role
• Charity giving - support a charity of your choice by gifting money directly from your payroll, saving the national insurance contributions you need to pay
• Cycle to work scheme - Make the most of this tax efficient scheme to improve your commute to work
• Rewarding long service - We provide gifts to our employees who achieve milestone years of service working as part of our team

Flooid Ltd. is an Equal Opportunities employer. We are dedicated to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

Whilst applications to Flooid are usually reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close adverts early due to the volume of applications we receive, applications for this role will not be reviewed until on or after 30th June 2025.