Software Engineer

Software Engineer

Department: Tech Hub

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Description

Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5/ week
Salary: circa £70,000 depending on experience
Location: Birmingham city centre
WFH policy: Employees are required to attend the office 2 days/week
Flexible working: Variety of flexible work patterns subject to line manager discretion e.g. Compressed 9-day fortnight.
Reports to: Software Engineering Manager
Deadline Note: We reserve the right to close the advert before the advertised deadline if there are a high volume of applications.
Role Summary:We’re looking for a Mid‑Level Software Engineer to join our delivery team, contributing to critical digital systems that support LCCC’s mission to help the UK achieve Net Zero by 2050. Our digital platform underpins a wide range of applications including workflow automation, forecasting engines, calculation services, contract and task management, analytics dashboards and data portals.
As a mid‑level engineer, you will play a key part in implementing high‑quality software, collaborating with Senior Engineers, Product, QA, DevOps, UX/UI, Principal Engineer and Architects. The role centres on solid engineering execution, problem‑solving, collaboration, and developing deeper technical capability, with increasing autonomy over time.

Key Responsibilities

• Coding & Development
  • Write, test and maintain high‑quality, secure and reliable code.
  • Implement features aligned to engineering standards and architectural direction.
  • Contribute to automated testing and continuous improvement of the codebase.
  • Deliver assigned tasks reliably and consistently, working toward greater autonomy.
• System Design & Architecture
  • Contribute to feature‑level design discussions and solution proposals.
  • Apply system design principles under guidance from senior engineers , principal engineer and architects.
  • Help ensure solutions are maintainable, scalable and aligned with platform architecture.
  • Consider stakeholder needs—primarily technical teams—when shaping implementation details (Stakeholder Interaction integrated here).
• Code Review & Quality
  • Participate in peer code reviews, providing constructive feedback.
  • Apply coding standards, design patterns and best practices during implementation.
  • Help raise quality through improved maintainability, readability and performance.
• Technical Leadership
  • Follow technical guidance from senior engineers and technical leads.
  • Contribute ideas, highlight risks, and engage actively in technical discussions.
  • Demonstrate ownership of implementation‑level decisions and their impact on the product.
• Project Execution
  • Deliver work items from design through development, testing and deployment in a timely manner.
  • Provide accurate estimates and communicate progress or blockers early.
  • Troubleshoot issues in development, integration and production environments.
  • Ensure implementation contributes to the wider business and project outcomes
• Mentorship & Development
  • Learn from team members, pair with seniors and adopt modern engineering practices.
  • Seek feedback proactively to accelerate technical growth.
  • Share learnings and insights informally to support teammates.
• Collaboration & Communication
  • Work closely with Product, QA, DevOps, UI/UX, Principal Engineer and Architecture partners to deliver shared goals.
  • Communicate design considerations, progress and technical trade‑offs clearly.
  • Build trust by being reliable, transparent and supportive.
  • Surface technical or delivery risks at the earliest opportunity to maintain sprint and release health.
• Problem Solving
  • Solve well‑defined problems with structured, thoughtful approaches.
  • Break down tasks components and communicate ambiguity when needed.
  • Contribute to improving system reliability and performance with pragmatic solutions.
  • Understand how problem‑solving supports overall team and business priorities.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

Essential

• Hands‑on experience in Python and web‑development framework(e.g., Django) and JavaScript/TypeScript, ideally in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Strong understanding of core software engineering principles.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and version control.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a cross‑functional team.
• Willingness to learn new tools, technologies and domain knowledge .
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent professional experience.

Desirable

• Exposure to frameworks such as React, Node.js, Terraform, Celery or containerisation.
• Understanding of database schema design and query optimisation.
• Familiarity with infrastructure‑as‑code, cloud‑native services or distributed systems.

Core Values and Behaviours:

Better Together

• Collaborates effectively within the delivery team and across functions.
• Contributes to a supportive and constructive engineering culture.

Powered by Curiosity

• Actively seeks opportunities to learn, improve and modernise systems.
• Shows interest in understanding system behaviours, product context and new technologies.

Own Every Outcome

• Takes ownership of implementation‑level work, ensuring it is reliable, maintainable, resilient, scalable and production‑ready.
• Proactively identifies issues and supports their resolution.

Employee Benefits

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. Key benefits that may be available depending on the role include:

• Annual performance based bonus, up to 10%
• 25 days annual leave, plus eight bank holidays
• Up to 8% pension contribution
• Financial support and time off for study relevant to your role, plus a professional membership subscription
• Employee referral scheme (up to £1500), and colleague recognition scheme
• Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave and shared parental leave
• Free, confidential employee assistance, including financial management, family care, mental health, and on‑call GP service
• Three paid volunteering days a year
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• Season ticket loan and cycle to work schemes
• Family savings on days out and English Heritage, gym discounts, cash back and discounts at selected retailers
• Employee resource groups