Junior Software Developer

Junior Developer

Remote (1 day per month in the Liverpool office)

£35,000 - £42,000 Base + Benefits

Our client is looking for a Junior Developer to join their engineering team. This is an opportunity for a developer with around one year of commercial software development experience who wants to develop beyond simply completing assigned tickets and gain a broader understanding of how software products are designed, built, tested and improved.

You'll work closely with experienced engineers and gain exposure to the full development lifecycle. That means understanding the problem behind a piece of work, contributing to solutions, building software, testing it thoroughly and seeing it through to release.

You'll also have the opportunity to understand how the software is used by customers and why particular features and improvements matter. Over time, you'll be encouraged to contribute your own ideas, ask questions and develop the confidence to make sound technical decisions.

AI is increasingly becoming part of modern software development, and you'll be encouraged to make effective use of tools such as Claude and other AI-assisted development technologies. The emphasis isn't simply on producing code quickly, but on understanding, reviewing and taking responsibility for the quality of the resulting solution.

As part of a relatively small engineering team, your contribution will be visible, and you'll have the opportunity to work across different areas of the product. You'll be supported by more experienced engineers while gradually taking on greater responsibility as your skills develop.

The Role:

This is a genuine junior development position designed for someone at the early stage of their commercial career.

You won't be expected to arrive with all the answers. Instead, we're looking for someone who is keen to learn, asks questions, takes ownership of their work and wants to understand the wider purpose behind what they're building.

Initially, you'll work within established processes and alongside more experienced developers. As your knowledge and confidence grow, you'll be given increasing opportunities to contribute to technical decisions, customer-focused discussions, testing, improvements and new ideas.

A particularly important part of the role will be developing a st...