Junior Developer

Our client is a fast-growing technology company operating in the international education sector. Their SaaS platform supports universities, students, and partner organisations by bringing complex, multi-step processes into a single, collaborative system.

The platform helps institutions reduce administrative burden, improve compliance, and deliver a smoother experience for students starting their studies overseas. Trusted by a large and growing global customer base, the business sits at the heart of international education infrastructure and continues to scale rapidly as demand increases.

How you'll spend your day

As a Junior Developer, you'll join a collaborative engineering team and be supported as you build your skills and confidence in a real-world production environment. This role is designed to give you strong foundations through exposure to testing, automation, and modern software development practices before progressing into feature delivery.

Initially, you will:

• Build and extend an automated regression test suite to improve platform reliability
• Write clean, maintainable automated tests covering critical user journeys
• Support manual testing during sprint cycles where required
• Gain a deep understanding of the product, codebase, and development workflows

As you grow in the role, you will:

• Develop new features using TypeScript, React, and Rust
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and senior engineers to deliver high-quality functionality
• Take part in code reviews and technical discussions
• Contribute to improving engineering practices and ways of working
• Gain exposure to cloud infrastructure, primarily within AWS

Throughout, you'll be encouraged to learn, ask questions, and take ownership of your development with support from experienced engineers., Should we both wish to proceed, we will submit your details to the client and be in touch regarding the outcome and any further steps.

You'll be an enthusiastic early-career developer who's keen to learn, curious about technology, and motivated to grow in a fast-paced environment., * A Computer Science degree (or related field) with evidence of hands-on development (projects, open source, university work), or 12+ months of commercial development experience

• A strong interest in software engineering and modern development practices
• Familiarity with at least one programming language such as TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, or Rust
• Basic understanding of web development concepts (APIs, HTML/CSS, databases)
• Some awareness of cloud technologies, ideally AWS
• A problem-solving mindset and good attention to detail
• Clear communication skills and the ability to collaborate within a team
• A proactive approach to learning and self-development

Nice to have (but not essential):

• Experience with React or other modern frontend frameworks
• Exposure to TypeScript
• Interest in or experience with Rust
• Familiarity with automated testing tools (Cypress, Playwright, Jest)
• Understanding of Git and CI/CD pipelines
• Contributions to open-source projects or a GitHub portfolio, * CSS
• HTML
• Python
• Javascript
• AWS
• Typescript
• Rust

• A collaborative, supportive environment where your work directly shapes our brand, voice, and impact.
• The opportunity to lead a high-energy team working on high-profile industry events, thought leadership, and innovative campaigns.
• Competitive base salary and performance-based bonus
• Workplace Pension Plan
• Group Life Insurance scheme
• Group Individual Private Healthcare Insurance scheme
• Annual Flu vaccinations and eye examinations
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted Gift cards via employee Benefits choice
• Annual equipment/furniture allowance for remote Home-Office working
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the UK's international higher education landscape
• Dynamic and supportive remote-first working environment
• Significant opportunities for progression and professional growth
• Access to cutting-edge technology and a collaborative, values-led team