Graduate Software Engineer

Annual salary: Competitive

Graduate Software Engineer

Innovative Technology are seeking a motivated Graduate Software Engineer to join our dynamic team in Oldham, Greater Manchester. Whether you’re a recent graduate or already have a couple of years of commercial experience behind you, we’d like to hear from you.

The role overview:

As a Graduate Software Engineer, you will help build, support and enhance the critical applications that keep our business and customers running worldwide. Our core applications are built on the Microsoft .NET stack (C#, ASP.NET), alongside other languages/frameworks including React, JavaScript and Android (Java & Kotlin), Python and C++.

You’ll be part of a collaborative team working across the full software development lifecycle, with real responsibility from early on and the support and mentoring to grow into it.

Responsibilities of our Graduate Software Engineer:

• Design, develop and maintain our .NET / C# applications, delivering new features and enhancements to meet business requirements, plus mobile and device-facing software (including Android) where projects call for it
• Provide technical support for our UK production environment and international teams, responding to service desk requests and resolving production incidents
• Work closely with other software engineers and contribute to planning sessions and code reviews
• Follow our development processes and coding standards, using Azure DevOps / Git for source control
• Raise risks, blockers and dependencies early to keep projects on track

Essential Skills & Experience:

• A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related subject, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience with at least two of the programming languages mentioned in the role overview, gained through study, placement, personal projects or work
• An understanding of software design patterns and development standards
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail, with clear communication to technical and non-technical colleagues

Desirable Skills & Experience:

• Android or other mobile development experience
• Front-end experience with modern JavaScript frameworks
• Exposure to embedded systems, hardware interfaces or serial communications

Your Package & Perks:

• A competitive salary, benchmarked to your level of experience
• Flexible working hours
• 32 days holiday, (including public Holidays) plus the opportunity to earn up to an extra 13 days holiday each year
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave & pay
• Enhanced Pension Contribution
• Healthcare Insurance (including dental)
• Wellbeing support
• Life Insurance
• Income Protection Insurance
• Educational Sponsorship
• Electric Car Scheme
• Free secure parking
• Onsite electric car charging points
• Staff car workshop
• Free onsite modern gym
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Informal dress code
• Paid breaks, with free hot premium drinks

Some of these benefits are subject to a qualifying period

We’re Innovative…

Trading for over 30 years here at Innovative Technology, where we now have offices on five continents and employ around 400 people, with over 170 based from our state-of-the-art R&D hub.

From self-service checkouts to arcade machines, we provide our retail, banking, kiosk, vending, gaming and amusement customers with products and services that help them securely accept automated payments, with our industry-leading technology keeping us at the forefront of our sector.

By being true to our values of Innovation, Collaboration, Respect and Drive we’ve driven significant growth and won numerous domestic and international awards. We offer outstanding career opportunities and great benefits whilst being true to our values. You’ll find us on the edge of the Pennines and less than half an hour from central Manchester, with modern offices, free parking and excellent transport links.

What’s next?

If you’re a graduate or early-career Software Engineer looking for an exciting next step, tell us about yourself in our online application form!