Junior Software Developer

Junior Software Developer

Location: Wakefield Head Office

Working Hours: Core hours Monday - Friday, Hybrid working in the office 1 x day per week

Salary: Highly Competitive + Excellent Benefits Package + Progression Opportunities

About Us

Join 2 Sisters Food Group, one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, with an annual turnover exceeding £3 billion and approximately 13,000 employees across 16 sites. We have a strong presence in poultry, chilled, and bakery food categories. We are committed to delivering high-quality products to the British public and our retail and food service customers, including major retailers like Aldi, Asda, Co-op, KFC, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco, and Waitrose.

About the Role

We're looking for a Junior Software Developer to join our growing internal development team, supporting a sizeable portfolio of bespoke business applications that have been developed over the last 10+ years. This is an excellent opportunity for a graduate or early-career developer to gain hands-on experience across a diverse application landscape while working with modern technologies, including AI, Generative AI and Microsoft Azure

Key Responsibilities

• Support, maintain and enhance a portfolio of approximately 45 internally developed business applications.
• Work closely with stakeholders across the organisation to understand requirements and user needs.
• Deliver application upgrades, enhancements and modifications.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across existing software solutions.
• Assist with the integration of AI and Generative AI capabilities into current and future applications.
• Learn and apply software development best practices, coding standards and methodologies.

About You

You'll be a recent graduate or early-career developer with around 12 months' experience, who is passionate about software development and enthusiastic about building a successful career in technology.

Naturally curious and eager to learn, you'll enjoy exploring new technologies and continuously developing your technical skills. You'll be comfortable communicating with colleagues and stakeholders across the business, confident in seeking guidance when needed, and able to adapt to new challenges. Most importantly, you'll have a genuine interest in innovation, particularly in AI and emerging technologies, and be excited by the opportunity to help improve business processes and user experiences through technology.

Key Skills & Qualifications

Essential

• Degree (2:1 or above) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Engineering, Artificial Intelligence or a related discipline.
• A sound foundation in object-oriented programming, ideally using C# and .NET / ASP.NET Core.
• Experience building web applications through academic projects, internships, placements, personal projects or commercial experience.
• Understanding of SQL and relational databases, including writing and troubleshooting queries.
• Familiarity with application design, testing, debugging and writing clean, maintainable code.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Desirable

• Exposure to Microsoft Power Platform and Power Apps.
• Experience supporting or developing business applications.

Benefits

• 33 days annual leave inclusive of the annual
• Company pension scheme with Legal & General or NEST pension
• Death in service benefit (optional, linked to pension membership)
• Company sick pay (after qualifying period)
• Refer a friend scheme
• Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme and Grocery Aid (confidential support 365 days a year)
• Boparan Restaurant Group Discount - 50% discount for friends and family

Why Join Us?

As one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, we provide excellent opportunities for career growth and development.

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