software engineer Manchester, England
Job description
We are currently recruiting for Junior Software Engineers to join our tech team comprising of circa 250 colleagues, to help us deliver quality software solutions. This role is hybrid at our Manchester city centre office.
But there’s more to this than just the ‘day job’. Tunstall is embarking upon a significant technical and business transformation programme that is focusing on changing the way in which we host and deliver our market leading solutions.
What will you be doing in this role?
As a JuniorSoftware Engineer at Tunstall, you will create and review software code, develop, and modify high quality software solutions and components based on business and customer requirements, using an agile mindset.
The Ideal candidate:
To be successful in this role you will have an interest in the full end-to-end design, and delivery of quality software. You will have an understanding of the full development life cycle within an Agile team with a familiarity with one or more programming languages (ideally C#) and object orientated programming (OOP). In addition, you will have a basic awareness of software engineeing best practices and techniques, ie – SOLID, TDD, BDD, OWASP.
You will be a proactive individual, eager to learn, and able to pick up new skills quickly. You will be an excellent communicator, both written and verbal, who enjoys collaborating and working as part of a team.
Key areas of responsibility:
- Work as part of a development team, supporting, maintaining, and developing Tunstall’s life saving and life changing technology products,
- Write code, address bugs, and deploy app/software enhancements,
- Help create programs and participate in test runs,
- Conduct development tests,
- Monitor performance of internal systems,
- Analyse user needs and software requirements to inform system design,
- Attend daily scrum meetings,
- Investigate, develop, and propose improvements to existing systems/devices,
- Interact with internal/external development teams to learn and collaborate,
- Participating in code reviews and quality assurance activities,
- Participating in estimation discussions with the product team,
- Continually look to improve coding skills.
Key skills and experience:
- An interest in software development - end-to-end design, delivery, and quality,
- An understanding of the full development lifecycle within an Agile team,
- Motivated self-starter, with a willingness to learn and pick up new skills quickly,
- Familiarity with one or more programming languages (ideally C#) and object orientated programming (OOP),
- Excellent communication skills - both written and verbal,
- Good team worker who enjoys collaborating with team members,
- Good problem-solving ability, able to turn ideas into practical solutions,
- A methodical approach to solving business and technical problems,
- Basic awareness of software engineering best practices and techniques e.g. SOLID, TDD, BDD, OWASP,
- A passion to deliver high quality solutions for our customers and end users.
If you are not sure if you have the relevant skills or experience, then please apply (only takes a few minutes) and let our team review and come back to you.
What we offer:
- Competitive salary,
- Hybrid working,
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays (pro rata),
- Working hours: 8.30am to 5.15pm Monday to Thursday and 8.30am to 1pm on Friday,
- Holiday purchase scheme,
- Contributory pension,
- Volunteer day to support a cause you are passionate about,
- Car benefit scheme,
- Health cash plan,
- Dedicated 24/7 employee benefits platform ‘Verlingue’ that include things like: free eye tests, a cycle to work scheme, retail discounts,
- EAP WeCare service - including a 24/7 online GP and mental health counselling service,
- Modern city centre office, with free barista and honesty market,
- A warm and welcoming team environment,
- Development (access to Udemy or O’Reilly learning platforms) and a chance to build a rewarding career.
A bit about us:
Tunstall is a market-leading health and care technology provider.
We’re passionate about ensuring our team reflects the brilliant and unique qualities of the people and communities we support. Our incredible team of more than 3,000 colleagues provides life saving and life changing technology and services to millions of people in 18 different countries.
At Tunstall you’ll find a place where you’re valued and celebrated for being yourself. We empower our people to deliver the very best teamwork, innovation and thought leadership by creating an environment where we champion diversity and inclusion. We demonstrate our commitment to diversity and inclusion at each step. From our open, fair, and transparent recruitment processes, through to the many development and career growth opportunities we provide.
Each Tunstall colleague has a superpower… they’re unique. No one else is them, and we think that’s special. Come and join our mission and be part of our team, our One Tunstall team.
