Junior Software Developer

Due to ongoing business growth, we have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic Junior Software Developer, to join our agile team. As our successful candidate, you will work under the supervision of the Development Manager and Team Leads and will be involved in the development and maintenance of all Revolution systems.

You will be involved in all aspects of development, helping to write clean, efficient, and well-engineered code. You will be required to communicate professionally with other members of the development team, project stakeholders and our test/support team.

Who we are:

MSS is an industry leader in providing technology led financial services for the UK property market, efficiently connecting consumers, lenders and intermediaries.

The two main businesses that comprise MSS are SDL Surveying – which offers national coverage for a range of surveying and panel management services – and Stonebridge Mortgage Solutions – one of the largest independent mortgage and protection networks in the UK.

Also, part of the MSS group, Revolution is a dynamic software company producing innovative cloud-based solutions exclusively for Stonebridge Mortgage Solutions.

Responsibilities:

Along with ongoing development and maintenance of Revolution and other systems you will:

• Write code and procedures that are testable and efficient and written to our coding standards
• Help to build reusable code and libraries for future use
• Work with front-line support and testers to identify and resolve bugs in both your code and the application as a whole
• Develop and maintain a knowledge of how the system is used to help users and other staff members
• Attend and participate in staff meetings e.g. Daily Scrum stand-ups, Design meetings, etc
• Assist with other tasks and projects that relate to the production, maintenance and documentation of our digital platforms as needed

Requirements:

• Demonstrable experience developing websites and applications
• Experience of ASP.Net, either VB.Net or C# along with JS. Other languages and frameworks would be beneficial
• Knowledge of MVC, .Net Core and Entity Framework
• Git or alternative source management experience
• Understanding and experience with HTML5, CSS3 and JQuery
• Agile software development practices
• An understanding of databases and ability to write SQL and stored procedures
• A proactive person that enjoys technology and seeing the positive impact that their individual and team projects can have for colleagues and the wider business

Your rewards package:

• Starting salary up to £30,000
• Discretionary company bonus
• Work from home
• Buy or sell additional annual leave scheme
• Company sick pay
• Pluxee Money Saving Discounts
• Gym / wellbeing subsidy
• Free breakfast, fresh fruit, lunch and drinks when working in the office / monetary vouchers for remote workers
• 2 paid days leave for charity work, community volunteering, or fundraising
• Me Time and Team Time – 2 half days paid time off for selfcare and the same for team volunteering initiatives
• Inhouse Mental Health Therapy
• Critical Illness Cover
• Death in Service cover
• Discounted Life Insurance
• Access to inhouse mortgage brokers

How to apply:

Please email your CV with a covering letter in support your application if you wish. If you require any reasonable adjustments for any part of the recruitment process, please let our recruitment team know within your covering letter. Individuals with different cultures, perspectives and experiences are at the heart of the way SDL Surveying, Stonebridge and Revolution works. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnerships, and ex-offenders.