software developer

Salary: from £36000 per annum when working full time (max 35 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Manchester, Bristol or London

We believe in 'Technology for Good’ - in improving lives through education and research. Our passionate team of people want to make a social impact and challenge conventional thinking as they work on cutting-edge, emerging technologies and solutions - the kind you won’t find anywhere else.

A place of openness and inclusivity, here we don’t just execute - we have the creative freedom and support to ideate, build and see our impact on an entire collective. No pigeonholes or boxes, we believe great ideas come from everywhere and we’re all driven to live up to our leading reputation.

Not only do we have the opportunity to work at the highest level, but on meaningful projects too. That’s why we look for brave risk-takers - those who are always thinking one step ahead to power our organisation forward, and realise our digital vision.

About you
We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can’t tick every box. But we realise the 'perfect candidate’ doesn’t exist. If your excited about working for us and can do most of what we are looking for, go ahead and apply. You could be exactly what we need!

We’re ideally looking for someone with:

• Experience in JavaScript is essential.
• Further experience in Python or C# would be an advantage although not essential.
• An adaptable approach, able to explore and learn new technologies.
• Able to work independently whilst contributing to wider team goals.

About the role
We work closely with different product families to create products that meet their vision and the users’ requirements.

With a focus on technical innovation and software delivery, we pride ourselves on building the right thing, and building the thing right. We do this using agile methodologies, with continuous testing, architecting, integration, delivery, and validated learning.

As a software developer with Jisc you can expect to work with a fast-paced team contributing to the development of a wide range of applications to support Jisc’s services by writing high quality code to agreed standards. You will work with users, product owners and team members to understand requirements, and help translate these into development tasks.

Why work at Jisc
We want to make sure our people have the flexibility they need to balance their personal lives and do well at work. So, we focus on outputs rather than presenteeism and are open to a whole range of ways of working including flexible hours and working from home.

We are always learning and developing. All our people have access to a huge variety of learning resources to help them achieve this.

Our benefits are great too, we offer:

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays and 3 days Christmas closure)
• Simply health - a health cash plan
• You have the option to join the generous USS pension scheme
• We provide discounts on IT equipment, a cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans
• We also offer generous parental leave arrangements, career breaks and volunteer leave

Connecting with each other is a doddle, thanks to our technology, but getting face to face is something we value and find time for when we can, our main officers are Bristol, London, Harwell and Manchester so you may need to travel on occasion.

Other stuff you need to know
At Jisc we celebrate diversity and know that it is critical for our success. We work hard to make sure we’re inclusive. So, if you are great at what you do and share our values, we want to hear from you.

If you need any adjustments made to the application or selection process so you can do your best, let us know. We will be happy to help.

Just so you know, we review CV’s as we receive them, and interview as soon as we have applications that look like a good match, We don’t use closing dates. We advertised this role on 3/2/21.

No Agencies please